Short-term power market to grow in coming days, says CERC Chairperson P K PujariIn short-term market, consumers like captive users or discoms buy power either at energy exchanges or directly from generating firms (genco...
15 Dec, 2021, 11.05 PM IST
Power companies get jittery as fate of 174 reserved CERC cases hangs in the balanceThe term of current CERC chairman P K Pujari expires next month and if these orders are not delivered before January 31, they will have to ...
18 Dec, 2020, 04.54 PM IST
CERC to resume operations as government appoints member lawCERC has not held hearings since August 28, after the Supreme Court asked two of its members to go on leave till the time a member-law is a...
12 Dec, 2020, 01.20 PM IST
Real-time power market likely to be reality by April 1: CERC Chairman P K PujariReal-time power market is expected to kick in from April 1 next year, CERC Chairman PK Pujari said.
27 Nov, 2019, 10.03 PM IST
CERC readying paper on tariff norms for 2019-24A mechanism to address the recovery of additional capital expenditures by power companies on eco-friendly equipment needs to be worked out ...
23 May, 2018, 08.15 AM IST
Central government departments get new secretaries, Sanjay Mitra gets DefenceMitra, currently secretary in the road transport and highways ministry, will get a fixed two-year term and will replace G Mohan Kumar who r...
11 May, 2017, 08.35 PM IST
Power Secretary P K Pujari gets additional charge of DoT SecyThe move comes after former Telecom Secretary J S Deepak was named India's next Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
09 Mar, 2017, 09.20 PM IST
10 names shortlisted for Sebi chief's postThe search-cumselection panel headed by the cabinet secretary met December 2 to whittle down the list from more than 40 applications that h...
16 Dec, 2016, 12.08 AM IST
Distribution continues to be the weakest link: PK Pujari, power secretary"Today discoms have to generate enough revenue to run their business or if they fail the state government has to come out and fund them"
19 Nov, 2016, 10.53 AM IST
Renewable push may hit thermal power plants: ExpertsIndustry fears that large-scale addition of renewable capacity will further erode the margins of thermal power projects.
14 Sep, 2016, 07.47 AM IST
A promising start to Uday scheme with state discoms reducing commercial losses and interest costsPower minister Piyush Goyal has held an exclusive meeting to review its implementation while power secretary PK Pujari has taken four such ...
08 Aug, 2016, 12.56 AM IST
PowerGrid may lose ownership of the country’s electricity transmission network“The proposal provides for the creation of an independent entity that will own, manage and regulate power transmission lines,” the official...
24 May, 2016, 03.36 AM IST
Cabinet likely to consider bid documents for domestic coal-based UMPPs next weekOnce the documents are approved by the Cabinet, the power ministry will auction bids for the UMPPs, sources said.
18 Apr, 2016, 05.13 PM IST
Power supply-demand to balance out in four-five years, says secretary PK PujariThe demand-supply mismatch in the power sector is likely to balance out in the next four to five years as industrial growth picks up, Power...
31 Mar, 2016, 03.07 PM IST
BS Bassi was short-listed twice for Information Commissioner post, D.P. Sinha was surprise choiceDocuments show Search Committe short-listed Bassi’s name for the post on November 16 last year and again on January 19.
08 Mar, 2016, 04.50 PM IST
Power Ministry may issue tax-free bonds to fund hydropower plantsThe government is considering issuing tax-free bonds to provide long-term finance to hydropower plants, power secretary PK Pujari said.
24 Feb, 2016, 03.49 AM IST
Bidding for 2 ultra-mega power projects to start next month"We expect to call bids for about four UMPPs before the end of the fiscal," Pujari said, adding that the UMPPs that could be offered includ...
17 Nov, 2015, 02.08 PM IST