Government plans 17 more islanding schemes for power supply"As informed by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), 17 new islanding schemes have been planned for the major cities besides already 26...
Relief for renewable power developers: Tamil Nadu distribution company ordered to pay duesAccording to industry sources, this could lead to a payout of "hundreds of crores, if not more" to leading solar and wind companies generat...
Proactive steps taken to ensure 24x7 power supply to oxygen plants: GovtIn view of the manifold rise in oxygen demand for both medical facilities and for home treatment of patients, the ministry has undertaken a...
Power Minister dedicates 11 renewable energy management centres to nationThe REMCs are equipped with artificial intelligence-based RE forecasting and scheduling tools and provide greater visualisation and enhance...
Andhra SLDCs seek review of HC order on renewable power curtailmentState load dispatch centres of Andhra Pradesh have moved the state High Court seeking a review of its recent order directing the Union rene...
Ensure 'Must-run' status for green companies: CentreThe letter from the ministry of new and renewable energy to the chief secretaries of all states on Thursday follows Andhra Pradesh's curtai...
Developers reel under losses as Rajasthan companies shut off wind power supplyA key characteristic of wind energy is its ‘infirm’ or ‘erratic’ nature with output varying considerably depending on the speed at which th...
Wind energy developers in Rajasthan face losses as discoms curtail intakeRajasthan has nearly 4,000 MW of installed wind energy capacity, the third-highest in the country after Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
IWTMA installing devices which will reveal how much wind power is available every 15 minutesWind energy producers in India are stepping up efforts to provide buyers with a way to measure the quantity of power received in real time.
- Government plans higher penalties to curb power overdrawal from grid
To ensure smooth functioning of electricity grids, govt is planning higher penalties and quicker punishments for entities that overdraw pow...
- Overdrawal by northern states a reason for July power outage
Over drawing of electricity by northern states could be one of the reasons for the massive power failure last month.
- TPC gets nod to move CERC against SLDC directive
The HC granted liberty to TPC to challenge SLDC's refusal to schedule the 100 mw of power to TPC before the MERC.
- TFC for at least 7% annual hike in power tariff by states
POWER tariff across the country may have to be revised upwards in excess of 7% annually, if the government goes by the recommendations of t...
- Experts call for liberal open access policy for captive power plants
Even though India has made substantial progress in the power sector from a meager 1350 MW at the time of independence to 1.05 lakh MW in th...
- Direct grid access for small power plants
The move is part of the new regulations on “grant of connectivity, long-term access and medium-term open access in inter-state transmission...
- Forum of Regulators for selecting transmission companies
The Forum of Regulators (FoR), a forum of State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs), has recommended that state governments phase ou...
- Power overdrawal likely to lead nation into blackout
With the mercury dipping, states are back to overdrawing power from the grid. Indiscipline by states presents a bigger problem this year, a...