AQI woes: Delhi govt to use dust suppression tech to combat ‘poor’ air
Delhi transport minister Gopal Rai said that directions were issued to increase the frequency of metro and buses in Delhi as mandated under the Stage II of the Supreme Court-mandated Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP)
Solar module makers will soon have to follow 'Make in India' trajectory: RK Singh
Moneycontrol on October 17 reported how Indian solar manufacturers are currently being forced to export as developers prefer imported modules due to the ALMM norm being kept in abeyance till March, 2024.
EESL’s e-commerce bid exemplifies India’s muddled approach to energy efficiency
EESL actual mandate is to ensure the adoption of energy efficient technologies at scale across industrial, construction, agriculture, electric mobility etc
China’s return to coal looks set to be short-lived
Himalayan floods are filling rivers and dams once again, bringing the nation closer to its emissions peak
Sikkim flash flood | Power ministry investigating early warning system at Teesta Urja hydropower project: RK Singh
Calling the GLOF calamity a "freak incident", the Union minister for power said the Indian government is not ready to write off hydropower projects as yet.
Indian solar manufacturers forced to export as developers prefer imports: Industry stakeholders
Chinese companies continue to control the market with depressed prices, making imported solar modules cheaper even with the imposition of duty, or by routing them through FTA countries, thereby killing the home market for Indian manufacturers
REC signs MoUs with 3 firms to build green power projects in Odisha
The MoUs have been signed to finance and support two green hydrogen initiatives and a conventional power scheme.
Exclusive | Mundra to be largest fully integrated renewable energy manufacturing hub: Adani Group
Among other things, it will build a 10GW polysilicon manufacturing unit and increase wind turbine production capacity to 5GW from 1.5GW, all at Mundra. The capex for the fully integrated solar manufacturing plan would be over Rs 300 crore, Adani officials said
Cost efficient nuclear energy is making a quiet global comeback
Small Modular Reactors promise to be the gamechanger that nuclear energy needs for its comeback. They can be built in half the time that the older larger reactors took—about five to six years—and they’re safer
MC Explains: How govt plans to safeguard hydroelectric projects in the aftermath of Sikkim floods
The CEA this week released guidelines for slope stability in hydropower projects, and had earlier set up a panel to look into the technical problems and resultant cost overruns in such projects.
Govt plans to reduce renewable generation obligation for new power plants to 6-10% from 40%
Coal-fired power plants have been significant in powering the country during non-solar hours when renewable energy is not available in the absence of energy storage systems
India's shift to green power may cost 73,800 jobs at Coal India by 2050: GEM report
If plans were implemented to phase down coal to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit), only 250,000 miners - less than 10 percent of the current workforce - would be required worldwide, the GEM report stated.
MC Explains: India inches a step closer to its One Sun One World One Grid mission
A task force set up by the Ministry of Power is examining the feasibility of interconnecting the regional grids of south-east Asia, south Asia, the middle east, Africa, and Europe for sharing renewable energy.
Exclusive: At least three hydropower projects of 2,210 MW affected in Sikkim flash floods
Two operational hydropower projects totalling 1,710 MW and one under construction project of 500 MW have been affected in the Sikkim flash floods.
Rule to compensate consumers for gratuitous load shedding must be implemented by state power regulators: RK Singh
"State governments are free to declare subsidies but they have to be paid for. Power is not free and it has to be paid for," the Union minister said.
Adani commissions Khargar-Vikhroli transmission line; Mumbai to get 1,000 MW more power
KVTL project starts in the Kharghar area of Navi Mumbai, traverses through its urban locations and terminates at Vikhroli in Mumbai city.
India's first offshore wind projects to come up across Tamil Nadu coast
The government has made the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) the nodal agency for offshore wind projects
Govt forms expert panel to look into delays in hydropower projects
As of March 31, 2023, India had an installed hydroelectric power capacity of 42,104.55 MW, which is 29 percent of the total reassessed potential capacity of 1,45,320 MW
MC Explains: India’s guidelines on cyber security in the power sector
The latest version of the Grid Code mandates regular cybersecurity audits by all users. This is yet another step by agencies such as the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) to help prevent cyberattacks in the power sector.
Govt anticipates peak power demand to hit 256.5 GW in 2024
Contrary to projections in the previous years, when peak demand was anticipated around June or July, in 2024-25, the CEA has projected the demand to hit 256.53 GW in September. This is in line with this year's peak demand which for the first time hit a record 240 GW on September 1.
Chart of the Day | For Coal India investors, rising demand runs counter to doomsday predictions
The electricity sector's coal requirement alone is projected to cross one billion million tonnes (MT) in FY30, up from 723 MT in FY22
India would require $15 trillion to achieve net-zero by 2070: FICCI-Deloitte report
India faces challenges related to the availability of resource-rich sites and land for deploying more than 2,000 GW of grid-scale renewable energy and an additional 1,000 GW for green hydrogen, raising concerns about land acquisition, the report said.
NTPC trumps Power Grid in growth, but lags in investor love
NTPC is projected to grow faster than Power Grid Corp of India in the near term
India unlikely to touch 240 GW power demand again in 2023
Unusual weather conditions have extended the hot months into August-September, causing a strain on the power generating resources of the country. The government has made policy adjustments to meet the shortfall in supply.
Energy: Timing your power usage better could help save the planet
Excess energy generation is increasingly becoming a problem. Households should be encouraged to run appliances and charge batteries when demand from the grid is low and switch off when net demand surges. This ought to be relatively straightforward in a world of smart meters and phone apps. But regulation and retail pricing are lagging even as consumers are building a new energy world
