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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
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.
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.
Two operational hydropower projects totalling 1,710 MW and one under construction project of 500 MW have been affected in the Sikkim flash floods.
"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.
KVTL project starts in the Kharghar area of Navi Mumbai, traverses through its urban locations and terminates at Vikhroli in Mumbai city.
The government has made the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) the nodal agency for offshore wind 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
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.
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.
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 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 is projected to grow faster than Power Grid Corp of India in the near term
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.
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
As power projects have become more and more intricate along with their ever-increasing cost overruns, both IPPs and contractors have become increasingly cautious about committing to lumpsum turnkey EPC contracts. IPPs are now exploring alternative strategies to retain contractor involvement while ensuring the economic viability of their most substantial projects
A number of states are following the central government in offering incentives on the production of green hydrogen and green ammonia. Moneycontrol looks at some of these state government incentives, which will be available along with what the centre offers.
The government is soon going to come out with a pilot bid for 100 MW of green hydrogen as energy storage.
This was largely driven by greater awareness about climate change and the need to address it, as well as falling cost of generating renewable energy.
States and distribution companies have been asked to buy power aggregated from coal and gas-based plants that are older than 25 years.
This sharing of power resources across regions via subsea cables can prove critical to India’s long-term economic and energy security goals
Vishal Kapoor said Energy Efficiency Services Limited is looking to expand its client base to MSMEs, offering them 35 energy-efficient technologies.
The North Korean leader will meet the Russian president amid US threatening to add new sanctions if Pyongyang provides weapons to Moscow for the Ukraine War.
The MoU shall remain in effect for five years, and it shall be automatically be renewed for a similar period, read the document seen by Moneycontrol.
India’s goal is to be net zero by 2070, which means that our electricity sector has to get there sometime in the 2050s. However, coal will continue to be essential, because at night when the sun is not shining, that’s what we rely on. But it will need to be abated with carbon capture and storage.
