Power

All tenders for Dibang hydropower project to be awarded by December: NHPC Ltd

Delayed for years over environmental and geological concerns, NHPC is finally all set to start work on the Dibang hydel project and commission the Subansiri and Parbati -II hydel projects by 2024. The three projects will augment India’s hydel power capacity by 5,680 MW (5.68 GW).

Will have at least 6 GW of group captive capacity within the JSW Group: JSW Energy CEO

Currently, we have close to 20-21 million accumulated carbon credits, which we trade overseas. Going forward, as our portfolio increases, we will generate more carbon credits, which we are excited to trade in India, Jain said.

The Green Pivot | India gets a golden opportunity to charge up solar power capacity

Cheaper Chinese modules can help optimise project costs and lower India’s solar equipment import bill

Electricity bills of Tata Power consumers in Mumbai to reduce by 25-35%

In May, Tata Power approached the APTEL seeking a stay on the multi-year tariff (MYT) for 2023-24 and 2024-25 issued by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC).

India's power system struggling to accommodate growing renewable energy capacity: IEEFA report

The seasonality of wind energy and concentration of wind power generation assets in six states leads to grid congestion in during the high seasons, the report said.

NLC India CMD says no plans for divestment as of now; focus on asset monetization

The company has also sorted out most of the land acquisition issues for expansion of its lignite mine in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district, says Prasanna Kumar Motupalli. A section of the locals have been protesting against the project and in May, NLCIL had to shut five units of thermal power plant due to lignite shortage.

Chart of the Day | Thermal power plant utilisation levels steady, despite moderation in demand

Utilisation levels of thermal power plants exceeded 70 percent in April-June this year

The dismal state of power discoms threatens India’s energy dreams

The crucial fact missing in all the backslapping on investments in the power sector is that investments need to integrate from generation to transmission and distribution

Govt decides not to impose green hydrogen consumption obligation

India has committed to reducing the emission intensity of its GDP (emissions relative to GDP) by 45 percent by 2030 from the 2005 level. It also aims to achieve net zero by 2070

Tata Power bags Rs 1,744-crore smart metering project in Chhattisgarh

The project will be carried out in the Raipur area of Chhattisgarh over a period of 10 years.

Green Hydrogen R&D: Govt plans to cut costs, boost efficiency

Hydrogen technologies across the value chain are currently only under the development stage. Mature technologies such as electrolysers, fuel cells and carbon composite cylinders are not yet cost competitive with alternatives.