Draft 'One Sun One World One Grid' ready, to be approved by steering committee soon: RK Singh
The OSOWOG aims to aid in developing a worldwide grid through which clean energy can be transmitted anywhere, anytime. It also aims to help in reducing storage needs and enhancing the viability of solar projects
International Solar Alliance to introduce 'Solar Facility' mechanism to boost investments
Union power minister RK Singh, who got re-elected as the president of the ISA, announced that France will soon sign an agreement with India in furthering the latter’s green hydrogen mission. The ISA also approved the SolarX Grand Challenge to promote innovation and start-ups in decentralised solar energy applications.
Govt plans to give 'deemed distribution license' to push solar manufacturing: Power minister
Power Minister RK Singh also talked about phasing out low-efficiency solar PV manufacturing, a PLI scheme for grid-scale energy storage systems and a policy to allow setting up of independent storage spaces which can be used by states to bank their excess renewable energy for later use.
NTPC shares trade in green after MoU signing with Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
The MoU was signed to demonstrate the feasibility of hydrogen co-firing blended with natural gas in order to achieve India's net zero emission targets and to de-carbonise the process of power generation,
Aggregate losses of discoms climb 66% as several state govts delay releasing subsidy funds
The report also stated that Delhi, Karnataka and Bihar were the top states/union territories which did not release the entire tariff subsidy billed to their respective discoms in 2020-21.
India’s average AT&C losses in electricity sector climbs to 22.32%
The report on “performance of power utilities 2020-21” released by union power minister RK Singh found that both billing efficiency and collection efficiency decreased in the last financial year, resulting in a further increase in the national average AT&C loss.
Fresh energiser to fulfil clean power dream
The jury is still out on whether the scrapping of reverse auctions will quicken the pace of clean power addition, but the government is leaving no stone unturned to reach its 2030 renewable energy target
Govt scales up tests on blending hydrogen with natural gas for power generation
This is the second MoU signed by NTPC in less than a week for testing such a process and technology, which is aimed at decarbonising power generation in India.
40 million tonne of coal stock will available with thermal power plants by March: Coal minister
The minister’s announcement is significant because TPPs in India have managed to have a combined reserve coal stock of only about 24-25 million tons, which is enough to generate power for about 10 days.
National Hydrogen Mission policy’s second part likely to be announced by December: MNRE officials
The Ministry of Power on February 17 notified the first part of the National Hydrogen Mission policy on green hydrogen and green ammonia.
Will Shanghvi get lucky with Suzlon this time?
In 2015 Shanghvi and associates acquired 100 crore equity shares of Suzlon at Rs 18 per unit. The stock now is at less than half the purchase price
Economic impact and geopolitical undertones in OPEC+ production cuts
It is probable that we may actually not see material production cuts, and the global prices do not change much
India should consider energy and interest rate subsidies to ensure growth doesn’t falter
Subsidies can upset the fiscal balance. But the government has a bit of cushion available right now in the form of buoyant revenue collection, particularly GST
NTPC’s defensive characteristics are holding up, for now
The company’s thermal power plant utilisation levels increased to 77.8 percent in the first half of FY22, levels last seen in the first half of FY18
South Korea shows what a nuclear-powered future might look like
Pressure is rising to find alternative energy sources before a looming electricity crunch hurts both consumers and manufacturers. South Korea may have the answer
Russian oil price cap would save emerging markets billions, US says
Treasury study finds $160bn in lower annual costs as it pushes to cut Moscow’s export revenues
NCL logs 19.8% coal production growth in H1 FY23
NCL has been entrusted with the production and dispatch of 122 million tonne of coal each in the current financial year.
Book excerpt | How SELCO helped to dispel 3 myths around solar energy use by rural communities
Excerpted from ‘Anchoring Change: Seventy-Five Years of Grassroots Interventions That Made a Difference’, edited by Vikram Singh Mehta, Neelima Khetan and Jayapadma R.V., with permission from HarperCollins India.
Power consumption grows 13.3% to 127.39 billion units in September; 11.65% in H1 FY23
Experts opine that the double-digit growth in power consumption in September ahead of festivities points towards economic recovery after two years of the pandemic.
India ups its stake in solar power play
The second tranche of PLI for solar modules throws up more opportunities, but challenges remain for the industry and the government
With comfortable coal stocks, no power crisis this festive season
Coal India's former Chairman Partha S Bhattacharya is of the view that the coal production and supply to power plants this year is much more comfortable than it was the same last year.
Natural gas price to rise to record level this week
"The government has set up a committee to review the formula for pricing of domestically produced natural gas. It can for all practical reasons not revise prices on October 1, citing the pendency of issues before the committee," a source said.
Sardar Sarovar dam's hydropower output nearly doubles this year, August proves most productive
Madhya Pradesh is the biggest beneficiary of the green electricity generated by the SSHEP complex, which has a total installed capacity of 1,450 MW.
NPCIL's Rajasthan plant to procure 60% of goods via GeM in FY23
Narendra Kumar Pushpakar, director of NPCIL's Rawatbhata plant in Chittorgarh district said that power generation by uranium fuel is increasing constantly and there are several projects on the chart to further increase power generation by uranium fuel.
