Power

Chart of the Day: India’s electricity generation mix improves in August

The share of non-fossil fuels in total electricity generation rose on strong growth in nuclear power and moderation in demand

How to address the conflict in global energy financing

The skewed distribution of global investment in clean power projects is a concern for India and other developing nations

How power sector revival altered plans of CESC, Adani Power

CESC is scaling up green energy capacities. Adani Power, which once contemplated delisting, is aiming to double its electricity generation capacity base

Torrent Power is seeing merchant electricity demand at an opportune time

The power generation earnings are rising amid heightened capex and scale-up of renewable energy capacities

Chart of the Day: Why Suzlon's orders look more resilient this time

The company’s order book increased to the highest levels in its history in the June 2024 quarter

With Budget 2024, government plugs into energy transition in a big way

Several initiatives announced in the Union Budget are both visionary and practical

Economic Survey 2023-24 has the right prescription for coal power plants

The focus should be on adoption of cleaner coal and ultra super-critical technologies to reduce emissions, suggests the Economic Survey

In Budget 2024, government should help accelerate capacity additions in power sector

The pace of capacity addition needs to be ramped up to meet the rising electricity needs of the country

How Suzlon will benefit from Siemens Gamesa’s India exit

Suzlon can focus on quality orders and gain market share in the India wind turbine market

Are the tailwinds for offshore wind power strong enough?

The central government hopes that the Viability Gap Funding support will bring down the cost of offshore wind power to an affordable level for discoms

Power Ministry enacts measures to ensure adequate supply amid summer surge

To address the surge in demand and ensure sufficient power supply nationwide, the Ministry of Power has introduced a series of measures to meet the unprecedented peak demand of 250 GW during the ongoing summer season.

Chart of the Day: Why India should closely track Bill Gates’ new nuclear plant

Success of new technology can help countries like India accelerate nuclear power plant additions

Can India plug into a uniform power tariff system?

It is tough for the new government to meet Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s possible demand for “one nation, one power tariff”

Power: We require a fool-proof plan to avoid load shedding

Peak electricity demand and deficits rose in the country

Sambit Patra apologises for Jaganath Devotee Gaffe; Lord will remove BJP from power, says Sanjay Singh

BJP candidate from Puri Lok Sabha seat, Sambit Patra apologised for his 'Mahaprabhu is devotee of PM Modi' remarks following backlash. AAP's Sanjay Singh says that Lord Jagannath will give a befitting reply to their arrogance by removing BJP from the Centre

Yale Students Wear Red Gloves, Keffiyehs as Part of Pro-Palestine Protest During Graduation Ceremony

Hundreds of students walked out of Yale University's graduation ceremony as part of a pro-Palestine protest at the university's commencement ceremony. Protests over Israel's war in Gaza have broken out at more than 60 colleges and universities this year. President Joe Biden has been cautious on the issue of protests over Gaza

Siemens Energy to sell Indian wind turbine unit amid profitability push

The Indian unit, which generates annual revenues of $700 million, is valued at $1 billion.

Near term earnings certainty gives JSW Energy an edge over Tata Power

Low international coal prices are constraining Tata Power’s earnings growth outlook

Higher power demand to aid load factor of thermal power plants reach 70% in FY25: Ind-Ra

Ind-Ra attributed healthy PLFs of thermal power plants to continued higher power demand, a ramp up in domestic coal production, slower capacity additions and continued dependence on coal-based generation till the sufficient storage capacity is build up for energy transition towards renewables.

The emissions challenge to India’s energy exercise

Excessive reliance on coal is making India a big power sector emitter even as it makes progress in RE production

A ray of hope for gas-based power plants

Utilisation levels of gas-based power plants increased to 20.4 percent in April from 13.6 percent in March and the year ago period

Chart of the Day: April thermal power plant utilisation levels highest in 13 years

Thermal power generation grew by about 9 percent for the fourth consecutive month in April 2024

REC gets RBI nod to set up subsidiary in GIFT City

The proposed subsidiary will engage in a range of financial activities as a finance company within GIFT, including lending, investment, and other financial services.

India expects annual power output to grow at fastest in over a decade

India’s renewable energy output – including solar, wind, small hydro plants and power from biomass – is expected to grow 8.2% in 2024/25 to 244 billion kWh, its slowest rise in four years

The challenge of balancing the energy mix

The Centre’s directive to gas-based power plants is an ad hoc step and does not address chronic problems in the power sector