Power Producers

A swelling mountain of bills plagues India’s power industry

The financially squeezed distributors are often seen as the weakest link in the country’s electricity industry, causing distress that trickles through the chain, from power producers, to coal suppliers and project lenders.

Discom financials — Light at the end of the tunnel?

A pick-up in collections and an improvement in payments to gencos hold out hope for discoms, but durable economic recovery and concrete policy steps key to meaningful revival

The first step to revive power sector is maintain sanctity of contracts

UP’s move asking power generators to offer discounts to recover dues is just adding insult to injury

CIL to launch coal auction for power cos with flexible lifting

Amid soft demand for coal, state- owned CIL will hold long-term special forward auction for power producers with flexible lifting period of up to 3 years.

Power cos to get coal via e-auctions; CIL MoU till June 30

State-run CIL will next week hold the first phase of special e-auction for the ongoing fiscal to provide coal to power producers.

CCEA: IIFL sees no immediate benefit for power producers

In the near term it needs to be seen how well the coal supplies are mobilised and how these companies end up tying the power which will be generated out of these projects, says Harshvardhan Dole.

Power producers seek MoEF panel rejig on U'khand disaster

Heavy monsoon rains and landslides wreaked havoc in the hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and flooded parts of Haryana on June 16 and 17, leaving close to 1,000 people dead. The disaster affected power generation at many hydel plants in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

Refer coal linkages duration extension issue to CCEA: Panel

Under the current tapering linkage policy, 75 percent of the normative quantity is supplied to the end-use plant in the first year; 50 percent, in the second year and 25 percent in the third year. No supplies are allowed after the third year.

Extend coal supply beyond scheduled time: Power cos to govt

Power producers under 78,000 mw capacity list have requested the government to extend the supply of coal beyond the scheduled time to their plants under the tapering linkage policy.

Power producers gain on coal price pooling reports

Shares of private sector Indian power producers gain on media reports the cabinet has given preliminary approval to price coal by averaging prices of domestic and imported coal.

Power Min looking into issues raised by pvt power producers

Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia is discussing within the Ministry the recent proposals submitted by the private power producers to address fuel supply issues as well as to revive the crisis-hit sector.

Fitch says power sector outlook stable

Even though the availability of fuel continues to pose challenges for power producers, rating agency Fitch says the outlook for the industry is stable mainly on the back of some progress on the fuel availability issues and the possibility of debt restructuring of seven state power utilities (SEBs).