Power Secretary

The union government will provide subsidies to the developers that will look to set up charging infrastructure in India, which will then be given to the state electricity distribution companies, the official added

Power distribution sector needs drastic reforms: Power secretary

Addressing an event here organised by IEEMA, Garg said the government is working on the revised version of the scheme, where it will also cater to separating carriage and content in the distribution sector.

Transmission proj worth Rs 50,000 cr to go under hammer in FY'17

"Transmission projects worth Rs 50,000 crore would be auctioned. It could be even more than this during this fiscal," Pujari told reporters at a CII conference here.

Policy on coal linkages likely in 15 days: Govt

Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal had said in September that the Power Ministry is at the final stage of framing the new tariff policy, which will soon be placed before the Cabinet for approval.

Will new Dabhol revival plan work? Experts discuss

IDBI Bank deputy MD BK Batra says RLNG facilities will be demerged into a separate SPV. "They needed additional investment for the capacity to be fully used to 80 cargos. It cannot be done unless break water facilities are there," he says

Costly power, lack of buyers main issues: Experts

Talking to CNBC-TV18, C VR Rajendran, retd. CMD, Andhra Bank said that banks are not always going to fund for losses; government will have to find a solution.

17 Secretary-level appointments cleared; to be headed by PM

A total of 17 Secretary-level new appointments have been cleared by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Pvt power cos to get up to Rs 7,500 cr subsidy in 2 years

Thirty-one power stations with a combined capacity of 14,305 megawatt, which are languishing for want of gas, can bid support from the Power System Development Fund (PSDF) for generating 30 percent of their installed capacity, called plant load factor or efficiency, with imported liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Power Min trying to strengthen transmission system

In order to strengthen country's power transmission system, so as to avoid grid collapse that was seen last year, the Power Ministry is formulating new regulation to ease pressure on Power Grid Corporation.

New bidding norms for thermal plants likely by year end

New bidding norms for thermal power projects are likely to be finalised by December 31, Power Secretary P Uma Shankar said today.

Seek hike in single-borrower's cap to 25%: Power Sec

The power ministry has sought increase in the single- borrower exposure limit of banks to 25% in a bid to meet the sector's increasing requirement for funds, reports CNBC-TV18's Mehak Kasbekar.