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MEDIA UPDATE (JANUARY 17, 2024)

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17-Jan-2024

Power

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” New Delhi : REC Limited, a Maharatna PSU and a leading NBFC, has been awarded ‘Plaque’ under the ‘Financial Services Sector (Other than Banking and Insurance)’ category at the ICAI Awards for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the financial year 2022-23. ” : Sarkaritel.com

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” New Delhi : NTPC Bongaigaon today celebrated its 19th Raising Day at its plant premises. Shri Karunakar Das, CGM NTPC Bongaigaon hoisted the NTPC flag at administrative building premises followed by NTPC Geet and cutting of cake.” : Sarkaritel.com

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” Mumbai : A three-day exhibition and conference organized by Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufactures’ Association (IEEMA), titled ‘BID 2024’, which stands for ‘BuildELEC, IntelELECT & DistribuELEC-2024’ was inaugurated by Union Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister R.K. Singh at Bombay Exhibition Centre at Goregaon, Mumbai today.” : Sarkaritel.com

REC issues green bonds worth record 61 billion Japanese Yen in global market

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New Delhi : Maharatna public sector company REC Limited has successfully issued green bonds worth 61.1 billion Japanese Yen which is the largest ever Yen-denominated issue from India, according to an official statement released on Tuesday. : Sarkaritel.com

Power ministry comes up with new rules to facilitate ease of doing business, ensure financial sustainability

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New Delhi : Power ministry comes up with new rules to facilitate ease of doing business, ensure financial sustainability. : Economic Times

REC wins ICAI Award for excellence in financial reporting for FY 2022-23

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New Delhi : REC Limited has been awarded ‘Plaque’ under the ‘Financial Services Sector (Other than Banking and Insurance)’ category at the ICAI Awards for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the financial year 2022-23. : psuwatch.com

REC wins ICAI Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting 2022-23

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Gurgoan, Haryana : REC Limited, a Maharatna CPSE under the Ministry of Power and a leading NBFC, has been honored with the ‘ICAI Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting 2022–23’ by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). : newsmantra.in

Reliance sells REC Solar Norway for $22 million

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New Delhi : Reliance sells REC Solar Norway for $22 million. : Economic Times

India gets Rs 16.93 lakh crore investment in power, renewable energy since 2014, Rs 17.05 lakh crore in pipeline

New Delhi : India gets Rs 16.93 lakh crore investment in power, renewable energy since 2014, Rs 17.05 lakh crore in pipeline. : Economic Times

Power sector has seen transformational changes in last 9 years: R K Singh

New Delhi : Union minister R K Singh on Tuesday said the power sector has witnessed transformational changes in the last nine years. Inaugurating the Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers’ Association’s (IEEMA) flagship event BID 2024 here, the power minister said the central government has a huge ambition in terms of energy transition and plans to have 500 GW of non-fossil-based electricity installed capacity by 2030. : Economic Times

Tiger Logistics gets order for providing warehousing services, transportation to BHEL

New Delhi : Tiger Logistics gets order for providing warehousing services, transportation to BHEL. : Economic Times

18,000 MW hydel power projects underway, India to lead in green hydrogen: R.K. Singh at ‘BID 2024’

New Delhi : 18,000 MW hydel power projects underway, India to lead in green hydrogen: R.K. Singh at ‘BID 2024’. : Economic Times

HPL Electric bags smart meters order worth Rs 240 cr

New Delhi : HPL Electric bags smart meters order worth Rs 240 cr. : Economic Times

NIT Raipur professor develops ‘Fault Tolerant Inverter’ to ensure smooth supply of solar power

New Delhi : NIT Raipur professor develops ‘Fault Tolerant Inverter’ to ensure smooth supply of solar power. : Economic Times

India’s power sector reform: New rules to ease business, cut distribution losses

New Delhi : India’s power sector reform: New rules to ease business, cut distribution losses. : Economic Times

Avaada Group to invest Rs 40,000 cr to develop 6 GW hybrid renewable projects in Gujarat

New Delhi : Avaada Group to invest Rs 40,000 cr to develop 6 GW hybrid renewable projects in Gujarat. : Economic Times

Sun Stellar to install solar space heating project in Ladakh

New Delhi : Sun Stellar to install solar space heating project in Ladakh. : Economic Times

Budget 2024: IEEMA proposes budget recommendations to boost Indian electrical manufacturing sector

New Delhi : Budget 2024: IEEMA proposes budget recommendations to boost Indian electrical manufacturing sector. : Economic Times

Jindal Power bids higher than Adani company for Lanco Amarkantak Power

New Delhi : Naveen Jindal-promoted Jindal Power (JPL) Tuesday gave a ?4,203-crore, all-cash offer for acquiring Lanco Amarkantak Power, topping Adani Power’s ?4,100 crore offer, said people with knowledge of the matter. : Economic Times

Govt amends rules, exempts captive projects from transmission licence

New Delhi : The Centre has exempted captive power generators and consumers having minimum 25 kW of load for interstate transmission and energy storage systems to establish, operate and maintain dedicated transmission lines without the requirement of licence. : Economic Times

L&T wins Rs 10,000 crore electrification order for high-speed rail project

New Delhi : Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Tuesday announced it has secured a mega contract from an authorised Japanese agency to construct an electrification system for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed rail project in India. : Business Standard

Sarda Awards Rs 150 cr Solar Chhattisgarh Project To Gensol Engineering

New Delhi : Sarda Awards Rs 150 cr Solar Chhattisgarh Project To Gensol Engineering. : saurenergy.com

Power Ministry carved out new norms for Electricity Rules, 2024

New Delhi : Understanding Succinctly, the consumers with more than a specified quantum of load and Energy Storage Systems [ESS] are allowed to establish and operate dedicated transmission lines themselves which on another perspective would facilitate a new category of huge customers benefitting from more affordable electricity and reliability. : psuconnect.in

Power sector has seen transformational changes in last 9 years: RK Singh

New Delhi : Union Minister RK Singh on Tuesday said the power sector has witnessed transformational changes in the last nine years. : psuwatch.com

IREDA and Indian Overseas Bank Join Hands for Co-Lending

New Delhi : Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) and Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) have joined hands through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). : psuconnect.in

Adani Green FY24 Update Highlights 16% Growth In Capacity, 59% In Power Sales

New Delhi : Adani Green FY24 Update Highlights 16% Growth In Capacity, 59% In Power Sales. : saurenergy.com

Government Removes License Requirement For Energy Storage

New Delhi : Government Removes License Requirement For Energy Storage. : saurenergy.com

Green Energy Financing: IREDA, IOB join hands for co-lending

New Delhi : Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) Limited and Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) have joined hands through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU). : psuwatch.com

Power Minister inaugurates IEEMA exhibition and conference ‘BID -2024’ in Mumbai

Mumbai : A three-day exhibition and conference organized by Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufactures’ Association (IEEMA), titled ‘BID 2024’, which stands for ‘BuildELEC, IntelELECT & DistribuELEC-2024’ was inaugurated by Union Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister Shri R.K. Singh at Bombay Exhibition Centre at Goregaon, Mumbai today. : psuconnect.in


Oil and Gas

ONGC, OIL to gain as govt cuts windfall tax on crude oil

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New Delhi : The Union government has reduced the windfall tax on petroleum crude to Rs 1,700 per tonne from Rs 2,300 a tonne in its fortnightly revision as oil prices have come down in the international market. : Sarkaritel.com

Oil India to capture CO2 emissions from Rajasthan natural gas field, store in dry wells

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New Delhi : Oil India is working on a plan to capture carbon dioxide emitted from its natural gas field in Rajasthan and store it in some of the nearby dry wells, in what could be one of the first such projects in the country. : Economic Times

GAIL organized Industry Meet for Contracts and Procurement Heads of CPSEs

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New Delhi : GAIL (India) Limited organized an Industry Meet for Contracts and Procurement Heads of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) on 12th January 2024 in Delhi. Shri Deepak Gupta, Director (Projects), GAIL, chaired the meeting. : psuconnect.in

Oil India Limited plans to capture carbon under CCUS criteria project

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New Delhi : The initiative is tagged to be the first of its kind project in India where carbon storage sequence is a complex part of research and technical undergone activity, needed to intensify the substantial surface acknowledgement of achieving targets, which was mostly not accessible previously. : psuconnect.in

EIL and Mongol Refinery achieves a key milestone

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New Delhi : Team EIL along with Team Mongol Refinery achieved a key milestone at the Mongol Refinery project with the commissioning of 35 KV and 10 KV Transmission Lines and Compact Sub-Stations. : psuconnect.in

18,000 MW hydel power projects underway, India to lead in green hydrogen: R.K. Singh at ‘BID 2024’

New Delhi : 18,000 MW hydel power projects underway, India to lead in green hydrogen: R.K. Singh at ‘BID 2024’. : Economic Times

As govt opens more areas for oil and gas exploration, ONGC reports new find

New Delhi : ONGC, India’s bellwether oil and gas exploration company, has in the past couple of weeks reported major offshore discoveries. It reported ‘first oil’ production from the KG-DWN-98/2 block off the coast of Bay of Bengal. Days later it announced “two significant natural gas reserves” in the Mahanadi basin block in the Bay of Bengal. : Business Standard

Petrol, Diesel Fresh Prices Announced For January 16: Check Fuel Rates In Your City

New Delhi : Petrol, and Diesel Prices on January 16: There is a decline in the prices of crude oil in the international market. At around 6 am on Tuesday morning, WTI crude is being sold at $ 72.66 per barrel. At the same time, Brent crude is trading at 78.15 per barrel. : news18.com

Oilmax Energy to boost reserves to 100 mn barrels, targets 10,000 BOEPD by 2027

New Delhi : Oilmax Energy to boost reserves to 100 mn barrels, targets 10,000 BOEPD by 2027. : Economic Times

Green hydrogen cost must fall to $1 per kg for widespread adoption: Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group

New Delhi : Green hydrogen cost must fall to $1 per kg for widespread adoption: Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group. : Economic Times

Oil edges lower as investors eye Middle East crisis amid stronger US dollar; Brent at $77/bbl

New Delhi : Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday, January 16, as investors weighed the impact of tensions in the Middle East against a stronger dollar and cooled expectations of US interest rate cuts. : Mint

Govt slashes windfall tax on crude petroleum

New Delhi : Govt slashes windfall tax. on crude petroleum : Economic Times

Repsol faces second lawsuit in Peru over oil spill

New Delhi : Repsol faces second lawsuit in Peru over oil spill. : Economic Times

Green hydrogen key to India’s net zero journey: Gautam Adani

New Delhi : Green hyd.rogen key to India’s net zero journey: Gautam Adani : Economic Times

How could Red Sea attacks affect oil and gas shipping?

New Delhi : How could Red Sea attacks affect oil and gas shipping?. : Economic Times

GIFT City partners with IGX, GSPC for global hydrogen trading mechanism

New Delhi : GIFT City partners with IGX, GSPC for global hydrogen trading mechanism. : Economic Times

Indonesia plans to offer 10 oil and gas blocks in 2024

New Delhi : Indonesia plans to offer 10 oil and gas blocks in 2024. : Economic Times

425-km gas pipeline proposed to meet requirements in Kerala, Tamil Nadu

New Delhi : The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has proposed a 425-km natural gas pipeline to meet the energy requirement in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. : Economic Times

Acme aims to raise $300 million equity in push for green hydrogen

New Delhi : Gurugram-based renewable energy firm Acme Group is looking to raise $300 million in fresh equity, as it aims to secure funds to bid for new power projects, three people with knowledge of the development said. : Mint

India can become $5 trillion economy much before 2028: Puri

New Delhi : Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday asserted that India can become a five trillion dollar economy much before 2028 and said the country’s energy transition needs to be done in an orderly manner to safeguard the interests of its large population. : psuwatch.com

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