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2nd Energy Transitions Working Group (ETWG) meeting to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, from 2nd-4thApril,2023

2nd Energy Transitions Working Group (ETWG) meeting to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, from 2nd-4thApril,2023

🕔19:57, 31.Mar 2023

New Delhi, March 31: The 2nd Energy Transitions Working Group (ETWG) meeting under India’s G20 Presidency is set to take place in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, from Apr. 2-4, 2023. During the three-day meeting, over 100 delegates representing G20 member countries, special invitee

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Electricity Amendment Bill not to impact agriculture sector, says Power Minister

Electricity Amendment Bill not to impact agriculture sector, says Power Minister

🕔07:20, 29.Mar 2023

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 covers amendments related to power sector and there is no amendment proposal related to agriculture sector, the Parliament was told on Tuesday. Power Minister R.K. Singh gave the assurance in response

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20268.17 MU generated by Gas-based Power Stations during April-Jan in FY 2022-23: Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh

20268.17 MU generated by Gas-based Power Stations during April-Jan in FY 2022-23: Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh

🕔05:56, 29.Mar 2023

New Delhi, March 29: The Central Electricity Authority under Ministry of Power, monitors 62 gas based power stations, with a total capacity of 23,845 MW using gas as primary fuel. The list of gas based power plants, along with their

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11,36,124.53 GWh power consumed in the country during FY 21-22: Union Power & NRE Minister R. K. Singh

11,36,124.53 GWh power consumed in the country during FY 21-22: Union Power & NRE Minister R. K. Singh

🕔05:55, 29.Mar 2023

New Delhi, March 29: The details of the total Power (Renewable and Non-Renewable) generated in the country, State-wise, power-category wise and year-wise, during the last five year (i.e. from 2017- 18 to 2021-22) are furnished as Annexure-I. The details of

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A number of incentives being provided by Government for implementation of major renewable energy programmes – Union Power & NRE Minister R. K. Singh

A number of incentives being provided by Government for implementation of major renewable energy programmes – Union Power & NRE Minister R. K. Singh

🕔05:53, 29.Mar 2023

New Delhi, March 29: The details of incentives being provided as Central Financial Assistance (CFA) for the implementation of major renewable energy schemes/ programmes by the Ministry are given in Annexure. The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government

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Nearly 21 lakh farmers have benefitted from PM-KUSUM: Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh

Nearly 21 lakh farmers have benefitted from PM-KUSUM: Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh

🕔05:37, 29.Mar 2023

PM-KUSUM Scheme consists of following three components: Component-A: installation of aggregated 10,000 MW capacity of small solar power plants, each of capacity up to 2 MW on the barren/fallow/pasture/marshy/ cultivable land of farmers. Component-B: installation of 20 lakh standalone solar

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Western Region leads in electrical energy generation; India exported power to Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar during the last four years: Union Power & NRE Minister R. K. Singh

Western Region leads in electrical energy generation; India exported power to Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar during the last four years: Union Power & NRE Minister R. K. Singh

🕔05:35, 29.Mar 2023

New Delhi, March 29: The State-wise details of the electrical energy generated through various sources of energy in the country for the year 2021-22 is given in Annexure. The details of electricity generated from various renewable energy sources in the

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Parl panel pulls up Power Ministry for ‘laggard approach’ in smart meters installation

Parl panel pulls up Power Ministry for ‘laggard approach’ in smart meters installation

🕔07:19, 22.Mar 2023

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) A Parliamentary panel has pulled up the Power Ministry for poor implementation of the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), under which 25 crore smart meters are to be installed by 2025-26. In its report tabled in

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Power sector dues to coal companies over Rs 20,000 crore

Power sector dues to coal companies over Rs 20,000 crore

🕔07:32, 21.Mar 2023

New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) Even as the Coal Ministry has ensured regular supply of dry fuel to thermal plants across the country to help them cope with peak demand during the summer season, outstanding dues by power sector towards major

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‘SAMARTH’ to host discussion on Pellet to Power to Prosperity

‘SAMARTH’ to host discussion on Pellet to Power to Prosperity

🕔06:04, 20.Mar 2023

Mumbai, March 19, 2023: National Mission on use of Biomass in Coal Based Thermal Power Plant (SAMARTH) has been created by Ministry of Power (MoP) as a one-shot solution to multiple problems being faced in disposal of surplus biomass. While conversion

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Power consumption in April-Feb of 2022-23 crosses last fiscal’s usage limit

Power consumption in April-Feb of 2022-23 crosses last fiscal’s usage limit

🕔14:22, 19.Mar 2023

New Delhi March 19 (IANS) India’s power consumption during the current fiscal (till February 2023) has already crossed the levels of supply for the entire 2021-22. According to power ministry data, power consumption rose by 10 per cent to 1,375.57 billion

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Power cuts haunt UP as talks fail

Power cuts haunt UP as talks fail

🕔08:41, 19.Mar 2023

Lucknow, March 19 (IANS) Talks between Uttar Pradesh Power Minister A.K. Sharma and Vidyut Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti (VKSSS) remained inconclusive, late on Saturday, even as the 72-hour strike by power employees led to power disruptions in several parts of the

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UP prepares to deal with strike by power employees

UP prepares to deal with strike by power employees

🕔19:14, 16.Mar 2023

Lucknow, March 16 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) management has made elaborate arrangements to deal with power employees’ proposed 72-hour token strike from midnight on Thursday. The strike is in response to the call given by the UP

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Power Foundation and Climate Policy Initiative India Pvt. Ltd. sign MoU to advance Sustainable Development in Power Sector

Power Foundation and Climate Policy Initiative India Pvt. Ltd. sign MoU to advance Sustainable Development in Power Sector

🕔21:01, 15.Mar 2023

MoU aimed at promoting distributed renewable energy, capacity building and managing energy transition related risks New Delhi, March 15: The Power Foundation and Climate Policy Initiative India Pvt. Ltd. (CPI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to

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Delhi’s peak power demand to rise to 8,100 MW this summer

Delhi’s peak power demand to rise to 8,100 MW this summer

🕔00:05, 15.Mar 2023

New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Newly-appointed Delhi Power Minister Atishi on Tuesday reviewed the Delhi government’s ‘Summer Action Plan’ for uninterrupted power supply during the peak season when the peak power demand is expected to reach 8,100 MW. A high-level meeting

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Power Ministry urges states to fill up vacancies in regulatory commissions fast

Power Ministry urges states to fill up vacancies in regulatory commissions fast

🕔06:41, 27.Feb 2023

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Concerned over several state electricity regulatory commissions (SERCs) functioning without Chairpersons and adequate strength of members, with posts lying vacant for long periods, the Union Power Ministry has asked state governments to fill up all vacancies

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TN power utility to import 9 mn MT of coal in March to tide over summer crisis

TN power utility to import 9 mn MT of coal in March to tide over summer crisis

🕔18:25, 25.Feb 2023

Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) will import 9 million metric tonnes of coal in March to provide uninterrupted power supply during summer. The coal, according to sources in Tangedco, will be imported from Indonesia.

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India calls for greater cooperation with France in clean energy field

India calls for greater cooperation with France in clean energy field

🕔17:01, 23.Feb 2023

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) India has called for greater cooperation with France in the field of clean energy and highlighted Delhi’s plans for green transitioning to EVs and hydrogen energy. The Indian renewable sector ranks fourth on the list of

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Indo-Bangla joint venture Rampal plant to resume power production from Wednesday

Indo-Bangla joint venture Rampal plant to resume power production from Wednesday

🕔10:35, 15.Feb 2023

Dhaka, Feb 15 (IANS) Rampal power plant, a joint venture of Indian state-owned NTPC and Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), will resume its operations from Wednesday. Unit-1 of the plant, having 660 MW capacity, was forced to shut down on January

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Steps by Government of India to bring improvement in generation and distribution of power

Steps by Government of India to bring improvement in generation and distribution of power

🕔21:12, 3.Feb 2023

New Delhi, Feb 03: The following steps have been taken by the Government to bring improvement in generation and distribution of power: From 2014 till 31.12.2022, 175 GW of power generation capacity has been added. 173459 ckt kms of transmission

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