Renewable energy: Piling dues
Payment delays to RE generators biggest threat to the 175 GW target
Visibly efficient
Electricity grid to get smart
Performance-based funds to half power distribution loss
Save power the smart way
India gets smart grid that monitors electricity use in real time
Ganga basin authority notified
Polluting coal power plants may get blanket 20-year extension of compliance deadlines
Only 5% Category C plants in compliance with emission norms at present
Unlocking power of pumped storage hydropower: A sustainable energy solution
Shot in the arm to projects after attendance of Union Minister of Power at an event for PSH
Tussle over coal blocks in forests
35 per cent of nine coalfields are ‘no-go’ areas
Northern power grid on the blink
States were cautioned more than 400 times against overdrawing electricity
Reliance’s unusual reward
It acquires CDM benefit for its business-as-usual power project in Jharkhand
News - In Short
Living made difficult
Power ministry gets a jolt
Supply 24x7 power to reduce diesel genset use: Draft electricity rules
The use of diesel gensets is increasing in India; new rules published by Centre now provide incentive to replace them with renewables
No buyers for e-cars in govt departments, Centre extends deadline
So far, only 652 vehicles have been deployed when the target was 10,000, said Union Minister of State for Power and Renewable Energy RK …
Power for all—can it be achieved?
Round-the-clock assured power supply programme to kick off with Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Rajasthan; finances and logistics pose a huge challenge
Rooftop solar: Why India is now considered to be a laggard globally
Rooftop solar in India needs easy financing, unrestricted net metering, and an easy regulatory process to make it attractive to developers …
Panel suggests measures to tackle crisis in stressed thermal power projects
Report flags erratic coal supply, institutional challenges; suggests closing old thermal power units
Renewable Energy Certificates: How new amendments provide safety net to renewable power developers
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, India’s apex power sector regulator, will monitor to ensure that no RECs are hoarded
Powerless firms
The crippling discom business needs fundamental restructuring for a future in renewable energy
India’s non-fossil fuel contribution peak: It’s a seasonal trend
The share of electricity sourced from non-fossil-fuels usually peaks during the summer season
Study finds eight coal-fired thermal plants in India stranded liabilities, recommends acquisition by NTPC
In 2018, 34 stressed plants were identified; 26 resolved fully or partially
Environment ministry finalises coal thermal power plant categories: What does it say about emission norms compliance
The Union ministry releases list of coal thermal power plants and their categorisation in line with its April 2021 notification
How smart metering infrastructure can help distressed power sector
When electricity demand is expected to rise by 95% by 2030, India’s power sector is marred with high Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&…
Consumer information system on fuel economy can help car buyers go green
Fuel efficiency is rarely a consumer’s primary concern, and vehicle manufacturers have little incentive to innovate technology