Power Plants

Coal inventories at thermal power stations fell to 22.9 MT on September 19, just 39 per cent of normative stock, as 74 of 190 plants faced critically depleted stocks

India's peak power demand, a measure of the maximum electricity ‌requirement, has been hovering between 230 gigawatts and 250 gigawatts in the past week

Coal stocks at thermal plants fell to 29 mt in August from 50 mt a year ago as higher power demand lifted coal-based generation and strained inventory replenishment

Coal ministry says Punjab power plants had stocks at 114% of normative requirement on September 11, ruling out inadequate coal supply as the cause of low generation

Luminous Power Technologies plans to invest ₹2,000 crore over five years as it targets 3X growth through solar manufacturing, batteries and energy storage

CREA says most sulphur dioxide emissions around Delhi-NCR come from coal-fired power plants exempt from installing FGD systems, urging stricter emission controls

BCCL has introduced a scheme offering up to 10% cash discount to power plants for higher coal offtake in Q1 FY27 to boost lifting and support stable power generation

The government has amended electricity rules governing captive power plants, clarifying ownership provisions and verification norms to reduce disputes and improve ease of doing business

TD Power Systems maintained its top line guidance of ₹1,800 crore for FY26, additionally the management revised guidance for FY27 to ₹2,200 crore.

These alarming figures underscore the urgent need for stronger environmental policies

Electricity projects dominated the landscape, accounting for Rs 8.8 trillion in new announcements, surpassing manufacturing, which recorded Rs 6.3 trillion worth of new projects

Adani Power's Jharkhand plant, which sells its entire output to Bangladesh, is exploring selling power in India. This comes amid reports that Bangladesh may review its pact with the company

KSK Mahanadi is currently undergoing insolvency proceedings at the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). Coal India, NTPC, Vedanta, JSW Energy were among the other bidders

The order issued using an emergency clause mandates power plants based on imported coal to operate to meet the country's high electricity demand

As many as 86 thermal power plants in the country, including six imported dry fuel-based, had critical coal stock levels as of October 18, according to a Central Electricity Authority (CEA) report. The power plants are labelled as having a critical coal stock situation, where the dry fuel is less than 25 per cent of the normative level. According to the daily coal report of the CEA for October 18, 2023, as many as 86 thermal power plants were having critical coal stock situations out of the monitored 181 in the country. There were six imported coal-based plants out of these 86 plants. CEA monitors 181 coal-based thermal power plants in the country with a total installed generation capacity of 206 GW. As per the report, 148 non-pithead domestic coal-based power plants with a total capacity of about 149 GW had 29 per cent less dry fuel stocks than the normative (or ideal) levels. These 148 plants had about 12.77 million tonnes of coal against the normative level of 43.53 million to

"The operation of gas-based plants is envisaged tentatively for 20 days during the crunch period, extendable by another five days based on requirement," a tender issued by a unit of state-run NTPC Ltd

The power ministry is advising states to expedite commissioning of all new power plants and operate gas-fired plants at full capacity, the note said

The decision comes amid surging electricity demand, partly a result of deficient rainfall that's forcing farmers to run irrigation pumps to water their fields, Agarwal said

Study done during Covid-lockdown shows power plants have high cloud-forming potential, if other polluting sources are negligible

Indsil Hydro Power and Manganese on Friday announced the sale of its 12 MW power plant at Raipur in Chhattisgarh for Rs 11.40 crore. "The company has entered into a transaction with a buyer for the sale of the 12 MW power plant of the company situated at Raipur, Chhattisgarh for an aggregate consideration of Rs 11.40 crore (exclusive of GST and applicable charges)," according to a BSE filing. The buyer is not related to the promoters/ promoter group of the company and is not a related party transaction, it stated. The power plant was not operational and hence, the said sale will not affect the operations of the company, it added.