Power Sector

Battery systems at six thermal power plants to support clean energy supply and meet peak demand

HERC has halted the parallel distribution licence granted to Eleven Power for Gurugram and Nuh following state government directions, raising concerns over power sector reforms.

Haryana's move to allow Eleven Power to compete with state-run DHBVN faces political headwinds and employee protests, raising questions over the future of Open Access in the power sector

The proposed 3,200 Mw thermal power plant will cost Rs 35,000 crore, alongside a Rs 2,000 crore beach sand mineral processing facility and a planned coal gasification-fertiliser project

CG Power and Industrial Solutions on Friday posted 44 per cent jump in consolidated net profit at Rs 409.09 crore for September quarter FY27, supported by higher revenues. The Mumbai-headquartered entity had clocked a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 284.44 crore in the year-ago period, it said in an exchange filing. During the quarter, the company's total income increased to Rs 3,883.25 crore from Rs 2,988.89 crore in Q2 FY26. From power systems segment, the revenue was Rs 1,766.76 crore as against Rs 1,254.49 crore in the year-ago quarter. The industrial systems business contributed a revenue of Rs 1,868.61 crore in the quarter as against Rs 1,533.33 crore in July-September FY26. The company's board approved enhancing capex investment for the GIS brownfield project at Vilholi, Nashik, from Rs 35.17 crore to Rs 44.62 crore. It also gave nod to invest Rs 15.31 crore to enhance EHV (extra high voltage) circuit breaker manufacturing capacity by 3,600 units (annually) at S3 Unit-II ...

In the past month, the BSE capital goods index slipped 12% as against a 2.8% decline in the BSE Sensex.

Indian Railways reported a rise of 87 coal rakes per day in October compared with a year earlier, as higher power demand and industrial activity drove increased coal transportation

India is supplying a record 2.6 million tonnes of coal daily to power plants, but 96 plants had stocks for less than three days as of October 19 amid weather disruptions and rising electricity demand

India's power sector faces a growing gap between rising electricity demand and investment in conventional generation and grid infrastructure, risking supply shortages during peak hours

The CEA framework sets out a five-year roadmap for discoms to adopt smart meters, GIS and AI-based systems, aiming to cut losses, improve reliability and strengthen cyber security

The proposed framework aims to unify fragmented electricity datasets through a standardised digital architecture, enabling secure data access and wider AI adoption in the power sector

The Rs 1.86 trillion GEC-III scheme aims to strengthen intra-state transmission networks and battery storage, while using competitive bidding to reduce costs and improve renewable energy evacuation

CIL says it supplied 97 million tonnes of coal to NTPC and its joint ventures in H1FY27, exceeding contractual commitments despite critically low stocks at several power plants

RoW disputes have been a constraint on transmission-line construction, particularly projects meant to evacuate renewable energy

Power-sector coal despatches rose 10.6 per cent year-on-year in September, while daily supplies remained robust in early October as CIL drew down pithead inventories

India needs a more flexible power system

Supplies to the power sector rose 10.63 per cent to 48.9 million tonnes in September, while coal production increased 9.18 per cent to 53.5 million tonnes, CIL said

Rising demand and power shortages underscore the need for stronger grids, better planning and reliable electricity supply

Nighttime power shortfalls have reached 7.7 GW this month, while hydropower generation fell 12 per cent in September, pushing coal plants to run harder to meet demand

Oriana Power has secured two projects totalling 900 MW/1,800 MWh from MSEDCL, with the battery storage systems to operate under 15-year purchase agreements