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Adani, L&T among 18 firms to show interest in BSES smart meter tender

With 5 million meters, this is the largest tender in the country

States add 1.1 million families to un-electrified list, shows data

Under Saubhagya, the Centre provided 60 per cent of the project finance to states for giving connections to rural households, and the rest was borne by states

Coal shortage hurting non-power sectors still year after supply shift

In the past one year, the non-power sector has seen coal dispatch fall by 33 per cent

Peak power demand in India drops 12.5% as monsoon picks up pace

Total rainfall deficit drops from over 40% on June 10 to just 2% on June 21

Adani among 11 bidders in race for CIL's Rs 3,100-cr coal import tender

Apart from Adani, the other two names disclosed by CIL from its pre-bid meetings were contenders in the NTPC tender as well.

How have ex-servicemen fared in finding government jobs so far?

The govt has defended Agnipath' saying ex-soldiers will get govt jobs. A Business Standard analysis suggests only 2.4% of ex-servicemen landed a govt job were unable to recruit against reserved quota

Agnipath: Data shows veterans fail to find govt jobs after retirement

A spokesperson for the Indian Railways said recruitment for around 24,242 vacancies of ex-servicemen was underway

BSES to install 5 mn smart meters across Delhi in country's largest rollout

Floats tender worth Rs 4,000 crore to procure the meters; installation to start by October

Amendments to Electricity Act could be tabled in monsoon session: R K Singh

Government seeks another round of power distribution reform and boost renewable energy

Coal ministry to have a 'just transition' division; WB to provide $1.1 mn

This is the first time since India announced its net carbon zero target year of 2070 that the policymakers have initiated discussions on just transition in coal bearing areas

Adani Enterprises wind power project caught in Lankan political crossfire

The controversy over the Adani investment in the neighbouring nation stems from domestic power politics in which a bureaucrat has become collateral damage

Adani, TotalEnergies join hands to invest $50 billion in green hydrogen

Gautam Adani, chairman, Adani Group said, he is confident the company will produce the world's least expensive green hydrogen

Can Indian power sector afford coal imports to meet spike in demand?

State discoms remain financially stressed and are against imports, while domestic coal availability is under pressure

CIL issues import tender for 2.4MT of coal, identifies 26 beneficiaries

The imported coal would be supplied to state government-owned gencos and independent power producers (IPPs), 1.2 mt each

Centre permits green open access for smaller electricity consumers

Threshold brought down to 100 kW from 1 Mw; open access allows consumer to buy power from a source of its choice

NTPC awards coal import tenders worth Rs 8,308 crore to Adani Enterprises

The firm placed 6 tenders & received technical bids from 4 players - Ahmedabad-based Adi Tradelink, Chennai-based Chettinad Logistics, and Delhi-based Mohit Minerals Ltd along with Adani Enterprises

Stock up before monsoon, Coal ministry tells power generating companies

Says stock available with power plants enough for 10 days of operation

Centre announces Rs 1,000 cr scheme for power and RE equipment making zones

The proposed funding for the three zones is Rs 1,000 crore with a ceiling of Rs 4,000 crore

Power ministry earmarks 81 thermal units to move coal to renewable by 2026

The list includes generation units of state-owned NTPC, and privately owned units of Tata Power, Adani Power, CESC, Hindustan Power

Policy flip-flop over coal import puts state, private gencos in a spot

CIL to import coal for states; working capital pressure worries IPPs