Page 7 - Electricity Demands

Lack of planning by state governments led to coal crisis, says Centre

Discoms should improve recovery, says power secretary

NTPC plans to ramp up coal supply as shortage hits thermal units

NTPC said the company was augmenting its imported coal capacity of 2.7 million tonne, which was drawn from its earlier contracts

NTPC gears up to meet rising power demand; generation up 23%

State-run power giant NTPC on Monday said that it has geared up to meet rising power demand and recorded electricity generation growth of 23 per cent over the previous year. The country is witnessing a sharp increase in power demand and NTPC is making all efforts for meeting demand as per the grid requirement, it statement said. NTPC has geared up to meet the increasing demand and the generation from NTPC group stations has registered a 23 per cent growth compared to the previous year, it stated. Under flexible utilisation of coal policy, NTPC is arranging coal at the stations where the stock position is critical. Further, it said that it is continuously coordinating with Coal India and Railways for augmenting coal supply at critical stations and diverting rakes wherever required. It is also augmenting 2.7 Lakh MT import coal left out from the contracts placed earlier. Darlipalli Unit 2 (800 MW) was put in operation, and commercial operation of the unit is being done with effect

Power demand in India expected to grow 6% for FY22 on YoY basis: Icra

It has also estimated power generation capacity addition at 17- 18 GW for the ongoing fiscal year.

At 6,921 MW, Delhi sees highest peak power demand so far this summer

With rains eluding Delhi and the maximum temperature hovering near 40 degrees Celsius, the national capital's peak power demand soared to 6,921 MW on Wednesday, the highest so far this summer season

Power consumption grows 12.6% in first week of June to 25.36 bn units

Power consumption in the country grew at 12.6 per cent in the first week of June to 25.36 billion units (BU), indicating a slow recovery in commercial and industrial electricity demand

Indian Energy Exchange trades 6,540 MU of electricity volume in May

Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) traded 6,540 million units of electricity volume in May, achieving 9 per cent year-on-year growth amid continuation of Covid-19 lockdowns

India unlikely to accept IEA's call to stop new fossil fuel investments

"We do not think the report by IEA has been vetted by the member countries as a position document", said a senior source in the government

India's power consumption grows 24.35% in March, says Power Ministry

Power consumption in the country grew 24.35 per cent in March at 123.05 billion units (BU) over the corresponding month a year ago, showing a revival in the economic activities

Gujarat: Rs 1,715 cr in electricity duty of industries waived in two years

The Gujarat Government waived a total of Rs 1,715 crore in electricity duty of over 16,000 industrial units in the last two years, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Tuesday

Commercial power demand pick-up to take 6 months: Tata Power DDL CEO

"Ultimately, it is state discoms that do not have the desired level of performance. Private discoms have a good level of service and transparency as is evident in Delhi," he says

Power demand touches all-time high of 182.89 GW, says secy S N Sahai

All-India power demand on Wednesday morning touched a record high of 182.89 gigawatts (GW), said Power Secretary S N Sahai. "Today, the all-India demand for power touched 1,82,888 MW (megawatts), which is an all-time high (observed at 0948 hrs on December 30, 2020) crossing previous high of 1,82,610 at 1458 hours on May 30, 2019. The entire demand was met," Sahai said in a tweet. According to data from the power ministry, the peak power demand met (the highest supply in a day) during December last year stood at 170.49 gigawatts (GW). This is quite unprecedented, especially when the coronavirus pandemic has impacted all sectors in the country. The government imposed a nationwide lockdown on March 25 to contain the spread of COVID-19. Power demand started declining from April due to fewer economic activities in the country. The pandemic affected power demand for five months in a row from April to August this year. Peak power demand met recorded negative growth from April to August

Recovery tracker: Power puts a bright spot on otherwise lacklustre revival

Goods carried by train and workplace visits were among the high-frequency indicators that gave up some gains for the latest week

Electricity demand improves to 98% of pre-Covid-19 level in August: ICRA

The electricity demand recovery on an all-India level has largely been led by northern and eastern states with a year-on-year (y-o-y) increase of 6-13 per cent in demand in July 2020, it said

India's power output falls for sixth straight month in August, show data

In the second half of August, electricity generation declined 4.5%, compared with a 2.6% increase during the first fifteen days of the month.

Power consumption almost at normal, slump narrows to just 0.85% in AuG

The slump in overall power consumption has narrowed to just 0.85 per cent in August at 110.57 billion units (BU) amid considerable rise in economic activities

Electricity demand likely to contract by 5-6% in FY21 due to lockdown: ICRA

The all-India electricity demand declined by 16.2 per cent in Q1 FY2021 on a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis because of the lockdown imposed to combat the Covid-19 pandemic

Green Shoots: Power demand recovers, but commercial use still below par

The fourth of the five-part series looks at how demand is returning to near normal levels

Restarting the growth engine

Restarting is easy but a full-speed drive is still some time away

Power producers need a new paradigm amid low, unpredictable demand

PPAs are proving inflexible in a regime of falling demand and the rise of renewable power