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One Sun, many hurdles: Why cross-border flow of green energy won't be easy

Establishing the cross-border flow of green energy under the One Sun declaration will involve many complexities

Nepal to sell surplus electricity in India's energy exchange market

Nepal will sell its surplus electricity to India at a competitive rate after New Delhi allowed the neighbouring country to trade its power in the Indian power exchange market, according to media reports on Wednesday. The Energy Exchange under India's Power Ministry on Monday granted permission to Nepal after persistent lobbying from Kathmandu, as Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is now in a position to sell its surplus energy, according to a report in The Kathmandu Post. In the first phase, 39MW power, including 24MW produced by NEA-owned Trishuli hydropower and 15MW Devighat power house, has been permitted for trading in Indian Energy Exchange. Both projects were developed with India's assistance. Following the Indian approval for Nepal to export its electricity, power trade between the two countries has entered a new phase, the report cited Nepal's ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation as saying. Gokarna Raj Pantha, joint spokesperson for the ministry, told the Post

IEX clocks 58 pc growth in electricity trade volume at 25.9 BU in Q2

The Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) has recorded a 58 per cent growth on a year-on-year basis

India's power consumption up 3% at 57.22 billion units in Oct 1-15

India's power consumption grew 3.35 per cent in the first half of October to 57.22 billion units (BU), showing recovery amid coal shortage at electricity generation plants

China relaxes coal mine safety norms on deepening energy crisis

A shortage of coal heading into winter has sent prices in China and around the world surging to record levels

Coal supply debate heats up ahead of festival season power demand

Since September 1, the number of power plants with less than eight days of coal has increased to 104, from 79

Explained: Why China is facing a power crunch and what it means

A power crunch across China has rippled from factory floors to homes, crimping growth forecasts for the world's second-largest economy

Towards a new compact

Without a collaborative arrangement between the Centre and the states, fresh reforms in many areas would become more contentious

Power sector workers postpone one-day strike planned for Tuesday

The All India Power Engineers Federation on Monday said the electricity sector workers have postponed its plan to go on a one-day strike on Tuesday

Loose connection

The latest power distribution scheme reflects old structural flaws

Order & stability in power supply

India's markets in electricity are roiled by low and unstable prices

Delhi's peak power demand soars to 6,185 MW, highest so far this summer

Amid sultry weather and easing of the Covid lockdown, Delhi's peak power demand soared to 6,185 MW on Wednesday, the highest so far this summer, discom officials said.

Power consumption grows 8.2% in May amid slow recovery in demand

Power consumption in the country witnessed an 8.2 per cent year-on-year growth in May at 110.47 billion units (BU), indicating slow recovery in commercial and industrial demand of electricity, according to power ministry data. The slower pace of recovery in industrial demand of electricity in May can be attributed to local lockdown restrictions imposed by states to curb the spread of coronavirus amid the second wave of the pandemic, experts believe. Moreover, the two cyclones that hit the east and west coast of the country in May resulted in power outages and lesser consumption due to rains in different areas of the country during peak summer season, they said. They are hopeful that the commercial and industrial power consumption as well as demand would rise in coming days with many states easing local lockdown restrictions imposed to curb the second wave of coronavirus after the number of daily new positive cases of COVID-19 has started declining. The power consumption in the ent

Coronavirus impact: India's May electricity use down 10.4% from April

Electricity use in India generally peaks in May, as more people turn to air-conditioning amid sweltering temperatures at the height of the summer season and industrial activity rises

Recovery tracker: Signs of increased activity as Covid-19 cases decline

Some indicators have begun to reverse earlier decline

India's electricity use falls 6.2% in May due to Covid-19 lockdowns

Total daily average electricity supply to states fell to 3,666 billion units during the first sixteen days of May, compared with 3,910 billion units during the second half of April

Energy, technology and other saviours

The more-than-doubling of installed capacity since 2010 has helped reduce shortages. The peak deficit in March 2021 was at 0.5 per cent

India's less industrialised states lead electricity demand recovery

Power use in less industrialised states such as Bihar, Chhattisgarh, UP and Punjab, grew at over 10% each compared with the previous year, both for the quarter and the six months ending on March 31

Making power consumer a king

The Indian power consumer, in addition to being given the choice of buying green electricity only, might also get to choose the supplier soon.

Private power generating companies seek sops on electricity export

Citing strategic advantage over China, the gencos have asked the Centre to consider influence over neighbouring countries through energy exchange