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Recent coal crisis opens doors for govts to micro-manage the market

Union power ministry in August decided to limit the stock holding to 15 days, which implied it wanted power plants to stock the bare minimum of what CEA advises

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

No power outage in Delhi, energy demand drops to 4,160MW on Thu: Ministry

There was no power outage in Delhi on Thursday and peak energy demand further declined to 4,160 MW from 4,382 MW on Wednesday, the Union Power Ministry said on Friday

Power ministry says no outage due to power shortage in Delhi

Union power ministry on Wednesday said there was no outage due to power shortage in the national capital amid concerns over coal supplies to power generation units

Power Ministry asks thermal units to import coal for minimum 10% blending

The power ministry said the revival of the economy had led to an increase in demand and consumption of electricity

Power Min asks states to utilise unallocated power from central plants

The Power Ministry asked states to utilise unallocated power of the central generating stations to meet the requirements of their own consumers amid the ongoing coal shortage crisis

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Power ministry mandates energy accounting for discoms to curb power losses

Energy accounting reports will provide detailed information about electricity consumption by various categories of consumers and the transmission and distribution losses in various areas.

Centre invokes TPAs as gencos eye Rs 96.8K-cr from defaulting states

The power ministry recovered Rs 714 crore from Jharkhand last month

PowerMin tells Bengal CM not to oppose people-friendly Electricity Bill

Sources say R K Singh also alleged that Mamata is protecting the rights of a private power discom operating in Kolkata

India's power consumption up 5.45% at 27.41 bn units in first week of Sept

India's power consumption grew 5.45 per cent in the first week of September to 27.41 billion units, showing consistent recovery after easing of lockdown by states, according to power ministry data

Sought approval for setting green hydrogen purchase obligation: R K Singh

A proposal for setting targets for purchase of green hydrogen by refineries and fertiliser plants has been sent to the Cabinet for approval, Power and Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh said.

Power ministry seeks to take away sub-transmission from discoms

Centre looking to overhaul power transmission system in states

Power Ministry revises SHAKTI coal auction to improve Coal supply

Move aimed at making more coal available to power plants that do not have PPA; ministry plans three separate windows for auction

India's power consumption up 18.6% to 129.51 billion units in August

India's power consumption grew 18.6% in August to 129.51 billion units and remained higher than the pre-Covid level due to improved economic activities amid the easing of lockdown curbs by states

Regulation of Coal supply to power plants to free up 177,000 tonnes

Regulation of coal supply to power plants that have more than 15 days of fuel stock will free up around 177,000 tonnes of coal from 26 stations, said the power ministry

Regulatory compliance mechanism for power utilities on the anvil

The Centre believes the move would help state commissions adopt best practices; it would also speed up implementation of reforms and regulatory policies

Power ministry issues timelines for installing smart electricity meters

The Ministry of Power on Thursday provided timelines for replacing existing electricity meters with smart meters with pre-payment feature in government offices, commercial establishments and industrial units, among others. According to a notification issued by the ministry on Thursday, all consumers (other than agricultural users) in areas with communication network shall be supplied electricity with smart meters working in pre-payment mode. All union territories, electrical divisions having more than 50 per cent consumers in urban areas with AT&C (aggregate technical and commercial) losses more than 15 per cent in 2019-20, other electrical divisions with AT&C losses more than 25 per cent in FY20, all government offices at block level and above, and all industrial and commercial consumers shall be metered with smart meters by December 2023. However, it provided that the State Electricity Regulatory Commissions may extend the period of implementation, after giving reasons, ...

Discoms' projected Rs 90,000 cr loss 'grossly inflated': Power ministry

ICRA in March in an analysis had indicated that discom losses will increase to Rs 90,000 crore in FY21, under a particular scenario

Power ministry circulates draft rules on clean energy, seeks comments

The Ministry of Power on Monday sais it has circulated the draft rules on renewable energy for seeking comments from stakeholders. The ministry has circulated the "Draft Electricity (promoting renewable energy through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2021," an official statement said. The ministry has sought comments within 30 days. These rules are proposed for purchase and consumption of green energy including the energy from waste-to-energy plants. The draft rules will provide in detail for Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO); Green energy open access; nodal agencies; Procedure for grant of green energy open access; banking; and cross subsidy surcharge. These draft rules with regard to tariff propose that "the tariff for the green energy shall be determined by the Appropriate Commission, which may comprise of the average pooled power purchase cost of the renewable energy, cross-subsidy charges (if any) and service charges covering all prudent cost of the distribution licensee fo