Page 44 - Power Sector

Power tariff woes, debt rising despite UDAY: It's not just regulatory fault

The power ministry recently said discoms cannot be blamed for their rising debt and dues

New merit of power supply: Cost reduction for gencos, savings for discoms

To reduce the cost of electricity, the Ministry of Power in 2016 introduced a mechanism and monitoring portal called MERIT

Power sector's outstanding regulatory assets at Rs 76,963 crore

Allows for a huge market for securitized bonds: India Ratings

The five vows

Powering green buildings and zero-emission vehicles must find a place among the priorities of the new government

India's power goals slip out of reach as losses rise to Rs 24,000 crore

The discoms' inability to pass on cost increases remains a key hurdle for revival of the electricity distribution sector

Building power utilities of the future

Battery energy storage systems are poised to emerge as a key tool for facilitating clean and resilient power supplies

CERC asks power generating cos to pay fines for unused transmission lines

This development comes at a time when the thermal power sector is saddled with 40,000 MW of stressed assets

Supreme Court relief aside, power sector loans a lesser drag on banks

Banks have already provided for 25-40% of the total Rs 2-trillion exposure to the power sector; ageing related provisioning could keep credit costs high

India's 'power' conundrum: Deeply connected but not yet electrified

Discoms go back in red, clouding the country's '24x7 power' dream

New power projects, plan for stressed assets not enough, say experts

CCEA had on Thursday approved new power projects worth Rs 31,000 crore

Govt approves projects, revival scheme worth Rs 31,000-cr for power sector

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved two thermal power and two hydro power projects, a hydro power scheme and a revival scheme for stressed assets

Govt proposes incentives worth Rs 88,500 crore to curb power emissions

The power ministry's plans come against the backdrop of a utilities sector under financial stress

Coal and finance the two major challenges facing power sector: R K Singh

Power minister says demand for power will continue to rise; current per capita consumption of 1,200 units is expected to grow 2-3 times to come at par with international consumption

Centre to roll out Rs 16,000-cr power-transmission projects in 2019

Half of these will be for competitive bidding, to connect renewable projects

Nearly 1.5 mn public sector powermen to go on pan-India strike on Jan 8

They are protesting against Electricity (Amendment) Bill, privatisation policies

Serving the tech-savvy power consumers

We have started seeing a fundamental shift in how power is consumed, requiring utilities to become more customer-centric in fulfilling those needs

Transmission and distribution firms expect higher orders from new govts

Hope of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh prioritising power supply

MCL coal dispatches to power sector up 9%, H1 supply hits 75.4 mn tonnes

Despite being crippled by bandhs and other production hurdles, MCL was able to step up coal supplies to all categories of consumers

Industrial demand for power rises, but discoms continue to struggle

Coal supply has to improve to meet the demand

At $86 bn, India lost 4% of GDP from power distortions in 2016: World Bank

Using nightly satellite images from India for 2013, the World Bank study found that areas adjacent to newly electrified villages subsequently experienced worse power outages