Page 47 - Power Sector

Underpowered reforms

Populistic pricing is holding back power sector's recovery

The challenge of surplus power

Options with significant potential for creating demand do exist beyond traditional paradigm

Payment delays, lower tariffs hurt renewable energy sector: Mercom study

Payment delays by power distribution companies (Discoms) is posing a major challenge to the growth of renewable energy sector as it chokes the project liquidity and further financing of the projects. While in some states the delay has been upto four months, the the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) was not buying power from wind power generators for the past three years, resulting in heavy losses, said a report.Many developers completely rely on capital market transactions and delay in payment by the discoms put their potential of issuing bonds in jeopardy. If there is any type of default on these capital market instruments or if a security or credit enhancement is invoked it has an adverse impact on the efforts made to deepen the infrastructure bond markets, remarks a developer.According to a report by Mercom Capital Group, the delay in payments continue to pose a challenge for the growing renewable energy sector in the country s it tries to achieve .

Nitish's Bihar acts bold while Adityanath's UP inches towards populism

Bihar announces steep hike in power rates; UP offers free power

Power woes: Tight tariff structure leaves little room for efficiency gains

NTPC has given in-principle clearance to replace around 11,000 MW old thermal power plants

Amit Sinha & Parijat Jain: Try short-term power trading

Optimising the procurement of power from short-term markets will help India's ailing discoms

Power producers turn to group captive model in tough times

Around 40,726 MW of power capacity in India was operating on the captive model

China power firm seeks to enter power transmission sector

Chinese powers companies have been active in the India power sector space at the EPC level

Private investment dips in conventional power

Renewable & energy efficiency catch investors' fancy but no big ticket investment in 2.5 years

India does not need more coal-based capacity addition till 2022: Central Electricity Authority

Reduced demand projection is based on the past record of slow industrial growth, say Officials

Overall power deficit at 0.7% in Apr-Oct, says Piyush Goyal

Government has planned to make the country energy surplus with generating target of 1,178 billion units

Power sector takes a holy dip in PM's Varanasi

City being made model for power reforms; PSUs under Piyush Goyal's ministry use CSR funds for welfare

Power sector's debt woes may continue for 18 months

The country's narrowing power deficit and increased coal production may not be indicators of the end of stress in the industry

Lower demand may pull down power sector growth

The growth of the power sector during the July-September quarter might be muted due to poor demand from distribution companies

Power sector growth in Q2 to be muted due to lower demand

Demand for discoms is likely to be pushed back further with Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana scheme likely facing implementation delays

We don't need legislative changes for reforms: Goyal

Provisions for states to sell unused power in spot market

Are we staring at a power crisis?

Massive cross-subsidisation charges have forced industrial units to either shut down or move to other states

AIPEF warns against 'over dependence' on private sector for energy

The federation has demanded in order to provide affordable power to all, the govt must adopt a 'balanced approach'

Power-for-all dream faces up to reality

On paper, only 8,000 villages remain to be electrified in the country, but the situation on the ground shows euphoria over numbers is misplaced

UP power bids see rates shoot up to Rs 5.5 a unit

Power sector majors bid for 6,652 MW