Page 9 - Power

States pull the plug on mega power equipment tender

Centre's plan to procure electrical equipment under its two flagship schemes has been met with resistance from states

Bankers list hurdles in financing power projects

Cite low PLF, no long-term PPAs, delays in land acquisition and green nod as key hurdles

40% of wind power capacity under cloud

Leading wind power producers are facing problems over payments and demand that affect close to 11,000 Mw, or 40 per cent of the wind power generating capacity in the country

Five eastern states to have more coordination for electricity

Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand and Sikkim decided to form a committee for more effective coordination in power sector

Power-surplus Gujarat seeks second UMPP

Despite lower-than-expected power demand from industry, Gujarat bets on growth

Power minister estimates 1.1% energy surplus in FY17

Of the 1,178 BUs, 999 BUs will be generated through thermal, 134 BUs from hydro, 40 BUs from nuclear and 5 BUs from Bhutan Import

Eastern region to face 10% power deficit: CEA

Nationwide power requirement pegged at 12,14,642 mn units in FY17 against 12,27,895 available mn units

Reverse e-bid may lower bilateral power prices: Ind-Ra

Procurers had option of either requisitioning round-the-clock or power under different time slots in the auctions

Regulators launch study to simplify power tariffs

Industry experts bat for open access, cut in cross-subsidy

States shifting gears to catch up with new green power regime

Financing and evacuation in place now, says government

Can Rajasthan show the way on power reforms?

The state desperately needs to cut transmission losses and raise tariffs to meet targets under the Centre's UDAY scheme

Vandana Gombar: The home, the plant and the car

Should you store solar power at home, at the power plant or in your electric car battery? How big can the vehicle-to-grid market be?

State, private power players to set up joint platform

To take up issues with central & state govts, and regulators

Power engineers body for putting electricity amendment Bill on hold

The federation has already submitted memorandum of objections on Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2014

Power transmission fails to attract investment

Shortfall in projects offered against government's commitment

Govt does its math to fast-track rural electrification

Odisha, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand and Assam are home to most un-electrified villages

Power campaign for panchayat bodies

The government is planning a campaign to "empower and educate" panchayati raj institutions. To be called 'Gramodayay Se Bharatodaya' (From rural development to India's development), it will involve the ministries of rural development, agriculture and social justice & empowerment. The formal launch is on Tuesday and the programme will begin on April 9, to culminate with 'National Panchayati Raj Day' on April 24. The final event will be in Ranchi, Jharkhand.The Centre would spread word on various pro-poor initiatives it had taken in recent years among panchayats. There will also be attempts to link various rural and social development programmes.Officials said the campaign will be spread across the 285,000 gram panchayats. In the 2016-17 Union Budget, the finance minister said Rs 2.87 lakh crore was given as grants to gram panchayats and municipalities, in line with the 14th Finance Commission report. "This is a quantum jump of 228 per cent compared to the previous five-year period.

Dabhol, GMR, GVK, Lanco secure gas under PSDF scheme

The bidders bid for gas at negative subsidy or premium of up to three paise which will result in earning of Rs 18 crore to the government

Transmission and distribution bright spot

Even as prospects for power generation remain weak, T&D segment offers hope for investors

India Power Corp eyes further acquisitions to step up generation business

Eyes 3-4 stressed thermal plants in the near future to scale up power generation to more than 2,000 MW