Distribution companies launch power-saving measures to meet electricity demand (TNN)Delhi witnesses an annual growth of 15 per cent-20 per cent in power demand in summers and last year it peaked at close to 6,000 MW.
Government rescues Athena hydel project in Sikkim (TNN)Sikkim will raise its stake in the project from 26% to 51% by buying out the Athena group and PTC, which formed the SPV.
Neyveli Lignite Corporation aims 12,221 MW capacity by end of 13th five year plan (PTI)The corporation expects to achieve a lignite mining capacity of 49 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) by that year
India sees lowest plant load factor in 15 years; power capacities operating at 65% (ET)India now has an installed power capacity of 158,000 MW with 30,000 MW more in the pipeline.
Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission may hike power tariff by 20 per cent over delayed power purchase charges (TNN)While Tata Power Delhi has sought upto 4 per cent in their petitions, the BSES discoms, Rajdhani and Yamuna, cited a higher PPAC demand of 17 per cent-20 per cent
States keep off cheap power as users bleed (TNN)The price falling to Rs 2.56 per unit from Rs 2.82 during this period as daily trade volume rose to 94 MU (million units) -or roughly 3,500MW -in May , up from 74 MU in March.
Power deficit restricted to all-time low of 3.6% in one year: Government (ET)The government said power generation growth was the highest in 20 years at 8.4%, coal production growth was the highest in 23 years at 8.3%, while solar capacity increased by 42%.
Two turbines in 800 MW Kol Dam project stop functioning (PTI)In order to produce electricity, four turbines, each of 200 MW, have been installed in the powerhouse.
Hyderabad court orders attachment of discom assets (ET)The order came on a suit filed by Equipment Conductor & Cable Ltd, which said that the power transmission utility did not clear Rs 1.55 crore of dues
NTPC initiates due diligence of DVC's Ragunathpur thermal plant (ET)DVC had built the units at a debt equity ratio of 70:30 and has been gradually moving towards a debt burden
Delhi High Court postpones hearing on power plant cost capping case (ET)The fixed cost will be indicated in advance to all bidders before the distribution companies invite bids for power supply.
Alstom-Bharat Forge JV commissions power equipment unit in Gujarat (ET)The manufacturing unit, can manufacture 4,000 mw of equipment every year.
Crompton Greaves bags order for smart grid solutions in Portugal (ET)Crompton Greaves has bagged an order in Portugal to supply data concentrator units, a system used in smart grids
BHEL adds 736 MW hydroelectric capacity in 2014-15 (PTI)BHEL also bagged orders for two major hydro projects aggregating 564 MW in 2014-15 and has so far commissioned some 400 hydro generating sets in the country
One- hour power cut in Bhubaneswar, Khurda, Nimapada, Puri from today as CESU announces load shedding (PTI)There would be phase- wise load shedding for 30 minutes each for one hour
CESC to pump in Rs 2,000 crore to strengthen distribution (ET)Company has already invested Rs 3,000 crore in improving our distribution network in the past few years, and would want to invest another Rs 2,000 crore in improving the network
Tata Power reports 2014-15 standalone generation capacity at 11,974 million units (PTI)The company's hydro power stations generated 1,443 MUs, wind farms generated 635 MUs, and solar plants recorded a generation of 4 MU.
Two more power units with capacity of 1,000 MW to be added to Tarapur Atomic Plant (PTI)In 2005, two more plants based on Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor were commissioned with the capacity of 540 MW each.
Supreme Court upholds Rajasthan High Court on RPO decision
Supreme Court has upheld the decision of the Rajasthan High Court to make Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) mandatory for captive and open access consumers.
A number of obligated entities from Rajasthan had challenged the RPO regulations issued by the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) and had, so far, failed to comply with these regulations.
Coal-based power generation has a majority share in the country’s power generation which generates greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, the RPO regulations issued by RERC are completely justified, the Supreme Court noted.
The Supreme Court further noted that ‘the RE obligation imposed upon captive power plants and open consumers through impugned Regulation cannot in any manner be said to be restrictive or violative of the fundamental rights’ of the petitioners i.e. the open access and captive power users.
Forecasted High Temperatures for Major Cities (01-15 June 2015)
RPO targets for captive & OA consumers with total capacity of 10 MW and above
YearNon-solar
(%)Solar (%) Total (%)
FY2014-15 7.50 1.50 9.00
FY2015-16 8.20 2.00 10.20
FY2016-17 8.90 2.50 11.40
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