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Solar power scheme: Kerala State Electricity Board gets 15,000 applications

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 17, 2018

KSEB – the state power utility – has received over 15,000 applications from individuals, organizations and government departments to set up grid connected rooftop solar power units. ...

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Rajkot railway division saves big on power bills

By : Sustainability ..., Dec 17, 2018

The Rajkot division of Western Railway (WR) has received five awards for saving on electricity bills by switching to solar power.

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Power demand revival drives 19% volumes growth at Indian Energy Exchange

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 23, 2018

A revival in power demand spurred volumes growth in electricity trading at Indian Energy Exchange (IEX). The exchange's electricity trade volume rose 19 per cent during April-September, aided by...

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Trigeneration technology: Maharashtra signs pacts with EESL for 7 MW projects

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 23, 2018

The Maharashtra government today signed pacts with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) to implement gas-based trigeneration projects in selective facilities including government-owned...

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World Bank to lend $310 mn to boost Jharkhand's power transmission infra

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 21, 2018

The Centre and the Jharkhand government on Tuesday signed a pact with the World Bank under which the multilateral agency will advance a loan of $310 million to boost the state's power system,...

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Companies stay away from solar tender linked to manufacturing

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 20, 2018

A 10 GW solar tender that required power generators to set up equipment manufacturing facility received lukewarm response despite the government raising the ceiling tariff, sparking speculations...

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On Diwali eve, Ranchi becomes Jharkhand's 4th district to get 100% power connectivity

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 8, 2018

All households in Ranchi district now have access to power supply, chief minister Raghubar Das announced on Tuesday. And by 2019, the CM promised, these households will have 24-hour power supply...

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SBI moves SC, seeks amendment in pacts between power cos, discoms

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 25, 2018

SBI has moved the Supreme Court seeking implementation of a high power panel's recommendation to amend the PPAs between various discoms and three Gujarat-based electricity producers who were...

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Himachal's mega hydro project re-allotted

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 24, 2018

After over a decade of flip-flops and litigation, a multi-million dollar hydropower project was re-allotted on Monday by the Himachal Pradesh government to state-run Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd...

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REC to tap US investors with $1-billion bond offering

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 23, 2018

REC, one of the largest lenders to the power sector, is planning to raise $1 billion through a bond sale to US-based investors, a first for the state-run company that has so far tapped investors...

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