India Adds 2.8 GW Of New Renewable Power In June: CEA Report Updated On Fri, Jul 14th, 2023 by Saurenergy The latest report by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) said that India added a total of 2,873 Megawatt (MW) of new renewable energy capacities in the month of June, this year. This is against the addition of 1076 MW of renewable power capacities added to the energy mix in May this year. These additions were […] Read more
CEA Revises Methodology To Calculate AT&C Losses Updated On Thu, Jul 13th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Agency (CEA) has issued a notification seeking a revision in the methodology adopted for calculating Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) Losses. Earlier, The central authority issued its guidelines on calculation methodology for the computation of AT&C losses on June 2, 2017. The addendum of the methodology specified that the collection efficiency of subsidy received and realization […] Read more
Satyajit Ganguly Joins PXIL as CEO & MD Updated On Wed, Jun 28th, 2023 by Saurenergy Satyajit Ganguly has joined Power Exchange India Ltd (PXIL) as its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Satyajit’s professional experience spanning 35 years entails working with NTPC, Central Electricity Authority in Western Regional Electricity Board (WREB), Power Grid, Lanco Power Ltd, Vedanta Group, OTPC. Before he joined PXIL, Satyajit was Managing Director with North […] Read more
CEA Issues Norms For Field Efficiency Tests For Pumped Storage Projects Updated On Wed, Jun 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has issued fresh guidelines for the field efficiency tests in hydropower plants and pumped hydro storage projects to bring uniformity in the sector and to avoid disputes. The new norms define the testing agency, its role, and the standards to be used in such testing. “This…is to provide a uniform […] Read more
CEA Notifies National Electricity Plan, Lays Down The Pathway To 2032 Updated On Wed, May 31st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Central Electricity Authority (CEA), after much deliberations over the draft National Electricity Plan (NEP), today notified the latest National Electricity Plan (Volume I-Generation). The NEP represents a detailed plan for 2022-27 and a perspective plan for 2027-32. The report gave a sneak peek at the future of India’s electricity sector. The government document has […] Read more
Clean Energy Share In India To Rise Upto 64% By 2030: CEA Estimates Updated On Fri, May 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy A latest estimation report by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) predicts a strong positive growth of renewable energy in India in the next seven years. The authority recently released its revised second version of its “optimal generation mix 2030” report. The report estimates the power scenario by 2030 in the country. The report estimates that the […] Read more
Ministry Of Power Appoints CEA To Verify Captive Status of ISTS Power Projects Updated On Wed, Apr 12th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Ministry of Power, in its latest notification, has nominated the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) as the competent authority for verifying the status of captive power generating plants involved in inter-state power transmission. The notification said that the ministry earlier had received references on the issue from different stakeholders to decide on the authority to […] Read more
Government Plans For Bids Totaling 250 GW of Green Energy By March 2028 Updated On Mon, Apr 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy A government memo has revealed that India will be issuing tenders for the installation of 250 GW of green energy capacity in the country by March 2028. According to the Government memo, India will be inviting bids from developers for the installation of 15 GW of renewable energy capacity each in the starting two quarters […] Read more
India Adds Just 487 MW of Solar Capacity in February 2023 Updated On Thu, Mar 16th, 2023 by Saurenergy As per the latest figures of installed capacity of renewable energy released by the CEA (Central Electricity Authority), India’s solar capacity rose to a little over 64380 MW as on February 28, 2023. In January 2023, the total solar power capacity stood at a little more than 63893 MW. Thus, over the span of a […] Read more
