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R K Singh Reviews Draft Plan for Power Distribution Sector

R K Singh has reviewed the first draft prepared by the CEA for the Distribution Perspective Plan for the power sector in India. Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy, R K Singh has reviewed the first draft prepared by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) for the Distribution Perspective Plan for […]

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Renewable Energy to Lead New Capacity Addition in India: CEA Report

India’s green energy addition may constitute over half of India’s capacity addition by 2030 says CEA draft report Solar and wind energy projects may constitute over half of India’s total power capacity of by 2030, according to a draft report by India’s power-planning body, which predicts that the country may surpass its climate goals. The […]

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R K Singh Pushes For Clean Energy in Meeting With Gencos

R K Singh recently held a meeting to address implementation issues regarding thermal power stations to reduce emissions and made a case for clean energy. Re-elected Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister, R K Singh, recently held a meeting to address implementation issues regarding the mechanism for providing flexibility in generation and scheduling of […]

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IRENA Report on Water Use in India’s Power Generation

This study analyses the prospective impact of renewable energy deployment, along with recently mandated changes to power plant cooling systems, on water use in India’s electricity sector. Looking at the expected freshwater intensity of non-hydro power generation under different scenarios, the analysis aims to quantify the impact of India’s energy transition on freshwater use. The […]

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Indian Solar Sector Contracts in 2018-19

The Indian Solar sector saw only 6,529 MW addition during the last financial year while Wind energy Sector too recorded a slump in growth. According to the data supplied by the Central Electricity Authority, 2018-19 saw fresh capacity additions to a paltry 6,529 MW as against 9,010 MW in the previous year. The figures show […]

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Discoms trip up India’s Move to Power-Surplus with Peak Deficit at 0.8% in 2018-19

India missed its target of becoming a power-surplus nation after its peak power deficit stood at 0.8 percent and the overall energy deficit remained 0.6 percent for the financial year 2018-19. In its Load Generation Balancing Report (LGBR) for the fiscal year, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) had pegged overall energy and peak power surpluses at 4.6 percent and […]

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Retrofit Transmission Lines and Wind Turbines to Avoid Bird Collision : MNRE

Transmission agencies and wind energy developers may identify critical power transmission lines and wind energy farms passing through the GIB habitats and accordingly take up risk mitigation measures against bird hits. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an order with compliance to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Changes (MOEF&CC) […]

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Power Distribution Sector Needs Skill Development and Soon!

Distribution companies need to undertake measures like smart metering, smart grid technology, switching to renewable sources of energy, adoption of blockchain in managing distributed energy resources and Artificial Intelligence. All of this calls for upscaling of existing workforce and preparing future power sector professionals to make strong impacts in the power sector. The need of […]

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PGCIL’s Indu Shekhar Jha Takes Oath as Member CERC

Prior to this, Jha was holding the post of Chief Managing Director, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) since 2015. The government has appointed Indu Shekhar Jha, former PGCIL CMD, as the Member of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). Prior to this, Jha was holding the post of Chief Managing Director, Power Grid Corporation […]

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