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Revised Policy on Biomass Utilization for Power Generation
- December 22, 2022
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Ministry of Power - Policy, Power Sector
No CommentsMinistry of Power issues revised policy on biomass utilisation for power generation through co-firing in coal based power plants.
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More concentration on renewable will affect on thermal projects
- August 26, 2017
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), Power Sector, Renewable Energy
Overemphasis on renewable energy would result in reducing viability of coal-fired thermal power plants in India, adding to the massive non-performing assets (NPAs) of state-run lenders. Rapid changes in technology are promising to help realize the promise of renewable, which is an eminently desirable development. At the same time, these changes need to be seen
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Installed Capacity Touched 13652 MW for Solar
- August 26, 2017
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Power Sector, Renewable Energy
As on 31.07.2017, the cumulative Solar Energy capacity installed, is 13652 MW while the same at the end of 2014-15 was 3743.97 MW. This was stated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy and Mines in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.
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UDAY list is now 26, as Kerala, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh new member of UDAY Scheme
- March 31, 2017
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: DISCOMs, Power Sector
The state governments of Kerala, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh have joined the Union Government’s DISCOM debt relief scheme, Ujjwal DISCOM Assurance Yojna (UDAY). So, twenty six states are now part of the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) Scheme. An overall net benefit of approximately Rs 4,178 crore, Rs 309 crore and Rs 810 crore would
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Thermal power plants’ capacity utilisation to drop to 48% by 2022
- December 20, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Miscellaneous, Power Sector
All coal-based thermal power plants need to brace for a drastic fall in capacity utilisation to as low as 48% by 2022, as additional non-thermal electricity generation capacities come on stream, the Central Electricity Authority has warned. At that level of utilisation, they may lose the ability to run at a technically viable level and
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Revised pollution norms and its impact on Power Pricing
- December 9, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Ministry of Environment and Forests - Policy, Miscellaneous, Power Sector
The MoEF has notified revised emission norms (under the power conferred by section 6 and section 25 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986) for TPPs with the objective of minimizing pollution, especially from coal-based power generation plants. The revised standards seek to reduce the emission of Particulate Matter, Sulphur Dioxide, Oxides of Nitrogen, Mercury and water
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Impact of demonetisation on solar energy
- December 5, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Miscellaneous, Power Sector, Renewable Energy
Solar industry trackers see demonetisation leading to cheaper solar power in medium to long run although project delays have hit developers in short term.
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Power prices to rise, with coal freight hike, green cess
- October 10, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: DISCOMs, Miscellaneous, Power Sector
New rate and cess increases would erode the benefit to power plants from surplus coal availability.
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State utilities to be fined for flouting renewable purchase obligations
- October 10, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Ministry of Power - Policy, Miscellaneous, Power Sector, Renewable Energy
The power ministry may impose stricter penalties on state utilities that refuse to comply with renewable power purchase obligations.
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Madhya Pradesh joins “UDAY” scheme; would derive an overall net benefit of Rs 17,515 crore through “UDAY”
- August 13, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Ministry of Power - Policy, Miscellaneous, Power Sector
The Government of India, the State of Madhya Pradesh and the DISCOMs of Madhya Pradesh (MP Poorva Kshetra Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Ltd., MP Paschim Kshetra Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. and MP Madhya Kshetra Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Ltd.) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the Scheme UDAY – “Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana” today for operational and
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