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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
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Ministry 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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Government plans major change in power purchase norms to help stressed projects
- August 26, 2017
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Category: Ministry of Power - Policy
The government is planning a major change in the power purchase norms to help stressed plants get coal supplies and start generation as the revised sales pact will make it more attractive for distribution companies to buy electricity from them. Norms are likely to be tweaked to remove contractual requirement for the buyer to pay
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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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With UDAY Scheme State DISCOMs cut losses
- August 13, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Ministry of Power - Policy, Miscellaneous, Power Sector
State power distribution companies have sharply reduced commercial losses and interest costs with Uday scheme. The average power generation cost in the country has also come down by 13% to Rs 2.77 per unit in the three-month period ending June from Rs 3.19 per unit during April-June of 2015, a senior power ministry official said.
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UDAY will cover private discoms soon
- August 13, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Ministry of Power - Policy, Miscellaneous, Power Sector
The ministry of power plans to approach the Cabinet to incorporate private power distribution companies (discoms) in the Ujwal Discoms Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme. Total 10 states under UDAY reforms, eight more to join soon. UDAY is the restructuring plan of the NDA government to bailout the financially and operationally beleaguered state-owned power utilities. One
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Solution for water crisis: Air based condenser cooling systems
- May 24, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Miscellaneous, Power Sector, Water Audit
In view of the water scarcity being faced by the power plants in the country, the Power Ministry is preparing a national roadmap for setting up water reprocessing facilities, which could marginally increase power tariff. Power plants, especially those located in the hinterland, use huge volumes of fresh water for various applications. Due to drought
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UDAY program for DISCOMS
- April 6, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Ministry of Power - Policy, Miscellaneous
In order to make India’s future more powerful, it is essential that DISCOM’s mounting losses are tackled efficiently. With severe coal scarcity and mounting debts, merely being the tip of an iceberg. Acting as a ray of hope, governments UDAY (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna). The Union Cabinet chaired by the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra
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Cabinet approves amendments in Power Tariff Policy to ensure 24X7 affordable Power for all
- January 21, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Ministry of Power - Policy, Miscellaneous
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power for amendments in the Tariff Policy. For the first time a holistic view of the power sector has been taken and comprehensive amendments have been made in the Tariff policy 2006. The amendments are also