The discom had submitted a payment plan to the regulator where it stated that it would clear dues worth Rs 1,592 crore against wind-based electricity procured till September 2017 within December 2018.
With gas-based power units of over 14,000 mega watt (MW) — about 60% of the installed capacity — being stranded for want of fuel and customers, a parliamentary standing committee has rapped the petroleum ministry and the
Industry representatives FE spoke to said the 2016 guidelines allowed cross border trade only through the 'term ahead' market and did not allow trading in the more attractive 'day-ahead' market.
The government, in July, imposed a 25% safeguard duty on import of solar cells for a year ending July 29, 2019 from China, Malaysia and other developed countries.
The main reasons why the reallocated blocks are yet to commence production are attributed to delays in receiving forest clearances, mining-safety permissions, land acquisition and ongoing litigation.
After the failure of last two tranches of coal-block auctions, the coal ministry has received “overwhelming” response for the latest invitations for 19 captive mined.
Bankers are hoping to resolve at least four troubled power plants by end-December, even as as the Supreme Court resumes the hearing on stressed power assets on Wednesday.
The state-owned electricity distribution companies’ apathetic approach coupled with the lack of appropriate financing options available in the market are seen to be impeding the uptake of rooftop solar in the country.
In what could be seen as another blow to the country’s plan to increase the share of renewables-based power in its energy basket, solar and wind power developers have once again displayed a muted response to one of the gove
Satyanarayan Goel, CEO, IEX, speaks to FE's Anupam Chatterjee about the changing dynamics of electricity trade in spot power markets with the advent of renewable energy and other disruptions.
As on November 12, six major NTPC power plants, with a combined capacity of 12,480 MW, have fuel stock of ‘zero’ days, data from the Central Electricity Authority show.
Despite a slowing of the pace at which solar power projects are being built owing to tariffs plunging to levels unviable for the developers, the country has crossed a milestone on the renewable energy front.
The north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh best represents this scenario, having a mere 118 MW of installed capacity compared to a potential 50,000 MW.
