Power

The installed power generation capacity in India has risen to 344 GigaWatts, narrowing the energy deficit to one per cent in 2018 from 4% in 2014.

Azure Power (NYSE: AZRE) said its portfolio has surpassed 3-Gigawatt of green energy, reinforcing the company’s position as a leading independent solar power producer in India.

Solar plant to be commissioned 2020   Azre Power   Azure Power (NYSE: AZRE) has won a 600 megawatt (MW) solar power project through an auction conducted by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), the largest solar auction in the...

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has entered into a Technology Collaboration Agreement (TCA) with South Korea’s NANO Co Ltd for design and manufacture of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Catalysts for De-NOx application in Coal fired power plants, to be commissioned...

BHEL has bagged two major orders

66 months for implementing Pakal Dul PM Modi inaugurates projects. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Rs.5,882 crore Kishanganga Hydroelectric plant and laid the Foundation Stone of the Pakal Dul Power Project in Jammu & Kashmir on 19 May...

Biofuels policy based on ethanol approved   The Union Cabinet has approved National Policy on Biofuels 2018 with likely funding schemes for bio refineries and setting up of supply chain mechanism. The policy promotes use of ethanol produced from agricultural...

Task force works on coal cost control A task force has worked out mechanism to reduce landed price of coal, leading to savings in cost of power generated and reduce transportation cost. The Inter-Ministerial Task Force (IMTF) said savings achieved...

Takeover to ensure efficiency and lower tariff   NTPC Limited is taking over Bihar's three power generation facilities to help improve the performance of Power Sector in state. NTPC is taking over Barauni Thermal Power Station (720 MW), Bihar State...

Order covers design, engineering and manufacturing BHEL has secured a Rs.536 crore order to execute a 900 MW Arun-3 Hydroelectric Project from SJVN Arun-3 Power Development Company (SAPDC), the largest hydropower project in Nepal. Located in the Sankhuwasabha district, the...