India’s total power generation increased marginally by 2 per cent to 99.4 BU (billion units) in November 2021. This overall increase in generation was, however, supported by a 16.4 per cent year-on-year (YoY) jump in the generation from renewable sources and a 16 per cent YoY rise in generation from hydropower sources, said India Rating […]
NLC India, a Navratna company known eerstwhile as Neyveli Lignite, under the ministry of coal, has earmarked over Rs 43,000 crore in various power and mining projects. The new projects will add 3,920 Mw of power, including 1,000 Mw solar power, and 11.50 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of mining capacity to the company. In […]
India’s state-run coal companies are aiming to install 5.56 GW of renewable power capacity by 2030 and take other measures designed to cut CO2 emissions in line with recent pledges made at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, the Ministry of Coal said in a statement. The renewable capacity additions planned by India’s largest […]
In a significant move aimed at gradually reducing thermal power generation, the government has amended norms to allow power producers to bundle renewable energy under existing power purchase agreements. The Ministries of Power, and New and Renewable Energy have revised the relevant norms as part of the larger efforts to have 500 GW of clean […]
Coal India (CIL) despatches hit 364.4 million tonnes in the first seven months of the current fiscal, the highest ever, posting a 19% growth over the corresponding period the last fiscal. During the same period last fiscal, CIL dispatched 305.8 million tonnes. Even as CIL gradually created an average 6 days’ stocks across all the 167 […]
NTPC Limited’s wholly-owned subsidiary, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN), has sought bids to procure solar and round-the-clock solar bundled with thermal power from NTPC’s 735 megawatts (MW) Nokh solar project in Rajasthan and projects developed by other generators. By floating the tender, NTPC intends to encourage the bidder to procure green power or bundled […]
State-owned NLC India Ltd. (NLCIL), earlier known as Neyveli Lignite Ltd., has made a capacity addition of 517.5 MW in 2020-21. This includes 500 MW of lignite-based thermal power and 17.5 MW of solar with battery energy storage system. With this, NLCIL and its subsidiaries’ installed power generating capacity has increased to 6,061.06 MW. During the year, […]
State-owned power giant NTPC Ltd has added 660 MW Unit-2 of Tanda Super Thermal Power Station in Uttar Pradesh to its installed capacity.“Unit-2 of 660 MW capacity of Tanda Super Thermal Power Station, Stage-II (2 x 660 MW) has successfully completed the trial operation and consequently included in the installed capacity of NTPC Group from March 31, […]
The tie-up of funds for the demonstrative thermal power project with Advanced Ultra Super Critical (AUSC) technology is expected to be done by month-end, the Indian parliament was informed this week. The AUSC technology is designed to help power plants burn less coal for electricity production while reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The sponsoring agency […]
State-owned NTPC posted a nearly 16 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 3,876.36 crore for the December quarter, mainly due to higher revenues. Its consolidated net profit was at Rs 3,351.28 crore in the quarter ended on December 31, 2019, according to a BSE filing. Total income rose to Rs 28,387.27 crore […]
