Industry experts said that the unseasonal rains have affected the demand and brought down temperatures during summer, resulting in fewer use of cooling appliances like air conditioners which guzzle power
The government had set a target of having 175 GW of renewable energy capacity including 100 GW solar, 60 GW wind energy, 10 GW of bio-power and 5 GW from small hydro power projects by 2022
The data showed that the deficit was 2,752 million units (units) in April this year which came down to 124 MU in October 2022
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has accorded approval to the Upper Sileru Pumped Storage Project of 1,350 MW being developed at Sileru, Alluri Sitharama Raju district of Andhra Pradesh by APGENCO in a record time of...
Power Minister R K Singh presided over a meeting to review the preparation to meet the high electricity demand expected in April next year
India’s big renewable energy push will require a million acres and over US$ 240 billion by 2030
The ministry also released draft guidelines on pumped storage projects (PSPs) to seek comments from states and state-run companies as well as private firms within a fortnight till March 2, 2023
The CEA has put up the 'Draft National Electricity Plan (Vol-I Generation)' for feedback of stakeholders on September 8, 2022
Non-pithead thermal power plants are situated at a distance from coal mines and stocks at these plants assume significance.