A Loan Agreement for part funding of USD 240 million from the World Bank (IBRD) and USD 160 Million from AIIB (60:40 ratio) for “24X7 Power for All in Andhra Pradesh Project” was signed...
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has passed a resolution expressing gratitude to Chief Ministers of States and others for their cooperation in the introduction of GST. “GST is...
New Delhi: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle effected today, as many as 17 bureaucrats were assigned new secretary-level portfolios at various ministries. New and Renewable Power secretary Rajeev Kapoor has been moved to Department...
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated POWERGRID’s 400 Kilo Volt(kV) Lucknow – Kanpur Direct Current (D/C) Transmission Line with associated bays to the Nation in Lucknow today. Constructed as a part of “Northern...
RfS no.:-GUVNL/Competitive/ 500 MW/ Wind dated 15.06.2017 To carry out the Renewable Power Purchase Obligation (RPPO) and to meet the future requirements of DISCOMs, Gujrat Urja Vikash Nigam Limited (GUVNL) destine to find Wind...
Adoption of ECBC could lead to 30%-50% energy savings by commercial buildings Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy and Mines launched the Energy Conservation Building Code...
Constant efforts are made by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the government to fight bad debts of banks. Continuing these efforts, RBI has introduced “Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets” (S4A)...
State-run Power Finance Corp (PFC) is likely to launch its maiden 54 EC capital gain bonds issue early next month and is expecting to raise up to Rs 18,000 crore through issuance of the...
Highlights of CERC RE Tariff Order 2017-18 & Levellised Tariff Comparison of Small Hydro Plants with previous years The Time Line: Levellised Tariff Comparison of Small Hydro Plants with previous years:
National Conference on Power Transmission & Distribution PHD CHAMBER, Delhi 12th July, 2017 at 9:30 a.m. India’s transmission and distribution infrastructure up-gradation will require a huge investment—over USD 350 billion by 2022, therefore enormous...
Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush Goyal, addressed the media on achievements of Ministries under his charge in the last three years, here today....
In the global scenario, competitive bidding as a mechanism for allocating renewable energy capacity is increasingly being implemented with varying degrees of success. In the recent context, maximum countries like China, Brazil, India, Morocco,...
Government of India, through the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) under the Ministry of Power, would be retrofitting 10 lakh conventional street lights with LED lights in Gram Panchayats of 7 districts in Andhra...
Just like in the banking sector, the government is looking at consolidation in the infrastructure financing space. The government is exploring the possibilities of consolidation by merging companies like India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL), Power...
The cabinet approved a plan on Wednesday to publicly list state-owned Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) to fund its ambitious renewable energy development programmes. India, one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters,...
The GST rate of 5% is finalised on solar PV cells & modules as per the notification dated June 3, 2017, which thus clears the ambiguity surrounding the applicable rate. This, in turn, is...