Category: Power

Under attack of the opposition for handing over Bathinda thermal plant land to PUDA for redevelopment and sale, Punjab Government on Tuesday made it clear that the shutting down of the “loss-making” and “smoke-spewing” plant would pave way for the creation of the State’s “largest industrial park”. The state Finance Minister and Bathinda Urban MLA […]

The Adani Power Limited (APL), the country’s largest private sector power producer, on Tuesday signed a definitive agreement to acquire 49% of the stakes in the Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) from the affiliates of The AES Corporation (AES), a US-based global energy company. The State Government holds the balance 51% stake. The OPGC operates […]

The board of Adani Power on Monday approved the delisting of its shares from the exchanges at the floor price of Rs 33.82. On Monday, its shares on the BSE closed at Rs 38.20, higher by 0.53% from its previous close.Last month, Adani Power had said that it received a letter from Adani Properties, a […]

Peak power demand in the national Capital soared to the season’s highest of 6,214 MW on Friday till 3: 27 pm. A senior BSES official said that continuing with its rising trajectory, power demand clocked 6193 MW on Thursday night at 10:43 pm and piping the season’s previous high of 5985 MW recorded a day […]

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday asked Indian companies to boost their electric vehicle technology and find alternatives to lithium-ion batteries to make India the largest manufacturing hub in the world for electric vehicles. He said the world is now no more interested in doing business with China. “I am confident that in five years […]

Delhi’s peak power demand clocked 5,985 MW on Wednesday night that is the highest in the season till now. A senior BSES official said that because of the weather, Delhi’s peak power demand had been a bit muted since the last few days but it has been steadily increasing for the past few days. On […]

Delhi’s peak power demand touched 5,534 MW on Thursday night amid a sweltering summer, the highest so far in the season. A senior BSES official said that the season’s previous high was 5,464 MW recorded on May 26. Delhi’s peak power demand had been a bit muted for the last few days due to weather […]

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday ordered a high-level inquiry into the circumstances that led to a blowout at a gas well of Oil India Limited (OIL) in Tinsukia district and a subsequent fire that killed two persons. The probe will be conducted by Additional Chief Secretary Maninder Singh and the report will be […]

Government-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC), India’s leading NBFC, signed an MoA with Shri Kedarnath Utthan Charitable Trust, Govt. Of Uttarakhand (SKUCT) for the reconstruction and restoration of Kedarnath town and its surrounding areas. Under the MoA, PFC will provide financial assistance of Rs 25,96,50,498 (Rupees Twenty Five Crore Ninety-Six Lakhs Fifty Thousand Four Hundred and […]

Taking a serious view of the “mindless looting” of traders, businessmen, and small and big time industrialists through fixed electricity bills amid curfew or lockdown by the Punjab Power Department, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday demanded immediate relief for them. The party maintained that in case the Capt Amarinder Singh Government continued its […]

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has successfully commissioned one 270 MW thermal unit at the 4×270 MW Bhadradri Thermal Power Project in Telangana. Located at Manuguru in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana, the project was awarded to BHEL by Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO). Notably, this is the first unit to be commissioned […]

The Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has won the first of its kind manufacturing linked solar agreement from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). As a part of the award, the AGEL will develop 8 GW of solar projects along with a commitment that will see Adani Solar establish 2 GW of additional solar […]