There is only a marginal demand-supply gap of 0.7 per cent in terms of energy and 2.0 per cent in terms of peak demand shortage in the country during the current financial year (up to Jan 2018). However, the situation in two states – Jammu & Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh – is not good. In […]
Defying the intent of the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) aimed at improving the financial health of debt-laden electricity Dis. companies (discoms), the aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses of these entities have shot up over the past year after a gradual drop achieved since FY15.
Centre’s Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya) scheme has so far attracted 22 states. As on 28.02.2018, it has released Rs 466.86 crore to five states as adhoc advance under the scheme. The scheme aims to achieve universal household electrification by providing last mile connectivity and electricity connections to all households in rural […]
NTPC Ltd intends to be a 130 GW company with diversified fuel mix and 600 Billion Units (BUs) of generation by 2032. The projected capacity mix in 2032 is shown in table-1. It already has 21 GW projects under construction out of which only 0.8 GW is Hydro
On 07.03.2018, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a total fine of Rs 54.36 crore on Jet Airways, InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo) and SpiceJet for unfair business practices with respect to fixing fuel surcharge on cargo transport.
State-run fuel retailers have decided to defer recovery of installments on loan given to poor households for buying stove and the first cooking gas cylinder, or both, at the time of getting free LPG connection under the centre’s ‘Ujjwala’ scheme.
IOCL, BPCL and HPCL have formed a joint venture company – Ratnagiri Refinery Petrochemicals Ltd (RRPL) – for setting up of a 60 MMTPA grass root refinery cum Petrochemical Complex in Maharashtra at an estimated cost of Rs 3.5 lakh crore.
On 23.02.2018 Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (TAPI) ceremonially broke ground on the Afghan section of an ambitious, multi-billion dollar gas pipeline, expected to help ease energy deficits in South Asia.
The government, through Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), is implementing the Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme under which, OMCs sell ethanol blended petrol (EBP) of upto 10 per cent. Since its inception, the scope of EBP Programme has been progressively widened to 21 States and 4 Union Territories.
In a big reform in the coal sector, the cabinet on Feb 20, 2018 allowed private players to commercially mine coal and sell it in the market without any restrictions on price and end-use. They can sell within India and/or export it. With this, the government aims to cut imports, create local jobs, bring efficiency, […]
