The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to raise Rs 10,000 crore through Bharatmala Taxable Bonds in the ongoing financial year, Parliament was informed on Thursday. The government has approved raising of Rs 62,000 crore by NHAI in 2018-19. “A draft self prospectus (DSP)/offer document has been filed with the stock exchanges and SEBI […]
Month: January 2019
BSES Delhi discoms ink pact with SECI for 200MW wind power
BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited(BYPL) on Thursday said they have signed agreements with Solar Energy Corporation of India to procure 200 MW of wind-power. The 100-MW each power is expected to be available to the two Delhi discoms from FY 2020-21 for a period of 25 years at a tariff […]
CEL Issues EPC Tender for 11 MW of Solar Projects in Maharashtra
Central Electronics Limited (CEL), a public-sector enterprise, has tendered 11 MW of grid-connected solar projects to be developed at various locations across Maharashtra. The bid-submission deadline is January 14, 2019. The minimum project size will be 400 kW to 500 kW at a single location. The CEL will supply 300-Watt solar PV modules for the […]
Editorial- January 2019
The Supreme Court has given its ruling in the case of three Power Stress projects of Tata, Adani and Essar established in the state of Gujarat. The ruling comes after hearing all parties and after a six-year long legal process. The ruling was made on the joint application made to the Supreme Court by the […]
Power Stress
The Supreme Court has given its ruling in the case of three big power projects – Tata, Adani and Essar – in the state of Gujarat. The projects have seen a six-year long legal tussle.
Air travel becomes costlier
On Nov 19, 2018, Airport Economic Regulatory of Authority of India (AERA) has increased the Passenger Service Fee (PSF) – Facilitation to Rs 77 per traveler from Rs 10 for flying from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport on domestic route. In addition, PSF-Security is being charged at Rs 130 from per embarking passenger.
CIL
Coal India’s coal production increased by 8.8 per cent to 358.33 million tonnes (MT) in the Apr-Nov period of the current financial year. It was at 329.29 MT in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. Coal offtake has increased by 6.5 per cent in the period under reference. It is 391.82 MT compared to […]
Power Stress – Panel submits report
On Nov 12, 2018, an empowered committee headed by cabinet secretary PK Sinha suggested policy measures to revive stressed power plants with improved coal availability, for plants selling electricity in the spot market and forceful measures to ensure timely payments from state utilities with the help of banks.
Coal – Supply, Demand & Cost
The month-on-month energy demand suddenly shot-up by 11.50 per cent in Oct 2018 compared to Oct 2017. The month wise growth for the period between Apr and Oct 2018 is shown in. Total growth of energy demand in 2017-18 was 5.35 per cent, and the shares of renewable energy was 7.78 per cent.
LPG under PMUY
As on Nov 30, 2018, Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have released more than 5.85 crore LPG connections under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY). In the last one year, the number of refills have jumped to 9.40 crore in FY 2017-18, from 3.86 crore in FY 2016-17. However, the ratio of ‘refills to the connections released’ […]
Oil & Gas
Prices of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF), petrol and diesel have been made market-determined by the Government with effect from Apr 1, 2001, Jun 26, 2010 and Oct 19, 2014 respectively. Since then, the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are free to take decision on pricing of these products in line with international product prices […]
PFC merger with REC
On Dec 6, 2018, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) gave an in-principle approval to the strategic sale of the centre’s 52.63 per cent holding in REC to PFC, along with transfer of management control. The government has a total 58.3 per cent stake in REC, the remainder of which is part of Bharat […]