The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has invited bidders to enlist for inverter-inverter transformer package to develop solar power projects for NTPC. The scope of work includes supply, type testing, supervision of commissioning and testing of the inverter, transformer among others. To be eligible to apply, a bidder should have designed, manufactured, and supplied grid-connected […]
Day: February 26, 2019
KERC mulls setting generic rooftop solar tariff under RESCO Model
The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has published a discussion paper with regards to tariff determination and other norms for rooftop solar energy projects and has invited comments from all stakeholders. The discussion paper notes that the commission has set a levelized tariff of ₹3.56 (~$0.052)/kWh for all rooftop solar PV projects for 25 years […]
Power minister asks states to supply 24×7 power barring agricultural consumers
Power minister R K Singh has asked states to supply 24×7 power to all households barring agricultural consumers starting April this year. The minister said that distribution companies will be exempt from supplying 24×7 electricity to agriculture customers. As per 24×7 agreements signed with the Centre, discoms are obligated to supply round the clock electricity […]
Centre asks power giants to help revive state retailers
The Central government has asked its biggest state power producer and transmission company to form a joint venture that would take over electricity distribution in some areas from financially troubled state retailers, according to people familiar with the plan. The proposed venture between NTPC Ltd. and Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd. would manage challenging […]
Foundation stone laid for development of aviation infrastructure at Bhubaneswar Airport
Union Minister of Tribal Affairs, Jual Oram, Petroleum, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship minister, Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for construction of link building, parallel taxi track and additional parking bays at Bhubaneswar Airport in Odisha. Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneshwar is one of the fastest growing airports in India. Expressing his happiness […]
Adani Group emerges highest bidder for Guwahati airport
Adani Group has emerged as the highest bidder to operate Guwahati airport, a senior AAI official said Tuesday. This comes a day after the group emerged as the highest bidder for five other state-owned airports. “Adani Group has put in the highest bid of Rs 160 as per passenger fee for Guwahati airport. This means […]
Project launched to convert high-ash coal into methanol
Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Delhi and engineers from Pune-based Thermax have joined hands to set up a pilot plant for producing methanol from high-ash content Indian coal. The pilot plant will have capacity of producing one tonne methanol every day. The experience will help in development of larger capacity methanol production […]
Oil steadies after sell-off; market eyes Trump intervention
Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday, finding steady ground after tumbling more than 3 percent in the previous session when US President Donald Trump called on OPEC to ease its efforts to boost the market. International Brent futures were at $64.95 a barrel at 0108 GMT, up 20 cents, or 0.3 per cent, from their […]
Oil dips amid record US exports, but optimism on US-China trade talks supports
Oil prices dipped on Monday, dragged down by plentiful supply as US exports soar and compete with traditional producers from West Asia in key markets such as Asia. But markets were supported by optimism that Washington and Beijing would soon resolve a series of trade disputes that have dented global economic growth, analysts said. International […]
Numaligarh Refinery to rope in NEDF to run its start-up fund
State-owned Numaligarh Refinery Ltd may rope in North East Development Foundation (NEDF) of Guwahati-based NEDFi (North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd) for operating its ₹10-crore start-up fund. A similar move is also expected from the Dhuliajan-based Oil India, which announced the setting up of a ₹50-crore fund. Tie-up with IIT Guwahati Created in 2017, the […]
Trump warns Saudi Arabia on oil prices as focus turns to re-election
US President Donald Trump has warned OPEC not to tighten the oil market too much and risk another spike in prices that could harm the global economy and his re-election campaign in 2020. Oil prices getting too high, the American President warned in a message posted on Twitter on Monday. OPEC please relax and take […]
Clean ride on 14km solar track may save Rs 3 lakh/year in power bill
NEW DELHI: By August, the Public Works Department plans to complete a 14km-long solar cycle path on Outer Ring Road, stretching from Mukarba Chowk to Jagatpur Khadar Village. The project promises to save Delhi government up to Rs 3 lakh in power bill every year. It is being touted as the longest cycling track in […]