Page 6 - Power Generation

Workplace visits hit a record high, Omicron concerns notwithstanding

Power generation, other indicators also show positive trend

India's renewables boom set to lift power exchange spot trading

Coal dominates Indian power generation but that is changing, with renewables accounting for more than 80% of new capacity last year, according to BloombergNEF

More people reporting to work than at any time since March 2020 lockdown

Power generation, rail numbers head higher

Renewable energy projects bear the brunt of discoms' financial woes

The dues of RE power generators have increased by close to 40 per cent since January, the highest among all categories of gencos

Recovery tracker: Attendance at workplace rises to pre-Covid levels

Power generation also moves higher than the previous week

Power consumption rises 1.3% to 34.23 bn units in 1st ten days of December

India's power consumption grew by 1.3 per cent in the first ten days of this month from December 1 to 10 to 34.23 billion units (BU) over the same period a year ago, according to power ministry data. In 2020, power consumption was 33.78 BU during December 1 to 10. In the entire month of December 2020, consumption was 105.62 BU, up from 101.08 BU in December 2019. Experts are of the view that power consumption as well as demand would grow at a steady pace in December with improvement in economic activities across the country. During the first 10 days of December this year, the peak power demand met or the highest supply in a day, touched 169.12 Gigawatt (GW) compared to 165.42 GW in the same period in 2020. The peak power demand met in December 2020 was 182.78 GW up from 170.49 GW in December 2019. In November this year, the power consumption grew by 2.6 per cent to 99.37 BU. Last year in November, power consumption stood at 96.88 BU and in the same month in 2019, it was at 93.94 ..

Recovery tracker: Workplace attendance continues to rise despite Omicron

Drop in retail and recreation visits, essential shopping

India to supply 20% more power Bangladesh as countries renew contract

India will supply 20 per cent more power to Bangladesh as the two countries renewed the contract for another five years, officials said on Sunday. Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) will supply 192 mw power to Bangladesh, an increase from the earlier 160 mw it supplied, as per the renewed agreement. India and Bangladesh inked an agreement on January 11, 2010 for power trading at a mutually agreed price. The agreement had expired on March 16, 2021, officials said. TSECL MD MS Kele and NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd CEO Praveen Saxena represented India and signed the renewal agreement in Dhaka on December 2. Bangladesh was represented by its Power Secretary and Director of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB). The new agreement came into effect from March 17, 2021 and would be in force till March 16, 2026, officials said. The modified terms and conditions of the agreement were finalised after four meetings between the stakeholders, they said.

India hits target of 40% power generation capacity from non-fossil sources

The country's installed renewable energy (RE) capacity stands at 150.05 GW, while its nuclear energy-based installed electricity capacity is 6.78 GW

India's power demand growth slows in November, helping ease coal shortage

The number of plants having supply agreements with Coal India with inventories of three days or less fell to 31, as of Nov. 29, latest data from the federal power ministry shows

Recovery tracker: Rise in mobility, transit station visits at record high

Power generation, traffic numbers hold steady

Recovery tracker: Higher freight numbers, workplace visits on the rise

Power generation has also continued to move higher after Diwali

Recovery tracker: Power generation, freight numbers up post-Diwali

Traffic congestion also saw an uptick compared to the previous week

Recovery tracker: Key indicators take a dip during Diwali

Power generation, traffic congestion decline in the latest week

Peak power demand deficit almost wiped out in 2020-21: Union power ministry

Providing statistics, the ministry said the deficit stood at 0.4 per cent in 2020-21 compared to 16.6 per cent in 2007-08 and 10.6 per cent in 2011-12.

Kirloskar Industries second quarter profit jumps 79% to Rs 135 cr

Total revenue from operations during the period under review stood at Rs 985.2 crore as against Rs 497.48 crore in the year-ago period

Recovery tracker: Lower power generation, decline in workplace visits

Traffic congestion rose during the latest week

Power crisis: Lessons for India from China's power policy changes

India, which too is in a coal and power crisis, has lessons to learn from this since domestic coal shortage is not the only cause for concern for its power generation sector

Recovery tracker: Retail and recreation visits at highest since March 2020

Traffic congestion was also up during the week

Govt issues guidelines for optimum utilisation of power generation capacity

Ministry of Power on Friday issued guidelines for operationalising optimum utilisation of generating stations as per the requirement in the electricity grid. A ministry directive issued on Friday provided guidelines in this regard. According to the order of the ministry, it has been brought to the notice of the government that some power plants are not generating to their full capacity at any given time and the unutilised capacity remains idle as they are tied up under power purchase agreements. Whereas in the public interest, such power needs to be despatched (supplied) where there is a requirement in the grid by the other users or consumers, it stated. According to the Tariff Policy, 2016, power stations are required to be available and ready to dispatch supply at all times. For optimum utilisation of un-requisitioned generation capacity of any generating stations regulated under Section 62 as well as those having PPA (power purchase agreement) under Section 63 of the Electrici