Page 7 - Power Generation

Global energy crisis is the first of many in the clean-power era

The shortages jolting natural gas and electricity markets from the U.K. to China are unfolding just as demand roars back from the pandemic

Recovery tracker: Power generation rises, workplace visits up as cases drop

Freight numbers, traffic congestion lower than before

India's power consumption up 1.83% at 114.49 bn units in September

India's power consumption grew 1.83 per cent in September to 114.49 billion units (BU), showing subdued recovery according to power ministry data.

Recovery tracker: Power generation and freight data show slower growth

Business Standard tracks these indicators on a weekly basis to get a current sense of how the economy is doing

CIL urging power generating companies not to regulate coal intake

CIL has been writing to power generating companies since October last year urging them not to regulate the intake of coal and build up stock at their end

Recovery tracker: Traffic up, workplace visits peak since national lockdown

Power generation and freight growth slow down

Recovery tracker: Office visits slip; retail and recreation up a bit

Power generation & traffic point to limited activity than before

Recovery tracker: Slower growth in rail freight, power generation

Some indicators are lower than their peak in August

Enel interested in India's power distribution market, says CEO

"We are interested because finally this big country is making it possible for private ownership of power distribution assets," CEO Francesco Starace said

India's August power output rises 16.1%, coal-fired power by 23.7%

India's electricity generation rose by 16.1% in August compared with a year earlier, lifted by a 23.7% jump in coal-fired power generation that led to a coal shortage at utilities across the country

NTPC gears up to meet rising power demand; generation up 23%

State-run power giant NTPC on Monday said that it has geared up to meet rising power demand and recorded electricity generation growth of 23 per cent over the previous year. The country is witnessing a sharp increase in power demand and NTPC is making all efforts for meeting demand as per the grid requirement, it statement said. NTPC has geared up to meet the increasing demand and the generation from NTPC group stations has registered a 23 per cent growth compared to the previous year, it stated. Under flexible utilisation of coal policy, NTPC is arranging coal at the stations where the stock position is critical. Further, it said that it is continuously coordinating with Coal India and Railways for augmenting coal supply at critical stations and diverting rakes wherever required. It is also augmenting 2.7 Lakh MT import coal left out from the contracts placed earlier. Darlipalli Unit 2 (800 MW) was put in operation, and commercial operation of the unit is being done with effect

Recovery tracker: Mumbai traffic 90% back, gains for rail freight

Other indicators show strengthening revival

Govt expects Rs 39,832 cr from sale of power generation assets by FY25

Government's think tank NITI Aayog has valued state-owned power generation assets at Rs 39,832 crore which can be monetised by the financial year 2025

Recovery tracker: Retail, recreation visits hit pre-lockdown levels

Power generation also registers a surge; 20% higher than in 2019

Recovery tracker: Power generation up to 3-week high, mobility spikes

The power generation recovered sharply week on week basis as a lull in monsoon rains raised temperatures across the country

Recovery tracker: Power generation flat, mobility shows signs of moderation

Power generation was above the 2019 levels but remained flat on a week-on-week basis

Back to old normal: Power sheds Covid load on work-from-home support

In the final instalment of a four-part series on how some of the defining numbers in key sectors are springing back to the pre-pandemic level, Shreya Jai looks at India's power sector

Recovery tracker: Power generation falls below 2019 level, mobility slows

Almost 77 per cent of workplace visits were back, while use of transit stations was at 85 per cent of 2019 levels

Recovery tracker: Power generation moderates but more people back at work

Traffic picks up in major cities, personal mobility and use of public transport increases

NTPC achieves faster cumulative generation in FY22 so far than last year

NTPC Group companies have achieved over 100 Billion Units (BU) of cumulative generation in the current financial year at a much faster rate than last year.