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India plans to invoke emergency law to force imported coal-based utilities

India plans to evoke an emergency law next month which would force power plants running on imported coal to generate power, two government sources

Japan eyes delay of Fukushima nuclear power plant water release: Report

Japan has revised the timing of a planned release to the sea of treated but still radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima nuclear power plant to around spring or summer", indicating a delay from the initial target of this spring, after factoring in the progress of a release tunnel and the need to gain public support. The government and the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, announced in April 2021 a plan to begin releasing the treated wastewater into the sea starting in spring 2023. They say more than 1 million tons of water stored in about 1,000 tanks at the plant are hampering its decommissioning and risk leaking in the event of a major earthquake or tsunami. Under the current plan, TEPCO will transport the treated water through a pipeline from the tanks to a coastal facility, where it will be diluted with seawater and sent through an undersea tunnel, currently under construction, to an offshore outlet. The company has acknowledged the possibility of rough win

CERC compensates coal-based power producers for higher running cost

Power regulator Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has decided to fully compensate the power producers running imported coal-based plants for higher running costs required for supplying electricity under forced circumstances. The CERC order will come as a relief for imported coal-based power plants which ran to full capacity under the directions of the Ministry of Power for meeting demand. The CERC in an order on January 3, 2023, said, "In order to ensure that the Petitioner maintains and operate its plant to generate power for supply to the Procurers in compliance with the directions of the MoP (Ministry of Power) under Section 11(1) of the Act, the Commission under Section 11(2) of the Act is required to compensate the Petitioner to cover the cost plus a reasonable margin of profit." The order was passed by the CERC on a petition filed by Tata Power Company Ltd. The MoP in its letter on May 5, 2022 issued directions under Section 11 of the Electricity Act asking the

Kinetic to start producing electric version of Luna at Ahmednagar plant

Company set ups dedicated production line with an initial capacity of 5,000 sets per month

Top headlines: Adani to build plants in SL, active Indian firms near 1.5 mn

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Adani to build power plants in SL, challenge China in support for Modi

Adani has been accused by some Lankan lawmakers of signing opaque port, energy deals closely tied to India's interests, something his group has always denied, saying investments meet Sri Lanka's needs

How CIL is chasing the monsoon to reduce coal supply disruptions

After long power outages owing to coal shortages over two years, the government and its principal producer have drawn up an integrated plan to preclude the annual seasonal supply dislocations

High freight rates, rake shortage hit coastal coal shipping plan

Inadequate rake supply continues to haunt railways despite its numerous claims of intervention

NTPC set to award first coal-fired plant in about six years: Report

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. emerged as the lowest bidder to build the 1,320 megawatt project in the eastern state of Odisha

Railways stakes claim for coal transport planning, fix 'big mismatch'

Coal freight is railways' biggest source of revenue, earning it Rs 67,000 crore in 2021-22

Power Min allows gencos to charge compensatory tariff for importing coal

Power plants constructed had asked the power ministry for pass through of the cost they are incurring due to costlier imported coal cost to the consumers

Govt cuts June domestic coal supply targets to utilities by 11.1%

The power ministry said lower imports were putting pressure on domestic coal supply and resulting in depletion of fuel inventories of power plants

Power crisis: Import coal, revive stressed power plants, says Centre

The ministry of power has asked government and private sector utilities to import 19 million tonnes of coal by the end of June

CIL's priority is to ensure power plants are well-stocked with coal: CMD

Public sector miner Coal India has asked its employees to step up efforts and breach the production and offtake target of 700 million tonnes for FY23.

NTPC could build new coal-fired power plants if needed, says chairman

India's top power producer NTPC Ltd could build new coal-fired power plants if needed, the state-run company's Chairman Gurdeep Singh said on Friday.

Rising prices of coal to weigh on steel companies' September qtr earnings

While the YoY show is expected to be stellar on low base and high realisations, QoQ profit growth is estimated to be weak for most players

Energy crisis: China goes for 'boldest' power pricing reform in decades

Pushing all industrial and commercial users to the power exchanges and allowing prices to be set by the market may encourage loss-making generators to increase output

Lebanon: Two power plants partially operational after power outage

The electricity grid in Lebanon was partially operational on Sunday after a complete power outage on Saturday.Production was made possible again thanks to the delivery of diesel provided by the army, the Lebanese Ministry of Energy announced, news agencies said.As stated, the army delivered 6,000 kiloliters of diesel, equally distributing fuel to the Deir Amar and Zahrani power plants.

'Switch off': Coal supply crisis has discoms scrambling for solutions

Some plead Centre for more coal, others ask consumers to save electricity

Ample coal stocks for power plants; no blackout risk, says govt

States continue to flock spot market, prices at record high