Page 25 - Power Sector

Govt approves projects, revival scheme worth Rs 31,000-cr for power sector

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved two thermal power and two hydro power projects, a hydro power scheme and a revival scheme for stressed assets

Govt proposes incentives worth Rs 88,500 crore to curb power emissions

The power ministry's plans come against the backdrop of a utilities sector under financial stress

Coal and finance the two major challenges facing power sector: R K Singh

Power minister says demand for power will continue to rise; current per capita consumption of 1,200 units is expected to grow 2-3 times to come at par with international consumption

Centre to roll out Rs 16,000-cr power-transmission projects in 2019

Half of these will be for competitive bidding, to connect renewable projects

Nearly 1.5 mn public sector powermen to go on pan-India strike on Jan 8

They are protesting against Electricity (Amendment) Bill, privatisation policies

Serving the tech-savvy power consumers

We have started seeing a fundamental shift in how power is consumed, requiring utilities to become more customer-centric in fulfilling those needs

Transmission and distribution firms expect higher orders from new govts

Hope of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh prioritising power supply

MCL coal dispatches to power sector up 9%, H1 supply hits 75.4 mn tonnes

Despite being crippled by bandhs and other production hurdles, MCL was able to step up coal supplies to all categories of consumers

Industrial demand for power rises, but discoms continue to struggle

Coal supply has to improve to meet the demand

At $86 bn, India lost 4% of GDP from power distortions in 2016: World Bank

Using nightly satellite images from India for 2013, the World Bank study found that areas adjacent to newly electrified villages subsequently experienced worse power outages

Niti's roadmap for power reform: Privatisation of discoms, more auctions

Niti also pitched for introduction of time-of-day tariff to promote the use of renewable energy and performance-based incentives in the tariff structure

Everything is geared up for 24X7 'Power for All' by March 2019: Govt

According to power ministry data, India has emerged as a net exporter of electricity this year, while the energy deficit has come down and the energy availability has gone up

Power stocks drive market rally; Sensex rises over 300 pts, Vedanta up 6.3%

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has proposed keeping a 15.5 per cent return on equity for generator and transmission companies for the five years starting April 1, according to draft tariff

Dubious disinvestment

The REC-PFC deal makes little sense

SC to hear power firms' plea against RBI's directive on default loans

The directive had asked banks to file bankruptcy proceedings against all defaulting loan accounts above Rs 20 billion if a resolution plan was not agreed upon in 180 days

Power demand growth on a 5-year high as industrial sector wants more

Last year, the Union government announced Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna (Saubhagya) to speed up electrification of 35 million urban and rural households

Share of generation to fall to 30% in new power sector investments

Power sector investments would be fuelled by transmission and distribution sectors that would have a share of 36 per cent and 34 per cent respectively.

Power sector to attract Rs 11.56 trillion investments in five years

Sector drew $14.18 billion FDI between April 2000 and June 2018

Reviving the power sector

Political will needed to rationalise tariffs

Politics in power sector reforms

Notwithstanding reform efforts since the early 1990s, the sector continues to experience difficulties