Page 27 - Power Sector

Power sector stress may worsen banks' bad loan pain even more in Q4FY18

Implementation of resolution plan within timeframe appears difficult

Power ministry calls up sector honchos to discuss 'stress' in supply chain

Power generation assets which are stressed are unable to find buyers due to several regulatory hiccups involved

Can India offer power to all?

Current developments indicate that India's power story will chart a unique course for itself

Spot price hike fails to charge up power firms

Industry says dormant demand and fluctuating prices should bring focus back to long-term purchase

India to be number one in power generation, consumption: Power minister

Govt has set a target of carrying out rural electrification by the end of this December

Regulated tariffs are here to stay

They are stable and power plants as well as consumers stand to gain from them

NPAs of state lenders PFC & REC rose to Rs 11,762 cr in past 3 years

CAG calls for monitoring of loan disbursal & restriction on cost overrun

Govt's MERIT app launch to help customers save up to Rs 20,000 cr

E-bidding portal for states to procure power also launched

Tata, Adani, Essar stare at hefty write-downs

Lenders fear the next wave of non-performing assets will come from the power sector

Underpowered reforms

Populistic pricing is holding back power sector's recovery

The challenge of surplus power

Options with significant potential for creating demand do exist beyond traditional paradigm

Payment delays, lower tariffs hurt renewable energy sector: Mercom study

Payment delays by power distribution companies (Discoms) is posing a major challenge to the growth of renewable energy sector as it chokes the project liquidity and further financing of the projects. While in some states the delay has been upto four months, the the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) was not buying power from wind power generators for the past three years, resulting in heavy losses, said a report.Many developers completely rely on capital market transactions and delay in payment by the discoms put their potential of issuing bonds in jeopardy. If there is any type of default on these capital market instruments or if a security or credit enhancement is invoked it has an adverse impact on the efforts made to deepen the infrastructure bond markets, remarks a developer.According to a report by Mercom Capital Group, the delay in payments continue to pose a challenge for the growing renewable energy sector in the country s it tries to achieve .

Nitish's Bihar acts bold while Adityanath's UP inches towards populism

Bihar announces steep hike in power rates; UP offers free power

Power woes: Tight tariff structure leaves little room for efficiency gains

NTPC has given in-principle clearance to replace around 11,000 MW old thermal power plants

Amit Sinha & Parijat Jain: Try short-term power trading

Optimising the procurement of power from short-term markets will help India's ailing discoms

Power producers turn to group captive model in tough times

Around 40,726 MW of power capacity in India was operating on the captive model

China power firm seeks to enter power transmission sector

Chinese powers companies have been active in the India power sector space at the EPC level

Private investment dips in conventional power

Renewable & energy efficiency catch investors' fancy but no big ticket investment in 2.5 years

India does not need more coal-based capacity addition till 2022: Central Electricity Authority

Reduced demand projection is based on the past record of slow industrial growth, say Officials

Overall power deficit at 0.7% in Apr-Oct, says Piyush Goyal

Government has planned to make the country energy surplus with generating target of 1,178 billion units