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MPCB asks thermal power station in Nagpur to stop dumping ash slurry

This comes amid complaints by local residents that it is causing pollution

RattanIndia Power registers record Rs 104 cr profit on back of dues payment

Bottom line surges over 3x year-on-year; company claims 'complete resurrection of business' two years after debt recast

Aaditya Thackeray reviews air, water pollution around thermal plants

Maharashtra Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray has called for interventions from government agencies for pollution abatement.

NTPC's 49.92 MW solar capacity begins commercial operations on Thursday

The power producer said its solar energy capacity at Jaisalmer has begun operations on Thursday

Power producers can now replace thermal with renewables under existing PPAs

The Ministries of Power, and New and Renewable Energy have revised the relevant norms as part of the larger efforts to have 500 GW of clean energy generation capacity by 2030

Adani Power gets NCLT nod to acquire Essar's 1,200 MW Mahan project in MP

Adani Power said that it has got NCLT's approval to acquire Essar Power's 1,200 MW thermal power project in Mahan, Madhya Pradesh.

10% thermal power capacity vulnerable to outage as coal shortage lingers

Crisil Rating warned that a tenth of the thermal capacity is still vulnerable to the outage as it sees coal-stock remaining in single-digit days through the rest of the year

Thermal plants in TN emit more toxic gases than permissible limits: Study

The study found many thermal plants do not have the flue gas desulfuriser (FGD) device, to monitor and control the quantity of toxic gases released from the plants.

Delhi sold power in October despite low generating limits, shows data

On October 20, Delhi sold 635 Mw on the day-ahead market

Power Ministry asks thermal units to import coal for minimum 10% blending

The power ministry said the revival of the economy had led to an increase in demand and consumption of electricity

11 thermal plants around Delhi directed to co-fire biomass pellets

The Centre's air quality commission said this can utilise millions of tonnes of biomass, address the issue of stubble burning and reduce air pollution

Hidden costs of renewable power in compulsory purchases of RE for discoms

The challenge at this stage of renewable power induction is to see whether the low tariffs are truly reflective of the cost that state discoms additionally pay for thermal power they are not using

NTPC to hive renewable arm and list it soon, plans to add 60 Gw capacity

Firm has not added thermal capacity in the last five years, is evaluating if renewable energy will be enough for demand.

Few takers for India's coal mines with production apparently having peaked

Coal consumption to become even more import driven as domestic production plateaus

JSW Energy inks pact for sale of 18 MW thermal plant to JSW Cement

JSW Energy has inked a business transfer agreement with JSW Cement for the sale of 18 megawatt (MW) thermal power plant at Salboni, in West Bengal for Rs 95.67 crore

Awarded FGD installation orders for 50 GW thermal power generation: NTPC

NTPC said it has awarded contracts for installation of flue-gas desulphurisation technology for its 50 GW thermal power generation capacities

Bucking the trend: Rattan India's solar power plans in sunset mode

The former IndiaBulls power firm to focus on thermal power

Doubling priority lending for renewables to help only small installations

Industry players say cap is inadequate to meet funding requirements of planned mega projects

RattanIndia sells entire solar portfolio of 306 Mw to GIP for Rs 1,670 cr

With this, RattanIndia now has only two power plants--Amaravati thermal plant for which it did debt recast last December, and Nashik thermal plant, a stressed asset

India's dependence on thermal power to dip to 50% by FY22: Report

India's dependence on thermal power will reduce to 50 per cent by 2021-22 and 43 per cent by 2026-27 on the back of renewable energy (RE) capacity additions, a report said. Thermal power includes diesel, gas and coal-based electricity generation which contributes 63 per cent of total electricity generation capacity in India as per the report. "India is chasing ambitious RE targets and enhancing its T&D (Transmission & Distribution) infrastructure. Increasing RE use is decreasing dependence on coal. Contribution of the thermal sector will reduce to 50 per cent by FY22 and 43 per cent by FY27," said a report by Praxis Global Alliance and Zetwerk. The recent study by Praxis Global Alliance, a leading management consulting and advisory firm, and Zetwerk, an Indian B2B marketplace for manufacturing products and services, highlights the impact of COVID-19 on the overall power sector including key segments - generation, transmission, and distribution. According to the report the ...