World energy issues monitor 2024
In a world where the demands for secure, affordable and sustainable energy are ever-increasing, global and national energy systems are showing signs of deficiencies and strains everywhere. There is an
Power Transmission
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Development of national grid: action taken on the recommendations contained in the thirty-seventh report (15th Lok Sabha)
This Report of the Standing Committee on Energy deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the Thirty-Seventh Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on development of national grid.
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US pledges $15mn to bring electricity to Pakistan, Afghanistan
The United States has committed $15 million in financing towards the Central Asia-South Asia electricity transmission project (CASA-1000) that on completion would help bring electricity to Afghanistan
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Tamil Nadu to come up with solar power tariff soon
Even as the Government of Tamil Nadu had earlier set a target of setting up 1,000-Mw solar power in 2013 and implementing three per cent solar purchase obligation (SPO), the state has missed the target
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CERC draft on new norms issued for power rates
Could dent utility earnings, ease rates for consumers, say analysts; incentives sought to be linked to plant load factor The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has announced a set of proposals for new five-year rate guidelines. If implemented, experts say, these could dent the earnings of power utilities but reduce consumer rates.
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Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Tariff) Regulations, 2014
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (CERC) recommendations in the draft regulations for 2014-19, if accepted, may bring down tariffs marginally across the country but will hurt central power
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‘Made in India’ electrical equipment Going Global: IEEMA
Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA), the apex association of electrical equipment manufacturers in India, said that the prospects of exports of the ‘Made in India’ looks
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Chinese firm offers to build transmission lines from Rampal
A state run Chinese electric power engineering company has offered to build two high-voltage power transmission lines from the under construction Rampal power plant, officials said. The East China Electric
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ABB bets big on solar energy in India
ABB India is looking at significantly increasing its presence in the solar energy space as the Union and several State governments have lined up mega expansion of solar energy capacity. As prices of oil
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Large scale grid integration of renewable energy sources – way forward
India is a country of continental size and this is helpful in balancing the variable output of renewable energy sources located in few states by integrating them into all India grid. The inter state and
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Large scale grid integration of renewable energy sources – way forward
This document presents the way ahead for large scale grid integration of renewable energy sources. It has been prepared on the basis of detailed discussions and inputs furnished by Gujarat, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.