“Our mission is to provide electricity so that Indian economy is able to grow at around 9% – 10%”: Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R. K. Singh Central Electricity Authority celebrates 50th Foundation Day The Central Electricity Authority, the organization under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, which provides technical and policy […]
India’s power demand is projected to surge beyond 256 GW in the fiscal year 2024-25, according to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). This forecast highlights the country’s rapid economic growth and increasing energy needs. Meeting this demand while also focusing on sustainability and clean energy sources will be crucial for India’s energy sector in the […]
The electricity output remained almost flat and saw a growth rate of 0.9 per cent in May and improved marginally to 4.2 per cent in June this year The country’s electricity output witnessed a marginal growth of 1.3 per cent in April-June quarter of 2023, compared to 17.1 per cent in the same period a […]
The Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy has informed Rajya Sabha that GRID-INDIA, a PSU under the Ministry of Power, monitors the real time parameters from various Sub-stations and Generating stations at National and Regional Load Despatch Centres (NLDC / RLDCs) through the well-established Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) / Energy […]
New Delhi : In a bid to accelerate the growth of India’s renewable energy capacity, the government has implemented several measures to ensure the expedited commissioning of Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs), the ministry of power said in a statement. Notably, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has granted concurrence to the Upper Sileru Pumped Storage Project […]
India had only committed to reach the 50% target by 2030, but the CEA’s projections indicate that green sources could account for 57.4% of installed power capacity by 2026-27, and 68.4% by 2031-32 While India may have internationally committed to half its installed electricity being sourced from renewable sources by 2030, an estimate of the […]
Power generation capacity likely to touch 900 Gw India’s power generation capacity is expected to touch 900 gigawatt (Gw) by the end of this decade, with major capacity addition coming from renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, and large hydro, said the latest National Electricity Plan (NEP) by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). The […]
Renewable energy based capacity of 180.4 GW is required by 2030 additional to the 117 GW, which is currently under the implementation stage New Delhi : The share of solar and wind power energy in the generation capacity mix of the country has increased to 26 per cent as of March, 2023 from 9 per […]