Proposed framework for Real-Time Market for Electricity New 1.Public Notice. 2.Explanatory Memorandum. 3.Draft Amendment to Indian Electricity Grid Code Regulations, 2010. 4.Draft Amendment to Power Market Regulation Regulations, 2010. 5.Draft Amendment to Open Access in inter-State Transmission Regulations, 2008.
No hike in electricity tariffs in Delhi for fifth consecutive year: Kejriwal
The chief minister further said Delhi had the lowest power tariffs in the country and the only place with 24×7 electricity. New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that there has been no hike in electricity tariffs in the national capital for the fifth consecutive year after power regulator DERC announced significant […]
India’s renewable energy cost lowest in Asia Pacific, says WoodMac
India’s levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) using solar photovoltaic has fallen to $38 per megawatt-hour (MWh) this year, 14 percent cheaper than coal-fired power that has traditionally been the cheapest source of power generation, WoodMac said. LCOE comprises the cost of generating a megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity, the upfront capital and development cost and the […]
IIMA and Telangana government to develop electricity trading platform for consumers
NEW DELHI: An academia-industry consortium led by IIM Ahmedabad is all set to build a consumer-to-consumer electricity trading platform in Telangana. The project under the global Smart Grids innovation challenge was awarded to the IIMA-led consortium by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. IIM Ahmedabad will be collaborating with the Government of […]
Uberising India’s Residential Rooftop Solar Market
By scaling up rooftop solar, Indian cities could generate their own electricity rather than sourcing it from coal power plants hundreds of kilometers away India’s clean energy revolution has eluded households since it took off four years ago. This is in spite of the residential sector offering the maximum potential, close to 180 gigawatts (GW) […]
Short-term power market gains as long-term PPAs recede, shows data
The share of short-term power market moved up from 6.1 per cent in FY09 to 11.7 per cent in FY19, shows data released by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission The short-term power market in the country has surged ahead over the past decade with the gradual drying up of long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) inked […]
Which energy storage technology is going to power Australia’s future?
Recent events in Australia indicate a growing appetite for renewable energy and energy storage in the energy sector. Pumped hydro, thermal energy storage, hydrogen—which form of storage will reign supreme Down Under? New regulations and a growing share of renewables are changing the way the electricity market operates in Australia, opening up a playground for […]
After almost 42 years, this tribal colony in Karnataka is finally getting electricity
Being surrounded by forest, drawing power lines here was prohibited and so the Malekudiya tribal colony near Mangaluru had an unreliable supply of electricity. For Laxman, a member of Malekudiya tribe in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district, either kerosene lamps or a small hydropower contraption met his family and community’s electricity requirements. “But during the summer, […]
Scanty rains, but no power cut
Data available from Central Electricity Authority (CEA) shows that power generation in southern states has been less by 9.45% and in the north-east output is 3.43% less than what was actually targeted. Deficient monsoon has meant that electricity generation from hydropower plants in south and north-eastern India is less than what should have been. However, […]
Trump EPA rolls back Obama rule on coal-fired power plants
The Trump administration on Wednesday completed one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules, replacing a landmark Obama-era effort that sought to wean the nation’s electrical grid off coal-fired power plants and their climate-damaging pollution. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, signed a replacement rule that gives states leeway in […]
