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ArcelorMittal South Africa is inviting independent power producers (IPPs) to participate in a request for information (RFI) process for the supply and management of several photovoltaic (PV) power plants at its operations. A subsidiary of ArcelorMittal Holdings which is a leader in the global steel industry, ArcelorMittal South Africa is the largest steel producing […]

India

Power demand slump narrows marginally to 9.76% in third week of June

June 22, 2020 Anand Gupta

The peak power demand met stood at 163.30 gigawatts (GW) on June 11 and remained slightly lower at 158.02GW on June 12, 157.79 GW on 13th and 156.88 GW on 14th. NEW DELHI: Intense heat wave during the third week of June has helped further narrowing of power demand slump to 9.76 per cent from […]

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Maharashtra: Raut wants 500MW solar park in Vidarbha

May 29, 2020 Anand Gupta

The minister also instructed MSEDCL & MEDA for restarting the subsidy process immediately. On request of MASMA, he also asked MSEDCL and MEDA officials to clear way for 500MW solar park in Vidarbha Nagpur: Energy minister Nitin Raut has directed MSEDCL officials to facilitate the setting up of a 500MW solar park in Vidarbha. Maharashtra […]

India

Power demand perks up as mercury soars, industrial activities rise

May 29, 2020 Anand Gupta

In the first fortnight of the month, the peak power demand met was recorded at 141.87 GW on May 15, registering a slump of over 22 per cent compared to the highest level in the same period of May 2019 NEW DELHI: Heat wave coupled with higher commercial and industrial activities under lockdown 4.0 has […]

India

Real-time trading on power bourses likely soon

May 26, 2020 Anand Gupta

Power can now be bought an hour before its requirement in real time market, unlike the popular day-ahead market by discoms on spot exchanges where trade happens a day in advance New Delhi: India is set to start real time trading on power exchanges, enabling electricity purchase to be as quick as placing an online […]

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Outlook bright as solar energy keeps Nigerian homeworkers powered up

May 21, 2020 Anand Gupta

Lumos is one of at least a dozen solar energy companies that have been competing to help fill Nigeria’s power gap, and COVID-19 has made the need for their services more acute LAGOS: In a hallway in Lagos, Gbemisola Olowokere taps contentedly on her laptop. The 23-year-old says the corner, underneath a sliver of window, […]

Renewable Energy

Estimating Power Plant Generation in the Global Power Plant Database

May 15, 2020 Anand Gupta

The benefits and costs of power plants, including their environmental impacts, depend on their technology and on how much electricity each plant actually generates. However, plant-level generation data are not reported in most countries. This technical note documents methods to estimate the annual electricity generation of power plants for the Global Power Plant Database. […]

India

Discoms to get loans at cheaper rate to pay dues to Gencos: Minister

May 15, 2020 Anand Gupta

“PFC and REC provide loan to distribution and generation sector with a spread of 2.5 to 3 per cent. Under the present scheme, they have agreed to take lower 1.5 per cent spread that will lower the interest rate,” he said New Delhi: Financially stressed discoms will be offered loans at cheaper rates of 8.5 […]

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Govt finalising Rs 3.5 lakh cr discoms package on the lines of UDAY: R K Singh

May 15, 2020 Anand Gupta

The scheme will come with a gross budgetary support of Rs 1.2 lakh crore over five years will be result-oriented where the distribution companies will invest first and get money later. New Delhi: The government is close to finalising a Rs 3.5 lakh crore financial assistance package that would mandate state power distribution companies with […]

India

Uttrakhand: Cabinet provides relief to commercial power users

May 14, 2020 Anand Gupta

In wake of the situation arising out of Covid-19, the state cabinet on Wednesday decided to provide relief to power consumers across the state. DEHRADUN: In wake of the situation arising out of Covid-19, the state cabinet on Wednesday decided to provide relief to power consumers across the state. For hotel and restaurant owners, the […]