The order said that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. led by PM Modi, has appointed Jitendra Asati, a 2009-batch IES officer, as OSD to Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan. New Delhi: The government has appointed two officers on special duty and one private secretary to Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, […]
Power Minister Shri RK Singh holds meeting with North-Eastern States, reviews power sector in the region
‘Development of power sector a prerequisite for economic development of North-Eastern India’, says the Minister PPA signed between Arunachal Pradesh and NHPC Limited for supply of power from Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project “Development of North-Eastern India is on high priority of the Union Government and a well developed power sector is prerequisite to the economic […]
Discoms will have to supply power through franchisees: RK Singh
The minister said the Centre withstood pressure from states to get all discoms to open bank guarantees against power purchases. State power distribution companies will have to hand over electricity supply businesses to multiple licensees or franchisees to get central government assistance or loans from the Power Finance Corporation, said power and renewable energy minister […]
Power Minister Shri RK Singh approves proposal to declare ocean energy as Renewable Energy
In a decision that would give further boost to the ocean energy in India, Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy (IC) and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri RK Singh approved a proposal to declare ocean energy as Renewable Energy today. Accordingly, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has clarified […]
Andhra Pradesh Won’t Review All Power Purchase Agreements, Says RK Singh
Andhra Pradesh won’t reopen all power purchase agreements for renegotiation but will do so only in cases where there’s “manifest wrongdoing”, Union Power Minister RK Singh said referring to a statement issued by the state government. This comes after the newly formed Andhra Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, said it […]
State electricity discoms won’t get free power, says RK Singh
By the first of August, I put in place a system by which the power gets dispatched only when a letter of credit is given I have already told my ministry that the objective is to utilise all the water in our share and whatever scheme needs to be set up to utilise our share […]
Power Minister reviews first ever Draft Plan for Power Distribution Sector prepared by CEA
The Minister ask to integrate this plan with Second Generation Reforms in Power Sector CEA also preparing a Distribution Planning Manual for guiding DISCOMs for future planning Shri RK Singh, Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy (IC) and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship reviewed the Draft Distribution Perspective Plan for power […]
Power engineers seeks review of PPAs with exorbitant electricity rates
PATIALA: All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) strongly opposes any amendment in the Electricity Act aimed to destroy the public sector and pave the path for privatisation. The state governments must review the Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with independent power producers having exorbitant electricity rates. AIPEF fully supports Andhra Pradesh government’s pledge to review PPA’s […]
Budget 2019: Reforms, revival expected to infuse fresh energy into power industry
Power minister RK Singh says a revival scheme for gas-based power plants and a tariff policy are in final stages of being drafted. NEW DELHI: The government plans major reforms in the power sector, including revival schemes for state distribution companies and fuel-starved power plants that depend on natural gas. A package of structural and […]
India inching towards meeting Paris Agreement targets: RK Singh at G20 ministerial meet
India is implementing one of the largest renewable energy expansion and energy efficiency programmes and is moving towards achieving the target to fulfill the country’s commitments made in Paris Agreement, said Power and New and Renewable Energy Minister RK Singh on Saturday. The minister made these remarks at the G20 Ministerial Meeting on ‘Energy Transitions […]