Solar power in India will gain parity with conventional electricity only by 2019-20, says a report by KPMG.
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Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
Towards market – driven prices
The oil ministry's plan to make users of domestic natural gas pay more so that costlier imported LNG finds buyers has been opposed by a high-level committee.
Coal price pooling upsets industry
Industries, including power generating companies, are expressing concern over the recent move by the government to pool coal prices.
PowerGrid for good capex
PowerGrid posted 32 per cent higher net profits, earnings growth during the fourth quarter with healthy operating margins.
1st waste-to-energy plant in July
India's first waste-to-energy plant, touted as an answer to the waste and electricity woes of the capital, will start operations from July.
Five companies bid for NTPC's Rs 9,000-crore tender
Five firms have bid for NTPC's Rs 9,000-crore tender for supply of nine units of supercritical power equipment including Bharat Heavy Electricals etc.
Cable Corporation of India secures TNEB cable order
Cable Corporation of India has secured an order to lay 129 km of 230 KV EHV cable valued at Rs 140 crore from Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB).
New kind of mint
The pilots and crew of two personal aircraft figure among the thankful thousands who owe their jobs to Gautam Adani, the owner of those planes and the biggest wealth creator last year.
Fuel scarcity hits investor interest
The investor interest in the power sector is diminishing as lenders are starting to apply the brakes on funding of new private generation projects.
Punjab power projects raise environment concerns
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh has expressed concern over the proposed locations of as many as four thermal power plants in a 50 km radius around Bathinda, which already has two thermal stations.

