The rating agency further expects the Supreme Courtās recent directive for all state electricity regulatory commissions to liquidate legacy regulatory assets will trigger steep tariff hikes across several states, necessitating state government support for effective implementation. Rating agency ICRA has retained a negative outlook on Indiaās power distribution sector, citing weak operational efficiencies, inadequate tariff...
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Project finance: Time for calculating the risks
Employing probabilistic risk models could provide an objective basis of evaluating and tracking risks as they wax and wane through the project stages. Infrastructure projects are all about taking calculated risks, but before taking the risks, one needs to calculate them well,
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Infrascape 2013 | Policy reforms to accelerate capacity building in distribution
When we reflect on the developments in the power sector in 2012, we find that it was a mixed bag. The generation sector saw a phenomenal, unprecĆĀedented, capacity additĆĀion thus, bridging the energy gap to a great extent. Today, the total installed generation capaĆĀcity is over 209,000 MW after an addition of over 50,000 MW in the 11th 5 year plan period.
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New interpretation brings sigh of relief
The new open access will encourage private players to enter the power generation segment, The Electricity Act 2003 (EA) had given a five-year notice in 2004 to stakeholders for impleĆĀmenting open access (OA).
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Bracing Up
Since we're in December, it's probably a good time to look back at the year. The 6.9 per cent quarterly growth figures for the previous quarter come in the year's sunset month, and the fiscal year's growth is now downgraded to about 7.3 per cent.
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Infrascape 2012 | Power: Revised SBDs can address foreign coal uncertainty
This year the power sector has been much in focus for reaĆĀlising the high GDP growth foreĆĀcasts in the country. Compared to previous plans, the 11th Five Year Plan, ending this fiscal, is expected to culminate with one of the better performances.
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How smart is your grid?
The potential to adopt smart grid technologies and designs in India in a big way in view of the anticipated growth in power infrastructure within the country is huge.