Ministry of Power has said that it had mandated that all electricity distribution companies would be brought under the ambit of the Electricity Conservation (EC) Act.
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A Ray of Hope, Amid the Gloom
Amidst the chaos seen in the power sector, with 22,000 MW thermal power projects lying idle for the need of coal or gas and lenders taking power generating assets to National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to recover dues, the transmission sector- with longer life cycle and lower risks- has exhibited the only ray of hope for investors and developers alike.
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Exicom installs AC and DC electric vehicle charging station
Exicom installed AC & DC electric vehicle charging station at Ministry of Power office in Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi. It is part of the plan to develop EV charging points across the country.
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Tamil Nadu joins UDAY, ‘Power for All’ gets a boost
The Ministry of Power has signed an MoU for Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) with Tamil Nadu in New Delhi, on 9 January, 2017. With the signing of the ‘24x7 Power For All (PFA)’ roadmap document with the state, the roadmap for all the 28 states, except one, and all the seven Union Territories in the country has now been finalised and is under implementation.
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‘Coal Mitra’ portal launched to facilitate flexibility in domestic coal utilisation
Union Minister of State for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Piyush Goyal, has launched ‘Coal Mitra’, a Web portal for flexibility in utilisation of domestic coal. He also released reports on ‘Renewable Energy Integration: Transmission an Enabler’, ‘Green Energy Corridor II’ and ‘Electricity Demand Pattern Analysis’.
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India, USA sign MoU
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of India and the Government of the United States of America was signed today to enhance cooperation on energy security, clean energy and climate change.
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OMRON showcases new concepts & products
OMRON-¦s Electronic and Mechanical Components business arm displayed its prowess in the field of development of electronic components for smart meters at the ongoing India Smart Grid Week-¦2015 (ISGW).
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Scindia seeks gas supply to power generation at lower rate
The Ministry of Power has submitted its views on the recently approved price formula for domestic gas, saying that a base price beyond 5$/mmbtu will be unviable for the power sector in the present context, said Minister of State for Power Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in a written reply in the Lok Sabha recently.
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Energy: Promote captive power
A greater emphasis on captive generation needs to be given. As per CEA a nominal 19,509 MW of captive power capacity exists. Lowering of state and central taxes would give a boost to captive producers.
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Coal shortage to hit power addition plan
Shortage of coal is expected to impact the country's new capacity addition plans to the tune of 15,000 MW in the current fiscal.