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MoP Ensures Uninterrupted Power to O2 Plants Amid 2nd Corona Wave
Given the manifold rise in oxygen demand from both medical facilities and for home treatment of patients due to the second Covid-19 wave, the Ministry of Power has undertaken several proactive measures to facilitate uninterrupted power supply to plants by state utilities. The ministry is monitoring the power supply to 73 major identified oxygen plants,...
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National Mission on Biomass Use in Coal-Based Power Plants Established
To prevent air pollution due to the burning of farm stubble and reduce the carbon footprint of thermal power plants, the Ministry of Power has decided to set up a National Mission on the use of Biomass. This would further support the countryâs target to move towards cleaner energy sources. The mission will work towards...
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Sanjay Malhotra Takes Charge as CMD at REC Ltd
Sanjay Malhotra, a 1990 batch officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS)âs Rajasthan cadre has assumed charge as Chairman & Managing Director, the Navratna non-financial banking company (NBFC) REC Ltd with effect from November 9. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) had approved Malhotraâs appointment.
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Power ministry brings all distribution companies under EC Act ambit
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, ĂâPower for AllĂâ 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 Ăâ24x7 Power For All (PFA)Ăâ 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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ĂâCoal MitraĂâ 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 ĂâCoal MitraĂâ, a Web portal for flexibility in utilisation of domestic coal. He also released reports on ĂâRenewable Energy Integration: Transmission an EnablerĂâ, ĂâGreen Energy Corridor IIĂâ and ĂâElectricity Demand Pattern AnalysisĂâ.
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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.