Coal is going to play a disproportionate role in India's power sector in comparison to the rest of the world until the year 2040
8Chinese coal demand will stagnate and then decline and so will it in most parts of the world but not in India, according to the latest data.
8India will have a voracious appetite for all kinds of energy and while the renewable segment will play an increasingly dominant role, coal will continue to be the most used fossil fuel to power India's growth in the foreseeable future.
8A lot of data has been thrown up to prove this point of view.
8The data is a must-see for the power sector professional
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What kind of pay hikes were given out to power sector professionals over the last 12 months
8What is the expectation for 2018?
8Also know more about what power sector employees feel happy about their work. Is it flexible working hours, better technology, work culture or more responsibility?
8What does this survey say about how digitization is going to impact employees. Will it reduce risk, increase efficiency, reduce cost, among others?
8Know more about what your peers think about biggest challenges facing the sector. Is pay an issue, or is it the skill gap? Or is the aging workforce?
8A survey of hiring managers throw up a different set of challenges that the power sector seems to face when it comes to attracting talent. Find out more
8Which areas of expertise will be in greater demand as a result of digitization? Ten different segments have been identified where maximum growth is possible.
8What kind of changes the power sector structure will have to make to attract the best talent? What do hiring managers think should be the changes?
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8A state based renewable sector company is planning to establish a solar park of capacity 20 MW.
8Land acquisition has been done for installation of solar panels.
8Survey for implementation of the project is underway.
8Consultancy services for preparation of  DPR is expected soon.
8Request for Selection (RfS) bids is to take place.
8The owner shall come out with technical bid and financial bid after RfS bid.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Tender for Supply of of 220 KV PT and 220 KV Lightning Arrestories Details
8Supply of 21KL of EHV Grade New Transformer Oil Details
8Laying of tower foundations,Erection of towers and stringing and sagging of conductor with Earth wire for 66 KV line from 220 KV S/S to 66 KV S/S Details
8Hiring of consultancy services for Grounding System Design of HEP (900 MW) Details
8Tender for Procurement of 132KV Power Cable for Solar Line Details
8Supply of Super heater Control & Block Valves Details
8Supply & Installation of Hyper Converged Infrastructure System & Accessories Details
8Tender for R&M package for the control panel of RC feeder UP-gradation with microprocessor based system(36 nos) at Thermal Power Station Details
8Tender for Balance Civil Works in TPS-II Expansion Details
8Long Term Maintenance Contract for CHP at Thermal Power Station Details
8Design, Manufacturing, Supply, Erection and Commissioning of DC system for CHP-III at TPP Details
8Tender for the work of Stringing 2km HT Aerial Bunched Cable of size 3x150 sqmm and insulated messenger 1x120 sqmm through the 11 kV line on Turn Key basis Details
8Procurement of Electrical Spares for 03 Nos. Hydraulic TRT Gates Details
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8Mahindra & Mahindra to invest Rs 900 crore more into e-vehicles Details
8JSW arm, Maharashtra ink MoU for EVs, Energy Storage Systems Details
8Maharashtra sews up Rs 6.1 trillion investment proposals Details
8NTPC pays interim dividend of Rs 2,251 crore for current financial year Details
8Nepal's NPC urges government to interrogate Chinese firm over hydro project Details
8Kenya's KenGen says to add extra 1,745 Megawatt to grid by 2025 Details
8Norway's Statkraft enters eastern Europe's top power market Details
8Renew Power inks pact with Maha govt for Rs 14K-cr investment Details
8Poland's coal imports from the United States rose five-fold in 2017 Details
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8Project Name: Thermal Power Brownfield Project
8Project Cost: 5000 crores
8Project Description: The owner is planning to establish an additional 800 MW super-critical thermal power plant in its existing premises of it's 1200 MW (2x600 MW) thermal power complex. Currently, TOR has been accorded for an EIA report preparation. Consultancy services for EIA report preparation has been out. The owner is currently looking out for investors for funding the project. Power Purchase Agreement is to signed with Telangana State DISCOMS. The owner has approved to place the order to the company on an EPC basis, regarding which LOA has not been awarded. EC is likely to be elicit within 6-8 months. The EPC contractor will come out with civil works bids soon.
8Project Event: RFQs for civil works are expected to be out in Q2 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2018
8RFQ Date: Q2:2018
8Release Date: Q3:2018
8Start Date: Q2:2020
8Completion Date: Q3:2025
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8Project Name: Greenfield Hydroelectric Project
8Project Cost: 400 crores
8Project Description: The company's 48 MW (3x16 MW) greenfield hydel power project in Himachal Pradesh is on hold on account of delay in allocating funds from Asian Development Bank. Environment Clearance has been accorded. Forest clearance is pending at District Forest Officer level. The owner will come out with a civil works contract soon, which will be subsequently followed by HM and E&M works a month later.
8Project Event: RFQs for civil works are expected by Q2 2018, instead of Q1 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q3:2017
8RFQ Date: Q2:2018
8Release Date: Q3:2018
8Start Date: Q4:2019
8Completion Date: Q4:2023
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8The Northern Grid has come out with a detailed system restoration procedure. Click on Reports for more
8Who says business development opportunities have faded for new or brownfield thermal power plants? The website carries here a bunch of super critical and sub critical plants which are being planned ahead. Click on Reports for more 
8Where is the demand for imported coal coming from in the Indian power sector? The bulk of the demand is clearly not from the public but from the private sector and, in particular, from a handful of them. Click on Reports for more  
8A full update on India's nuclear power achievements in the last four years is carried here. Click on Reports for more 
8How do you test the efficacy of a solar power pump? This is important as subsidy dispensation elements are involved. A set of procedures have only now been fully put in place. Click on Reports for more 
8Get the latest update on the Integrated Power Development Scheme and other Urban Distribution Issues Click on Reports for more 
8The waiver of interstate transmission charge for renewable energy projects is being extended to projects coming on stream till 2022 from now on. Click on Reports for more 
8L&T wins big T&D order. Click on Reports for more 
8A quantitative analysis seems to show that the PTC share value is under-priced at this moment. Click on Reports for more  Details

Is the entire process of transferring coal LOAs for power plants from CPP or GPP to IPP a scam?
8This route allows for a quicker conversion
8There is also a big fuel cost differential that is repeated by the generator as a result.
8Or is there another side to the story?
8Some big companies have been caught in the LOA conversion crosshairs
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Margins continue to be under pressure for the power transformer business
8But the distribution transformer business seems to be doing better
8The switchgear segment is on the verge of significant expansion
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The way out of the frequency cauldron is to avoid large changes in load
8There is also the need for good primary response from generating stations when that happens
8Manual action by hydel stations are also needed
8But that is easier said than done
8Just recently over a single night, one discom reduced its load abruptly by 600MW and two hours later raised it by 1000MW, leading to alarming frequency gyrations
8Many such instances have been recorded in the grid last month.
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All kinds of policy incentives and enticements are sought to be proffered to a reluctant bunch of generators to install pollution control equipment as per new norms
8ESP and FGD upgradations are programmed from the year 2018-2022.
8But nothing specific is written on paper yet by the authorities
One set of measures which are now under consideration and discussion among different stakeholders are:
-- Excise & customs duty exemption
-- Present limit of 30% equity to be met by plants to be relaxed to 10%
-- NCEF collected through coal cess to be used for funding purposes
-- Reduction of coal cess for power plants complying with new environmental norms.
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How is Petronet LNG going to grow from here onwards
8Know more on its future capex plans
8How is its plan for a collaboration with two other Japanese companies for an LNG terminal in Sri Lanka panning out?
8Why has the Kochi terminal utilization rate come down?
8When is the evacuation network from Kochi eventually going to be ready?
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Design & Engineering, Manufacture/Procurement, Supply, Erection, Testing and Commissioning of 5 MW Grid Connected Floating Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant Details
8Supply, Erection and Commissioning of Zero Liquid Discharge System of Super Thermal Power Station Details
8Construction of 220/132/33KV Substation, with SAS on turn-key basis including supply,erection, testing & commissioning of all equipments/material Details
8Tender for the supply of 132/33KV, 40 MVA Power Transformer Details
8Tender the work of Monkey Patrolling of 220kV & 132kV EHV Lines Single Circuit/Double/Multi Circuit Towers Details
8Work of New 1*5 MVA 33/11 KV Substation, 10Km 33 KV Line And 05Km 11 KV Line Details
8Biennial contract for providing Fire Fighting personnel at a Power Project Details
8Supply of Instrument Air dryers for Ash Handling Plant of 2*250 MW TPS Details
8Tender for Procurment of Tubes and Bends for Economizer coils for Unit-II Boiler Details
8Routine maintenance and Break down maintenance of Boiler Water wall soot blower & Long Retractable Soot Blower for the boiler Details
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8All electric cars by 2030? Nitin Gadkari inaugurates EV charging points at Niti Aayog Details
8Infra sans thermal power gets ‘stable’ outlook Details
8CIL reduces output cost 5% despite Rs 1,000 cr wage hike in Q3 Details
8BHEL commissions 18 Megawatt hydro-electric project in Punjab Details
8Lithion Power to invest $1 billion to create battery swap ecosystem Details
8Over Rs 537-crore dues bleed MSEDCL, Aurangabad zone Details
8GE moves to sell part of overseas lighting business - WSJ Details
8ABB installs electric vehicle fast charger station at NITI Aayog Details
8SBI-UK DFID invest in India's SunSource Energy Details
8Tamil Nadu is 9th globally in renewable energy output Details
8Chasing Vestas, Siemens Gamesa targets $2.5 bln in cost cuts Details
8Actis set to buy Bhoruka's renewable energy assets Details
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A  Sub Group of the “Technical Committee for Implementation of Framework on Renewables at State Level” formed by the Forum of Regulators (FOR) for large-scale grid integration of renewables has examined various aspects of migrating from 15-minute to 5-minute scheduling, metering, accounting and settlement at the inter-state level.
8The report by the Sub Group is ready
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8Bharat Bijlee Ltd, is a one of the leading electrical engineering company in India, but subdued profitability and elongated receivable cycles are headaches Click on Reports for more
8Find out why, going ahead, solar is going to be a more attractive investment proposition than wind. Click on Reports for more
8Latest estimate seems to show that that the tipping point when the cost of new solar and wind becomes lower than the variable cost of running coal and gas plants in China is 2036. This means that it may be worth decommissioning coal and gas plants and replacing them with solar and wind in that country after that point. The same will apply for India too. Click on Reports for more
8While offshore wind costs are coming down more quickly than other renewables, it still remains more expensive than onshore wind well into the next decade, and the gap opens once again towards 2040, as cost efficiencies level off for offshore while they increase for onshore wind. Click on Reports for more
8The LOA for installation and commissioning of an AMR system for the northern region was awarded by Powergrid to M/s Kalkiteck way back in February 2012 but progress has been slow. Who is to be blamed? Click on Reports for more
8Orders from UP and PowerGrid have kept this transformer company going full speed ahead. A breakthrough order from Russia can put the company even higher. Click on Reports for more
8The metals and mining industry is India: Know more where the future business prospects are Click on Reports for more
8A coal manufacturer's profile shows how average cash cost per tonne of coal is coming down even as revenue per tonne goes up.  How long will the party last? Click on Reports for more
8The website carries here a series of business opportunities for coal washeries and coal mines from the point of view of equipment and service providers Click on Reports for more
8Frequency control continuum charts have been released for inclusion in the Indian Electricity Grid Code so as to ensure that operations move closer to the National Reference Frequency of 50 Hz Click on Reports for more
8Emergency meetings are being held for payment of Nuclear Power Corporation of India's escalating outstanding dues from state utilities. Click on Reports for more
8What is the latest status on creation of electricity reserves in the country? Click on Reports for more
8The website carries here a detailed list of instances of  non-compliance of merit order by utilities. Click on Reports for more
8Downlaod the exact calculation methodology for compensation to coal based generation units for degradation of Heat Rate, Aux Compensation and Secondary Fuel Consumption, due to Part Load Operation and Multiple Start/Stop of Units. Please write views on them. A similar exercise is currently under modeling for gas based power plants as well. Click on Reports for more
8Automatic Generation Control (AGC) has been implemented for the first time in India January 2018 as a pilot project at Dadri II STPS. This is a landmark achievement and would pave the way for much awaited secondary control through AGC in the Indian grid. Click on Reports for more
8What does the monthly economic report of the finance ministry has to say about the state of the Indian economy and where does the power sector figure in it? Is the future brighter for this segment? Click on Reports to know more.
8Flue gas desulphurization jobs are getting awarded. Find out more on one such order placed recently for over Rs 500 crore. Click on Reports for more
8Torrent power is one of India's largest power companies in the generation and T&D business. Find out how it is faring of late. Click on Reports for more
8The future of mobility has great implications of the Indian power sector. Find out what the industry leader M&M is doing on this front. Know more on how quickly the future is going to be upon us. Click on Reports for more
8Know more on how Bosch India is localizing its India mobility division to take on the onslaught of the future. Bosch will soon offer end-to-end solutions including drive components and
 intelligent charging infrastructures, geared towards making electromobility a sustainable reality for vehicle manufacturers and fleet operators in India. Click on Reports for more
8Get a list of cases filed before the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission other than under Section 142 of the Electricity Act. Click on Reports for more
8Get the latest update on development of hydropower in Nepal. The challenges outweigh the prospects for now. Click on Reports for more
8Balco has 1200 MW of power, of which half is under IPP mode. What is the risk involved with the fact that bulk of it operates on merchant power mode. Click on Reports for more Details

GAIL's committed LNG volumes from the US are expected to land in India from next month.
8That is when the countdown begins on how the gas major's US offtake will eventually impact its bottomline.
8GAIL is remarkably reticent to share information on where it has tied up its volumes, as it claims it has.
8But a reasonable number of cargoes are expected to land in India
8Even though the company's other baseline parameters, including petrochemical capacity, gas transmission volumes and tariffs, are all expected to be up, the US LNG risk overwhelms all positives.
8A strong 'sell" signal has emerged from among stock market watchers as well.
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Coal India reported lower than expected earnings in Q3 FY18
8The key reason for miss continued to be lower realisations in Fuel Supply Agreements (FSAs).
8However, lower than expected costs did make up for lower realisations to a considerable extent.
8Find out more on how a strong revival in earnings is around the corner
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Wind auctions are gaining visibility
8This is for a capacity of around 7.5 GW
8Estimated timelines are carried here
8Know more about the latest annual Indian wind market potential size and segmentation.
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Find out more on Jindal Steel & Power power plant matrix
8Some of the power coming out of the company is at a very competitive price
8A combination of merchant sale and PPAs is being utilized rather well
8The fuel cost under PPAs is very competitive at Rs 1.6-1.7/kWh and the coal availability under FSA is good.
8Coal supply quality under FSA has also improved and grade slippage is no longer a big issue.
8But there are some formidable challenges ahead
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If you think China's "blue skies" policy will stop new coal based power plants from coming up, that is not going to be true.
8Latest projections using sophisticated modeling show that China's capacity will continue to grow rapidly enough in the next 10 years
8Though not at the same pace as in the last 10 years
8The annual new added capacity will be much more than what India will add up every year over the next decade
8Get full and detailed analysis of the data here
Point to note: If massive coal based capacities continue to keep coming up in China, there is no reason why such capacities won't keep getting created in India
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Our case studies show that there are straightforward, practical steps that countries can take to adapt existing power markets to much higher levels of variable renewable generation.
8These measures can help assure security of supply and grid reliability without the need for new, costly subsidies for back-up generation, for example via additional markets for capacity.
8The point to note however is that there is no single prescription for stabilizing a high renewables grid.
8There are nine approaches from the case studies, noting that no individual country would have to adopt every measure, rather what is needed is a selection according to their circumstances.
8It is argued that emerging countries should consider taking similar steps, rather than embarking on a radical redesign of their power markets.
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Find out more about the concept of what is called a "capacity market".
8Under this concept, a central system operator decides on the planning requirement for future capacity, up to several years ahead, to assure security of supply.
8The operator then holds auctions inviting bids to provide that capacity.
8Successful bidders will receive a certain sum per unit of capacity that they make available in the target year. That revenue will be in addition to sales of energy in wholesale power markets. Such planning several years ahead of actual delivery could incentivize more back-up generation. It may also favor more flexible assets, for example, if units are favored according to their ramping ability.
8Find out where this concept has originated, where it is gaining ground and what are its advantages and disadvantages
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8A sponge manufacturing company is planning the expansion of an existing 25 MW captive power plant to 35 MW plant and an existing 8 MW WHRB to 16 MW WHRB to meet the demand of electricity for manufacturing of sponge iron.
8TOR has been accorded.
8Survey works are ongoing at the site.
8An EIA consultant has already been awarded.
8Package-wise bids for AFBC boiler, turbine, air cooled condenser and WHRB is expected soon.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Annual Maintenance Contract of C & I Control Equipments like DCS, PLC and Field Equipments of a TPS Details
8Tender for work of Earthing of Various Equipments at 220 KV Substation Details
8Tender for work of Providing & fixing of Non-Conductive Spike Guard for 132KV EHV Lines Details
8Tender for Repair & Maintenance Works of existing high velocity water spray system in the switchyard of 220 KV Substation Details
8Tender for work of Replacement of single AAC Tarantula/zebra to Single ACSR Moose Conductor 132KV main bus and transfer bus at 132KV Substation Details
8Tender for the Supply of 132/11 KV, 16/20 MVA Power Transformer ( Qty.- 16 Nos.) Details
8Tender for work of Restoration of ESP internals in four fields in Unit-1 Boiler during annual Maintenance period Details
8Biennial Maintenance Contract for Regular & Running Maintenance of all Electrical Equipments excluding running maintenance of AHS,LHS, PT & DM plant,and IGNP system electrical equipments Details
8Tender for Various Civil Works at 220 kv substation Details
8Tender for the Supply of Flow Divider Details
8Tender for the Supply of Feeder motor with eddy current clutch and Gear box drive complete set suitable for 36” gravimetric feeders Details
8Tender for the Supply of Single stage angle drain valve for Turbine with actuator Details
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8Coal India target for power sector pegged at 513 mn tonnes for next fiscal Details
8State high on power generation Details
820 percent cross-subsidy cap: Industrial power cost to reduce by 14-20 percent Details
8NHPC net profit jumps over 3-fold at Rs 687 crore in December quarter Details
8New Jersey regulator approves $6 billion power auctions Details
8Already facing water scarcity, Gujarat will now battle power crisis Details
8Delhi HC ask CIL to supply coal to Reliance Power's Butibori Unit-I Details
8CCI approves RInfra Rs 18,800 crore deal with Adani Transmission Details
8NTPC power trading arm wins tender for supply of 300 Mw power to Bangladesh Details
8Government takes steps to boost coal supplies to power plants Details
8Trump budget cuts renewable energy office, ups nuclear weapons spending Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Tender for Supply of 1.1 KV Grade Power Cable of size 2CX25 and 4CX25 Sq.mm. Details
8Supply and installation of “BALANCE OF PLANT PACKAGE (BOP-SE3)” for Super critical Thermal Power Station Details
8Tender for Increasing Capacity of (1*40+1*63 MVA to 2*63 MVA) and other related work at 132 KV Substation Details
8Tender for rectification of internal defects and reconditioning of the dismantled 100 MW Unit I turbine runner at a Power House Details
8To Conduct the mandatory Energy Audit Test of Unit-I & II (2X600MW) through a firm having BEE Accredited Energy Auditor as per the guidelines of BEE Details
8Construction of 220 KV Substation on turnkey basis Details
8Procurement of Service Connection Materials Details
8Erection, Dismantling and Transportation of ICT/Transformer Accessories and Transportation of EHV Equipments Details
8Upgradation of 132kV Substation to 220 kV Substation Details
8Erection of New 132kV Bus & Auxilary Bus along with 132kV TBC bay & 132kV PT for existing 132kV Old Single Bus (Main) section with Supply of Allied equipments Details
8Procurement of 33/11 KV, 5 MVA Power Transformer And 11KV & 33KV Insulator Details
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8Shortage of coal caused power generation loss in 2017-18, acknowledges govt Details
8PowerGrid Corporation to implement electrification works in Kashmir Details
8EVs may increment power demand of 160 billion units by 2030 Details
8Power Minister launches portal, mobile app for fly ash utilisation Details
8Reliance Infrastructure bags Rs 567 crore NTPC order In Haryana Details
8Adani Power's proposal for setting up SEZ in Jharkhand rejected Details
8NTPC may borrow Rs 16,000 crore to add 6,900 MW by March 2019 Details
8CLSA sees limited upside for Bharat heavy Electricals Ltd shares Details
8British power capacity auction fails to attract natural gas projects Details
8First International Solar Alliance Summit in March to be mega diplomatic show Details
8Gujarat power utility floats 500 Megawatt solar power tender Details
8Thailand's biggest solar firm plans $1.76 bln in Vietnam wind projects Details
8Coal India third quarter net profit up 4 per cent at Rs 3,004 crore Details
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More than the central government, state governments are now pushing the non-conventional power agenda
8One such progressive state has issued a discussion paper on tariff fixation for solar power, both ground mounted a roof top
8Given that tariffs are now competitively arrived at, the dynamics have changed.
8In this context, is there a need to relook at the tariff rates set in the past?
8That is the big question
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