For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Supply of Clarified Water Pump Motor for 3x210 MW TPS Details
8Tender for the work of Drawing HT ABC and Pole Erection Details
8Tender for the Supply of Inner cone with inside ceramic liner for HP 803 Bowl Mills Details
8Tender for the Supply of Burner isolation valves, Burner trip valves and its rubber diaphragm for Boiler fuel burner firing system Details
8Breakdown/ preventive Mtc. & overhauling of Pumps and allied auxiliaries of 4x210 MW Units Details
8Tender for Supply of Water Cooled Screw Chiller Details
8Supply of Gearbox Bearings for XRP 763 Bowl Mills Details
8Annual Maintenance of Permanent way track of Railway Siding at TPP Details
8CHP Electrical Maintenance and other misc. work Details
8Electrical Maintenance Contract for Ash Handling Plant, ESP and other offsite areas Details
8Supply of Cement Grouting Machine Details
8Design,testing, supply, installation, commissioning of Advanced Process Control software Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Crisil warns about prices for Discoms Details
8Freyr Energy completes first of its kind solar power project in Manipur Details
8BHEL-NTPC recalibrating turbines to reduce dependence on imported coal: Piyush Goyal Details
8World leader to bid aggressively for India’s first ISTS solar projects. Details
8Chinese connection: This auto maker's stock has jumped 630% in 17 months Details
8India Needs $125 Billion In Four Years To Meet Renewable Energy Target Details
8Electricity spot prices may continue to rise in near term Details
8BSES Delhi discoms procure 200 MW wind power at low rate Details
8Indian power plants suffer as Indonesian coal prices go up Details
8Sanjay Nirupam hints at higher power tariffs via power sector scam Details
8EESL to invest Rs 2,400 crore to buy 20,000 EVs by March 2019 Details
8 Meghalaya CM meet Singh; seeks 24x7 power supply to households Details
8Deepak Kochhar’s NuPower weighs sale of its wind power plants Details
8Cabinet nod soon for Rs 50,000 cr KUSUM scheme on solar farming Details
8Erdogan, Putin mark start of work on Turkey's first nuclear power plant Details
8In 3 months, Goa power department snaps 4,000 connections, rakes in Rs 100 crore Details
8L&T, two other companies bag Uttar Pradesh power meter deal Details
8Spot power price up 25% in 2018, expected to flare up further Details
8Govt amends solar bidding norms, developers can now pass on duty hike Details
8Never had dealings with NuPower, says Rajiv Kochhar Details
8Income Tax department sends notice to Deepak Kochhar's NuPower Renewables Details
8India to achieve 60 GW wind capacity before 2022, say manufacturers Details
8Indonesia to postpone new coal, palm oil shipping rules to 2020 Details
8CIL to have around 1,500 railway rakes in 7 years: Goyal Details
8There is no energy trajectory for India that does not utilize coal: Benjamin Sporton Details
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States seem to be remarkably reticent to pursue the idea of generating peak power from hydroelectric plants
8A monthly analysis of hydro station performance was meant to be submitted by states but expect from one, the others have ignored the advisory
8A special meeting of hydel generators is now scheduled to figure out what kind of progress can be achieved
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The problem in India is not the generation of data but the harvesting of it
8The need for good and comprehensive data sets is now being felt.
8There is a need to carry out accurate power system studies for future operational and planning horizons.
8POSOCO has now been mandated to prepare the required data capture formats
8The other big point is whether such data can also be made available publicly so that independent third parties can mine the data to come up with accurate demand-supply and similar projections Details

Solar tariffs are going back up against
8Why is that so?
8Latest 25 year Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) are being signed 25% higher than the lowest tariff of Rs 2.44/kwh reached in the solar market
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8Project Name: Thermal Power Station - FGD Addition
8Project Cost: 400 crores
8Project Description: The owner's FGD installation and retrofitting of ESP in a 800 MW thermal power station is getting delayed on account of inability to elicit state government approval. Further RFQs are expected soon.
8The major requirement are: gas to gas exchanger, silos, limestone, gypsum, absorber, booster fans, mist eliminator, slurry pumps, oxidation air blowers, agitators, elevator, piles, among others.
8Project Event: RFQs for installation of an FGD and retrofitting of ESP are expected to be out by mid of May 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: 2016
8RFQ Date: 15/May/2018
8Release Date: Jun/2018
8Start Date: Dec/2019
8Completion Date: Q3:2020
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8Project Name: Hydro Power Renovation, Modernization and Up-gradation Project
8Project Cost: 50 crores
8Project Description: The developer is going on with renovation of the switch-yard area in a 80 MW hydro power plant. The mandatory job includes refurbishment of runners, replacement of governor, guide vanes, guide vane bushes, generator winding, excitation system among others. Further RFQs are expected soon after getting administrative approval.
8Project Event: RFQs for renovation and modernization works are expected to be out by May 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2018
8RFQ Date: May/2018
8Release Date: Jun/2018
8Start Date: Q3:2018
8Completion Date: Q3:2021
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8Project Name: Thermal Power Maintenance Project (Unit-4)
8Project Cost: 22 crores
8Project Description: The owner has planned an 25-day scheduled maintenance in the 1400 MW thermal power complex covering annual overhaul of boiler parts and its auxiliaries, capital overhaul of turbine, replacement of GRP fan blades, replacement of air preheater regenerative baskets, among others.
8Project Event: RFQs for short lead equipment required for maintenance are expected by May 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Mar/2018
8RFQ Date: May/2018
8Release Date: May/2018
8Start Date: 3/Jul/2018
8Completion Date: 6/Aug/2018
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For reference purposes, the website carries here a global review of renewable energy policies
8The review of regulatory and tariff structures allows Indian policy makers to benchmark their own performance with respect to peer countries
8Most of the countries, 21 out of 26, have an independent regulatory authority to supervise and regulate the sector
8A majority, 22 out of 26, provide for tax advantages for the generation of electricity from certain or all types of renewable energy sources.
8Purchase guarantees (feed-in tariffs) or similar support mechanisms are available in most of the countries, 20 out of 26.
8The ratio of ensuring a minimum price for the electricity generated by renewable energy companies is high as well (14 countries out of 26 countries).
8In 13 out of the 26 countries, priority for connection to and/or usage of the transmission and distribution system is provided for renewable energy companies.
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8A 60 MW cogeneration business development opportunity is coming up. Click here for more
8BHEL has bagged a solar power project in the midst of heavy competition. Know more
8It looks like the non-solar REC inventory has exhausted significantly. On 1 April 2017, the total Non-Solar inventory was 129 lacs while the closing inventory was only 14.95 lacs RECs on 28 March and going forward the REC Market is expected to see a shortage situation on the sell-side.
8BHEL is diversifying out of power generation and has entered into an area which is not aligned to its usual line of business. Find out more
8Fortum launched its operations in India in September 2012 establishing an office in Delhi. It has been focusing on building its solar portfolio ever since.
8The CAG has castigated a solar thermal power plant and an attendant research facility for its inability to operate the facility well, resulting in a loss of a whopping Rs 50 crore
8Have renewables finally won the cost race? The costs of renewables are falling worldwide. A closer look indicates, however, that strong geographical differences remain: in a number of countries renewables are still not cost competitive with fossil power plants. Look into the latest data, future trends and the reasons for strong geographical variations in generation costs.
8The Azure group has more than 900 MW of solar power capacity under production with another 900+MW in various stages of development. But the going is not so easy with as generation has remained below the expected levels. The group's profitability and debt-protection metrics remain sensitive to its operational performance and any adverse variation in irradiation levels may impact PLF levels and consequently affect cash flows.
8Ansaldo Caldaie Boilers India Private Limited (ACBIPL) is an EPC contractor involved in manufacturing, supplying and erecting boilers. The company’s product profile includes utility boilers, heat recovery steam generators for combined cycle power plans, biomass and waste energy boilers. Business has not been good however. Know more.
8Changes in the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission's Draft Grant of Connectivity, Long-term Access and Medium-term Open Access in inter-State Transmission and related matters) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2017 have been carried out on the basis of stakeholder suggestions. Find out whose suggestions were accepted and whose were rejected.
8Can the services required for setting up and operation of renewable energy plan be exempt from the levy of GST? Click here for more.
8Are you safe from the volatility of the market if you run a small power plant at a tariff rate of a little over Rs 6/Kwh? Details

The recently announced gas price increase will have an impact on the industrial sector
Find out how it will impact:
8The power industry
8The fertilizer industry
8The CGD industry
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