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Jul 2019

8For 1.5 LMT coal from mine to TPS
8Loading of 0.6 LMT coal from Mine to TPS
8Transportation of 3,60,000 MT coal from stock and unloading the coal at siding for TPS
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8ENGIE financial results: Solid performance Details
8Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy: Strong potential for wind power confirmed Details
8Jindal Power Ltd: Ratings downgraded Details
8Havells India: Slowdown in power T&D could impact demand for cables and wires business. Details
8ABB is facilitating greater standardization for charging of electric buses. Details
8Regen Powertech Pvt Ltd: Not  in the cooperating category Details
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Project Name: Darlipali Greenfield Super Thermal Power Project
8Project Cost: 12532.44 crores
8Project Description: National Thermal Power Corporation Limited along with the steam generator contractor BHEL and turbine generator contractor Toshiba is carrying out internal cleaning of the boiler (unit-1) out of 1600 MW (2x800 MW) super-critical greenfield thermal power plant located in the Sundargarh district of Odisha. Moreover, the coal handling plant has been awarded to Tata Projects Ltd, ash handling plant to Indure, cooling tower to L&T, fire detection & protection system package to Consilium Middle East, CW System equipment package to Kirloskar Brothers Limited, and switchyard to Alstom T&D. However, civil, architectural, and piling work for implementation of FGD work in progress. Further, tenders for supply, erection, installation, and commissioning of FGD units are expected by Oct.2019. Civil work package for construction of non-plant area is likely to be floated in Q4 2019. 
8Project Event: RFQ for supply, erection, installation, and commissioning of FGD units is expected by Oct.2019. Civil work package for construction of non-plant area is likely to be floated in Q4 2019. .
8Expenditure Approval: Nov/2019
8RFQ Date: Q4:2019
8Release Date: Q4: 2019
8Start Date: Oct/2014
8Completion Date: 2020
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply, Testing, Erection & Commissioning of Chlorine Di-oxide system Details
8Tender for Supply of 10KV Multifunction Insulation Diagnostic Test Kit with Accessories Details
8Tender for procurement of 11kV disc insulator Details
8Tender for work of Repair and refurbishment of 12.5 MVA Transformer Details
8Tender for Procurement of 33kV Polymer Disc Insulator Details
8Tender for work of HTLS Re-conductoring of 220kV ACSR zebra conductor transmission line Details
8Tender for Procurement of LED light for CHP Details
8Tender for work of repairing of 600MW generator Details
8Supply, laying, testing and commissioning of XLPE cable Details
8Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Magnetic Flow Meters Details
8Supply, Erection, Commissioning & Testing of HCB Isolator Details
8Tender for Restringing of Conductor of various EHV Lines Details
8Tender for work of shifting of C&R panel and power cable Details
8Annual Maintenance Contract for execution of works of Underwater Parts Repair and Other Works in Turbine Generator Set Details
8Supply, erection and commissioning of equipments for 11kV outdoor feeder metering Details
8Supply, erection and commissioning of equipments for 33kV outdoor feeder metering Details
8Tender for Procurement of 02 Nos. UAT Details
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8Vietnam will face severe power shortages from 2021: ministry Details
8Dedicated power feeders for Odisha Government hospitals Details
8AIPEF flays Centre’s decision to introduce LC system Details
8If required, Telangana government ready to rescue Discoms Details
8Coal shortage forces shut down of major power units in Odisha Details
8‘Land acquisition still a barrier to timely completion of wind power projects’ Details
8Gujarat gives 3 years to Essar Power to pay Rs 200 crore penalty Details
8AP Transco backs down on 50 million units of renewable power amid escalating row over tariff Details
8State discoms open to imported coal cost pass through for Tata project Details
8Ontario Power to buy three power plants from TC Energy for $2.18 bln Details
8Assam depends on external agencies to meet power needs: Minister Details
8Indonesia's Pertamina sees late-2019 decision on Bangladesh gas power plant Details
8Wind turbine maker Senvion hopes to find buyer for assets by end August Details
8Price pressure kicks Siemens Gamesa shares to four-month low Details
8Himachal HC penalises hydropower dam company on water project for six states Details
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8NEEPCO: The tariff for the company's Tripura gas station is expected to be around Rs. 4.50/unit in FY2020, considerably higher than the provisional tariff of Rs. 3.90/unit, leading to higher cash accruals going forward Details
8Compliance with LC mechanism to hurt discoms, consumers and states: An analysis Details
8Schneider Electric half year 2019 results: Continued strong performance in H1 2019. Details
8A power generation company can fix the ceiling rate as per its own due diligence and the prevailing market conditions: Know more
8Rising receivables from discoms hurting cash flows of gencos: Know more
8A Power generation company seeks approval for deviation in bidding document for long term procurement of solar power under “Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vaahini Yojana”. Know what the regulator has to say .
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8Many states failed to achieve their AT&C loss-reduction targets set under UDAY, due to poor implementation of reforms and lower investments in distribution infrastructure.
8Clearly, the present government seems to have failed in their efforts.
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Despite the fact that the CD Tripathi was unable to elicit a six month extension, he did put the gas major through a scorching expansion spree
8The new GAIL CMD will have his hands full dealing with the roadmap set by Tripathi
8He will also have to deal with government pressures to split up the company into its transmission and distribution arms. There is a possibility of a full dismemberment of GAIL as well.
8The irony will not be lost if the new boss ends up dismantling the very edifice that Tripathi had so assiduously built over the last 10 years.
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With BC Tripathi out of the way, the focus is now on who is going to be the next CMD of GAIL.
8For now, the order noted that the senior-most director of GAIL be appointed as interim Chairman and Managing Director till a full-time head is selected.
8The order also said that petroleum ministry should go for a fresh selection of CMD, GAIL and submit the proposal for regular appointment for consideration of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet by end of November 2019. This announcement has led to a fresh round of speculation.
8The website does an analysis of who is likely to be the best candidate to be GAIL's next CMD. Also, GAIL will need new projects and marketing directors.
8There is a bunch of internal candidates jockeying for all the three slots, but will the government bring in people from the outside?
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8Even after an endorsement by the petroleum minister for a six-month extension, why did GAIL CMD BC Tripathi fail to make it through?
8How did he run foul of the Prime Minister and the Home Minister?
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Project Name: Pumped Storage Hydro Power Greenfield Project
8Project Cost: Rs 6922.00 crores
8Project Description: The owner's 1000 MW (4x250 MW) greenfield pumped-storage project is held-up in the forest clearance (Stage-II) as it involved the diversion of 234 ha of forest land. The state cabinet has already approved the project. The design of hydro-mechanical equipment is under review. The project envisages the construction of an upper dam, lower saddle dam, water conductor system, and an underground powerhouse. 
8Project Event: RFQ for a project management consultancy services is expected by September 2019.
8Expenditure Approval: Q3: 2019
8RFQ Date: Q4:sept2019
8Release Date: Q4:sept 2019
8Start Date: Q1:2020
8Completion Date: 2024
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Tender for Annual maintenance of Generator, Turbine and its Auxiliaries Details
8Tender for Annual Maintenance Contract for 400/220/132KV Substation Details
8Tender for Procurement of 3.3kV HT Motors Details
8Tender for BRC for Work of Rewinding and Overhauling of 11KV HT motors Details
8Tender for Supply of Generator Spares Details
8Tender for Supply of 245 KV CTs Details
8Tender for biennial contract for environment monitoring work at power plant Details
8Tender for Laying & Dressing of 33kV XLPE Cable Details
8Tender for Installation of various Sub-Station equipment and allied works Details
8Tender for manufacture, testing, supply and delivery of HV Underground Cable Fault Locator Details
8Tender for the work of Erection of 11KV Line Details
8Supply, installation, testing and commissioning of hardware & software for implementing RT-DAS Details
8Tender for rectification, alignment and servicing of 220kV isolators Details
8Tender for replacement of 33kV HT overhead line to UG XLPE cable Details
8Supply, installation & commissioning of light emitted diode street light fittings Details
8Tender for the supply of splitter plates ,insert plates & inner side plates for square type coal nozzle tip Details
8Tender for the supply of Spares for HPMS System in XRP 803 Mills Details
8Tender for Residual Life Assessment Study in Boiler Details
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8Uday scheme: Discoms’ losses rise 89% in FY19 Details
8Smart meters help discoms trim losses in Delhi, Meerut Details
8Your electricity bills may rise from next month, here's why Details
8Nuclear energy best option for 24x7 power: Ex-AERB Chairman Details
8Hiranandani plans mega data parks, to invest Rs15,000 crore Details
8Rooftop solar power could be a game-changer for India despite challenges: Here is why Details
8Talcher Coalfields stir hits power plants in Odisha Details
8India's 2019 thermal coal imports seen at 180-185 mt: WoodMac Details
8SunSource Energy plans to start work on 70 Megawatt solar power project in UP Details
8Siemens Gamesa slightly lowers 2019 profit expectations Details
8Power discoms’ dues to generation companies stand at Rs 21,000 crore monthly Details
8Bank guarantee burden to further bleed discoms Details
8India offers $100 mn aid to Benin to meet sustainable development goals Details
8New computer model can predict India's pollution levels months earlier Details
8Payment Security norm to strain weak Discoms’ financials Details
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L&T sees another 8 GB of fresh thermal capacity coming up
8There are tenders in the EPC space for this capacity as well as tenders for retrofitting existing power plants with state-of-the-art emission
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The slowdown in the traditional power sector segments does seem to have had a very adverse impact on Andritz Hydro Private Limited
8This is because the hydel segment continues to remain robust
8The operating profitability has declined but the order book remains strong
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Start up time for hot, warm and cold conditions are being reviewed
8The goal is to move to a more ambitious 3% per minute ramp up
855% technical minimum is another target
8At All India level around 35% of coal-fired generating units (438 units in all) currently have ramp up and ramp down capability of providing at least 1%/Min.
8Majority of the coal-fired central generating stations are declaring a ramp of 0.5 % - 0.7 % MW/Min
8Accordingly incentives are being worked out as well
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The rampant illegal coal mining in Meghalaya seems not to have been stemmed yet.
8Instead, organized sector cement and even power plants are using illegally mined coal
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Arunachal has a number of major rivers but numerous small rivers and rivulets which are amendable to small hydel power projects
8A full template is carried here for potential investors in hydel projects up to 25 MW capacity
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The natural gas power market is collapsing not in India but around the world, it seems.
8Even in countries with low gas prices, such as the US, the market for large framed gas fired turbines are showing no traction.
8This is bad news for the industry from both ends, from the power equipment supplier as well as the gas supplier point of view.
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Destination restrictions that are imposed on LNG cargoes headed to India may be in contravention of the Competition Act 2002.
8Restricting or limiting the purchaser's resale ability, i.e., the ability to sell the LNG/gas after the purchaser acquires ownership and assumes all risk at the port of shipment may be considered to be anti-competitive.
8This new interpretation may be used to push Indian buyers from renegotiating LNG deals, it seems
8The point to note is that destination restrictions in LNG supply contracts on DES terms are unlikely to violate the competition laws
8Then again a profit-sharing clause in contracts with FOB delivery terms may raise concerns under the competition laws as it restricts the resale ability of the purchaser. 
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8Newer affordable EV cars in the range of Rs 6.50 lakh are in the offing. What is more prices are falling rapidly, with battery costs coming down 10% every year.
8Running costs are 5-6 times less than conventional cars, as EVs have only 1 % moving parts compared to regular cars.
8Some EV suppliers are now giving unlimited mileage warranty.
8Also with a range of 125 to 150 km per charge, most private city car owners will not suffer from range anxiety any more.
8Battery life guarantees can now stretch to as many as 8 years
8Regular 15 A socket at home is good enough for overnight charging
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The influx of renewable power in Tamil Nadu contributed up to 44.5% of total demand.
8So how does the balancing mechanism work for Tamil Nadu
8The state has decided to plug for more pump storage capacity, it seems
8A total of 2000 MW is storage capacity is envidaged
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Jindal Steel is decided to withdraw its membership from the Southern Regional Power Committee.
8The company has its own reasons
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Tender for Supply of power and control cables Details
8Tender for supply of 3 phase transformer Details
8Tender for replacement of 11kV XLPE copper cable Details
8Tender for Biennial contract for Overhauling of RC bunkers and replacement of Bunker hopper segments Details
8Tender for construction work of 132kV end bays Details
8Tender for overhauling & servicing of circuit breakers Details
8Tender for Laying 1.35Km UG Cable Details
8Tender for work of Inserting 3 Nos. of Narrow based tower Details
8Tender for supply of spares of governing system Details
8Tender for Maintenance of 3 Nos. Hydro Generator Units Details
8Tender for Supply of Centrifugally Cast Inserted Grinding Rollers & Bull Ring Segments for HP-1203 Bowl Mills Details
8Tender for work of On-Line Chemical treatment of CW system Details
8Supply, Erection & Commissioning of medium voltage variable Frequency drive Details
8Tender for Biennial Work Contract for round the clock timely removal, loading unloading and transportation of coal mill reject Details
8Tender for Providing the facility of LED lighting Details
8Tender for Supply of Dry type transformers Details
8Tender for overhauling of ESP Details
8Tender for ARC for Supply and dosing of Chemicals for Cooling Water treatment Details
8Tender for Procurement of Turbine Oil Purifier System Filter Elements Details
8Tender for Procurement of Spares Parts of Power system Details
8Tender for Major Overhauling of Generator Transformer Details
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8Tata Power arm to develop 250 MW solar project in Gujarat Details
8Power-less: More transmission towers collapse as winds turn ferocious Details
8Power ministry’s order will badly affect Discoms, says AIPEF Details
8India's renewable energy cost is lowest in Asia Pacific: WoodMac report Details
8SIAM hails govt's move to cut GST rate on electric vehicles, chargers Details
8Adani Group plans Rs 5,500 cr investment for Uttar Pradesh in power, food processing Details
8Discoms make a beeline for cheaper power supplied by NTPC under SCED system Details
8Jaiprakash Power Ventures clocks Q1 net loss of Rs 95.52 crore Details
850,000 solar pumps to be given to farmers and 'gaushalas' in Haryana: Minister Details
8U'khand CM allocates solar energy projects to local entrepreneurs Details
8UP govt allows farm land lease for solar power plant, agri industry Details
8IOC opposes Andhra Pradesh govt's move to redo power purchase pacts Details
8Andhra Pradesh seeks to cancel 21 wind energy pacts Details
8Two of nine Gujarat wind auction winners agree to slash tariffs Details
8IIT Hyderabad develops low-cost, eco-friendly solar cells using 'kumkum dye' Details
8Andhra Pradesh: Expert panel suggests single bid for Polavaram projects Details
8Bihar: GST on electric car battery chargers reduced to 5% Details
8Electric Vehicle startups crank up efforts as nation turns electric Details
8NCLT approves NHPC's Rs 907 cr bid for Lanco Teesta Hydro Power project Details
8Centre plans national panel to select members of all state electricity commissions Details
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 Tata Motors has ambitious plans with electric vehicles
8It has already started delivery of the vehicles to EESL.
8Currently, it is engaged in building two types of hybrid and electric vehicles under Technical Advisor Group of R&D scheme.
8A long-term strategic partnership to develop the world’s first premium self-driving Electric Vehicle (EV) for Waymo’s driverless transportation service.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Tender for Complete Overhauling of Air Pre-heater Details
8Tender for work of servicing & overhauling of 245kV circuit breaker Details
8Tender for Overhauling of Pressure Parts & Rotary Air Pre-Heaters Details
8AMC for maintenance during scheduled outage and for attending breakdown in emergency condition as and when required at various 220 kV & 132 kV EHV S/S Details
8Tender for purchase of heat exchanger Details
8Supply and erection of 11KV line & pole shifting work Details
8Design, Manufacture, Supply, Erection and Commissioning of Screw type Compressor-Chiller package Details
8Tender for Erection of 33/11 KV Sub-Station structure Details
8Tender for Laying of 33kV XLPE UG Cable for 33/11kV Substation Details
8Tender for servicing & overhauling of 145kV circuit breaker Details
8Tender for Work of Overhauling & Servicing of 400 KV Pantograph Isolators & Center Break Isolators Details
8Supply of Bearing sets and erection, commissioning and test runs of bearings Details
8Tender for Procurement of AMR compliant Energy Meters Details
8Tender for Procurement of channel Vibration Analyser Details
8Tender for Engagement of Dozer & Excavator for handling of ash at Ash Pond Details
8Supply, Erection, Testing and commissioning of Wind box Secondary air damper controls with suitable power cylinders Details
8Tender for the Supply, Erection, Testing and Commissioning of 1 set of Lead Acid Tubular Batter Details
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 8India readies plan for $4 billion Tesla-scale battery storage plants Details
 8Magenta Power ropes in HPCL as strategic investor, eyes 500 EV charging points in FY20 Details
 8AP High Court stays state government’s order on slashing solar, wind tariffs Details
 8Coal India clears over 44% rake backlog to non-power sector consumers Details
 8Philippines readies new renewable energy policies to curb coal dependence Details
 8Australia's Suncorp to phase out exposure to thermal coal by 2025 Details
 8Coal India subsidiaries face Rs 53,331 crore penalties for over producing Details
 8China's renewable power capacity up 9.5% year-on-year in June Details
 8AP has no right to issue directions to state power discoms: Law firm JSA Details
 8Waaree Energies launches financing facility for solar power projects Details
 8Fuel subsidies three times higher than e-vehicle budget: Report Details
 8EESL in MoU with Noida for deployment of 100 EV chargers Details
 8Revision of PPAs could hike risk of discoms defaulting, warns Crisil Details
 8Hyundai working with IOCL to provide fast charging for Kona EV Details
 8New power technology helps Western Railway save Rs 57 crore Details
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Clearly, land acquisition is the biggest problem facing a wind power project today
8Most good sites are already taken
8So does the new notification that has come into effect from this week help or impede the development of wind power?
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Reliance Power's Rosa power company may be headed for trouble despite a 100 buyback deal Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL)
8What is causing worry is that UPPCL has a low credit quality and add to this Rosa's high cost of power generation due to locational disadvantages in sourcing coal.
8With weak merit order position for the company in the power procurement mix of UPPCL, Rosa’s PLF level has been low at 49% during FY2019.
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ORIX of Japan has exercised its right of refusal on GAIL’s bid for IL&FS' renewable assets and and expressed its intent to acquire remaining 51% stake in the wind assets of of the beleaguered group.
8But the fact remains that IL&FS' assets though still very viable suffer from delayed payments from discoms
8Further deterioration in the collection cycle or grid back-down from utilities remains a key problem.
8In this context, what these assets need is a parent with deep pockets. GAIL could have been one, and now ORIX of Japan
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In India the largest provider of jobs is not the solar and wind industry.
8India has the fourth-largest number of renewable energy jobs globally yet solar and power is not the highest employer
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One of the world's largest mining companies have begun linking compensation to its management to reductions in emissions generated from the use of its products.
8This is going to be an increasing trend in the future
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Project Name: East Thermal Power Station - Dismantling Project
8Project Cost: Rs 90.00crores
8Project Event: RFQ for R&M for its Two units 2x120 MW expected by Q4 2019.
8Expenditure Approval: Mar :Q3: 2018
8RFQ Date: Q4:2019
8Release Date: Q4:2019
8Start Date: Q2 :2020
8Completion Date: Q4:2021
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Project Name: Super Thermal Power Greenfield Project
8Project Cost: Rs 14336.00crores
8Project Event: RFQ for main civil, structural and architectural works for boiler and its auxiliaries for unit 2 is expected by Oct 2019 and civil, structural and architectural works for natural draught cooling tower is expected by Q4 2019,
8Expenditure Approval: Mar :2014
8RFQ Date: Q4:oct 2019
8Release Date: Q4:oct2019
8Start Date: Feb2016
8Completion Date: Mar2022
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Supply, Laying, Erection, Testing and Commissioning of 66kV XLPE Cable Details
8Tender for Supply of 53 Nos. Stator Bars Details
8Supply, Laying, Erection, Testing and Commissioning of 66kV XLPE Cable with Poly. Al. construction on EPC basis Details
8Tender for Procurement of spares for Reheater spray flow control Valves Details
8Tender for Rate Contract for Maintenance of Power Transformers Details
8Tender for Annual Maintenance Contract for HT/LT Switchgear Details
8Tender for Annual Maintenance Contract for Electrical Maintenance Details
8Tender for BMC for routine & breakdown of Boiler auxiliary equipments Details
8Supply and Delivery of Heat Shrinkable Straight through and Outdoor type end termination cable jointing Kit Details
8Tender for On Line Leak Sealing of HP valves of boiler Details
8Tender for procurement of valve spares for ash handling system Details
8Tender for Establishment of 132/33kV substation (Electrical) along with transmission line Details
8Tender for Modification in governing system for redundancy of Governor Servo Valve at HPS Details
8Tender for Erection of 66KV equipment Details
8Tender for biennial maintenance of HT equipments Details
8Supply and delivery of Oil Cooled Distribution Transformer Details
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 8Why are Canadian funds placing India bets? Details
 8Solar power will soon become a peak-load source of energy: UPERC Chairman Details
 8ADB sanctions Rs 1,925 cr power project in Tripura Details
 8Noida to get 100 charging points for electric vehicles Details
 8JSW Energy plans to raise $750 m via bonds; to use funds for expansion, debt repayment Details
 8Disagree with ICRA's downgrade of Rosa Power Supply Co: Reliance Power Details
 8Discoms to maintain letter of credit from August 1 Details
 8Fuel subsidies 3 times higher than e-vehicle budget: Report Details
 8Government amends bidding guidelines for wind power projects Details
 8Wind power companies file writ against AP's review of PPAs Details
 8Adani Green Energy plans to add 800 MW of renewable energy projects Details
 8Directive on payment security mechanism and favourable regulatory orders positive for IPPs: ICRA Details
 8Govt may close NTPC-SJVNL, IOC/BPCL-GAIL M&A deals in FY20 Details
 8NTPC, BHEL to set-up world’s ‘most efficient’ coal-fired power plant Details
 8ABB launches strategic review of its integrated DC power business Details
 8Review of PPAs a pro-industry move: Andhra CM Details
 8No fresh water from reservoirs after 5 years for Mauda, WRD tells NTPC Details
 8Uber in pact with SUN Mobility to deploy e-autos in India Details
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 Latest data seems to predict LNG prices staying low not just for the current or the next quarter but right up to 2020 or more as higher volumes from newly commissioned liquefaction plants hit the market in the face of tepid demand (see Reports for a projection of prices).
8There is now a huge divergence between spot and oil-indexed prices.
8The question now is how long will India continue to pay a high price for oil-indexed gas when the alternative is so much cheaper?  
8As the website has calculated, the average price of gas is still way too high, as on June end it was much over $8/mmbtu. The average price is at a 70% premium over the prevailing international gas price, and the differential is going out of the pockets of Indian consumers to those of the producers with whom the likes of Petronet LNG had struck long term oil-indexed deals. India's LNG import bill was $900 million in June, 2019.
8If a comparison is made of prevailing spot prices not with the average price that India is paying as of now but with oil-indexed prices, the differential will be 100%.
8Billions of dollars of gas buyers' money is going into paying for high cost gas. A big chunk of this bill is funded by the Indian government through subsidies to the fertilizer sector, a big consumer of oil-indexed gas. Prevailing spot gas prices can now fire up India's stranded gas power capacity, provided cheaper gas can pass through choke points in the Indian pipeline network to reach these plants.
8The time has come to go back to the negotiating table with the likes of Qatargas once again.(From the Editor's table)
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8The annual capacity addition of wind energy was below 2 GW for the last two years-a drastic 60 per cent decrease from the financial year 2016–17
8It does not look like that at this rate, the target of 60 GW of wind power generation will be achieved by 2020
8The transition to reverse auction from the feed-in-tariff regime has not happened easily for the sector,
8All prime wind power sites are already taken only second or third tier slots are not available
8Even then, land acquisition is becoming a big problem in the states which have adequate wind blowing to set up windpower plants. Wind resources in India are concentrated in the southern and western regions, with 93 per cent of all installations being located in seven states in the country. 
8A comprehensive policy roadmap is needed for the timely revival of the wind energy sector.
 Three different scenarios are envisaged under which the revival process can be achieved, but then the govenrment will have to be far more receptive
8Ensuring profitability is going to be an increasing challenge.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Supply of Numerical Relays for 415V LT Switchgears Details
8Tender for the work of excavation of 52m long approach tunnel of HE Project Details
8Tender for Renewal /Rectification of flue gas duct portions Details
8Tender for the Supply of Caustic Soda Lye Details
8Tender for Conducting RLA of Hot Re Heat coils in Boiler Details
8Tender for the Supply of Coal valve Details
8Tender for Scheduled Periodical Maintenance of Turbine, Generator and its auxiliaries Details
8Tender for Procurement of smart positioners for control valves Details
8Tender for Height Raising of 400 KV Line Details
8Tender for Erection of tower at 220 KV DC line Details
8Supply, installation, testing and commissioning of bus bar protection scheme Details
8Tender for conversion of existing single phase 2wire/three phase four wire LT line with bare conductor to three phase AB cable Details
8Supply, Erection, Testing & Commissioning of Core for Station Service Transformer Details
8Tender for Performing work of day to day/routine Mechanical Maintenance of generating units and their auxiliaries Details
8Tender for Procurement of 5300 MT 66 kV tower material and sub–station structure Details
8Tender for supply of 220kV current transformer Details
8Tender for work of replacement of 33kV VCB with CR panel Details
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 For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
 8UN asks India to update plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Details
 8GST Council meeting tomorrow: From EVs to lottery, what's on agenda. Details
 8Creating a roadmap for future of renewable energy. Details
 8Making the water-guzzling thermal plants accountable. Details
 8Methanol economy not on the back burner, moving along with e-mobility: NITI Aayog member Details
 8Sterling & Wilson IPO a pure offer for sale to help solar business turn debt-free: Khurshed Daruvala Details
 8Chhattisgarh to shut down its first power plant over viability issues Details
 8AP’s plan to reopen PPAs could put 5.2 GW clean energy projects at risk: CRISIL Details
 8Gujarat tops India in rooftop solar power generation capacity Details
 8Hirakud's dipping water level to hit power output Details
 8Avaada Energy to set-up 2 GW open access solar power plants in 5 states Details
 8Infra, power segments depress L&T earnings: Key takeaways from Q1 Details
 8Thermal power to stay main energy source despite renewable push Details
 8 Bescom passes fuel cost hike on to consumers, bills go up Details
 8Battery materials cobalt, nickel face supply crunch by mid 2020s: WoodMac Details
 8India's crucial contribution in ITER hope for energy freedom Details
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8The accidents due to slope failure in Indian opencast coal mines: An analysis Details
8Business opportunity in a captive power plant Details
8National Mineral Policy 2019: A lost opportunity? Details
8Request for a quotation for shipment of non-coking (thermal) coal from Indonesia to India Details
8PTC India Financial Services Ltd: the company intends to raise sizeable long-term funds to reduce its dependence on short-term borrowings. This would be visible over the medium term. Details
8Fortum has a big footprint in India, and is now moving towards gigawatt scale target in solar and wind power Details
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Unit 4 of the 1740 MW Jharsuguda thermal power plant seems to have run into a big mess
8Start-up was delayed as BHEL had to hunt for another fan after a low pressure turbine blade in the unit was found faulty.
8In all, unit 4 had been troublesome, the turbine and boiler tripped eleven and fifteen time respectively.
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Bagasse based cogeneration power plant owners ganged up against the Maharashtra State Electricity Board to push the tariff rate up to Rs 4.75/kwh
8The discom had imposed a price ceiling of Rs 4/kwh.
8As the suppliers were unwilling to quote lower, both the regular and the discom had no option but to accept the higher tariff rate details Details
Project Name: Greenfield Thermal Power Station
8Project Cost: 31000 crores
8Project Event: RFQ for civil and architectural works required for the coal handling plant and ash handling plant and mechanical packages are expected by Q4 2019.
8Expenditure Approval: Q2 :2014        
8RFQ Date: Q4:2019
8Release Date: Q4:2019
8Start Date: 2020
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Project Name: Thermal Power Station Brownfield Project
8Project Event: RFQ for supply, testing, and commissioning of all boiler pressure parts is expected by Q4 2019.
8Expenditure Approval: Q3 :2017        
8RFQ Date: Q4:2019
8Release Date: Q4:2019
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Project Name: Thermal Power Station: R&M Project
8Project Cost: 10.0 crores
8Project Event: RFQ for the required overhaul of unit 1 is expected by the Q3 2019.
8Expenditure Approval: Q3: 2017        
8RFQ Date: Q4:2019
8Release Date: Q4:2019
8Start Date: 2020
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Project Name: Thermal Power Station
8Project Cost: 2.2 crores
8Project Event:RFQ for maintenance of boiler and its auxiliaries are expected by Oct 2019.
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Tender for replacement of single suspension string by double suspension string Details
8Annual Maintenance of 31.4 MW Kaplan Turbine and Generator Assemblies Details
8Tender for procurement of composite Polymer long rod insulators Details
8Supply, installation and commissioning of Battery Bank Details
8Tender for Work of Overhauling of 245/145KV Circuit Breakers Details
8Tender for Work of Overhauling, Servicing & Supply of Spares of 245 kV/145 kV SF6 Circuit Breaker Details
8Annual rate contract for attending all emergency / breakdown / schedule / preventive maintenance repair works etc. and works of various EHV lines Details
8AMC for attending emergency breakdown, scheduled and other urgent works on various EHV lines Details
8Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissioning of numerical compliant busbar Details
8Tender for work of LILO on 220kV line Details
8Tender for supply of Vacuum Circuit Breakers Details
8Tender for Procurement of Coal Mill Straight M.S. pipes for Coal Mills Details
8Annual contract for Operation, Maintenance & Coal Unloading of CHP Details
8Tender for Repair, Service, Replacement of defective breakers and relay components of LT panels Details
8Supply, Installation, Commissioning and O&M of 150KWp Roof Top Solar PV Plant Details
8Tender for overhauling of steam generator auxiliaries Details
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 8Andhra Pradesh govt order puts Rs 21,000 cr renewables sector debt servicing at risk: CRISIL Details
 8IFC lends $35 million to Davivienda Costa Rica to promote green energy projects Details
 8Chandigarh adviser directs Crest, power department to hold joint public hearing session Details
 8BHP to invest $400 million to curb climate-changing emissions Details
 8Japan's Marubeni backs blockchain crowd-sourcing platform for solar, wind farms Details
 8Power players seek policy changes to cut transmission logjam Details
 8Greenko raises $950 million through Asia’ largest green bond Details
 8IL&FS gets approval for sale of wind energy projects to Orix Corp Details
 8MNRE issues norms to implement scheme for farmers to boost solar energy Details
 8Clean energy startups should focus on niche markets: CEEW Detais
 8Green energy capacity to multiply 6-fold in 10 years: CEA Details
 8Solar rooftop company ZunRoof enters three new cities Details
 8Power demand jumps 30 per cent at Indian Energy Exchange Details
 8Govt considers norms to cut discoms’ power cost Details
 8Major boost for power generators: Payment security and coal cost pass-through Details
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Torrent Power has been able to hammer through deviations in standard MOP guidelines for purchase of solar power to fulfill RPO obligations.
8In the process, Torrent was able to strictly define the pass-through of costs under change of low conditions.
8The MOP guidelines were subject to interpretations, so Torrent came up with a stricter set of definitions
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By any yardstick, it is a massive solar power expansion programme. The government has announced plans to add an extra 25,000 MW of solar capacity, over and above the 100,000 MW targeted by 2022
8But the new capacity will use a different route to come up.
8The 25,000 MW expansion will carry a central financial support of a massive Rs 34,422 crore. State governments too will join in, pushing the subsidy corpus higher.
8The impact will enormous: setting up of 10,000 MW of decentalized ground or stilt mounted grid capacity near existing electric sub stations to save on building expensive transmission networks
8The plan also calls for installation of 17.50 lakh standalone solar agriculture pumps. Included in it is the solarization of 10 lakh grid connected agricultural pumps as welll
8The 10,000 MW decentalized renewable capacity built round electric sub stations will be bought at Rs 4/kwh
8As part of the announcement, a large subsidy programme has unveiled for solar pumps as well,  in order to make the running of such pumps viable
8It is a massive and ambitious scheme and the burden will be on the exchequer, with discoms working as intermediaries.
8The decentralized nature of this new plan may revolutionize how India generates and uses its renewable power capacity in the future.
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The market for renewable energy has gotten more concentrated and consolidated than ever before.
8Only companies with deep pockets and access to low cost funding are accumulating capacity. This is no longer the market for the faint hearted
8The number of firms succeeding in securing capacity at competitive auctions stood at only 12 and 15 in 2017 and 2018. The number gets smaller this year
8Investments in renewable projects now exceed that in the thermal power segement
8The good news however is that over the period 2014 to 2018, interest rate spreads for both wind and solar PV have declined by 75-125 basis points. When bigger companies come in, banks are more comfortable funding them
8Tendering agencies cancelled almost 5 GW of solar PV projects awarded in auctions in 2018, mainly due to the increase in tariffs compared to the record lows realised in 2017; higher input costs as a result of the imposition of safeguard duties and uncertainty pertaining to pass through of these costs were major drivers of the increase in tariffs but the situation on the ground is calmer now.
8Persistent challenges in land acquisition and setting up transmission infrastructure26 have delayed the development of solar parks and, consequently, the quantum of project capacity awarded through this route.
8The share of solar parks in overall solar capacity awarded declined from 54% in 2017 to 24% in 2018, though capacity awarded in absolute terms at solar parks remained largely unchanged over the two years
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8An International Conference and Exhibition on hydropower is coming soon. Details
8Development of an Electrostatic Precipitator with porous carbon electrodes to collect carbon particles: How will it work better for the power sector? Details
8Circumventing the challenge of grid integration: How well can India do the job? Details
8Business opportunity in thermal power project: An update Details
8The Telangana government is planning to come out with a new solar policy factoring in the changes in the rapidly expanding renewable energy sector: Know more
8Electricity demand is likely to increase at a higher rate due to faster adoption and manufacturing of electric vehicles (EVs) in India? Details
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 It seems India will have its own unique model to push for higher use of gas in the economy.
8It is now concluded that the traditional direct switch from coal to gas will not happen in India.
8It is going to be a longer, more derivative route. Hence more complicated as well.
8But despite the grim narrative, there are some success stories, which give hope that there still is vast scope to raise gas consumption India
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8Comparison of electricity tariffs for EV charging in various states in India
8Comparison of electric vehicle policies in various states in India
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8With increased demand for carbon-free energy and accelerated growth of global nuclear power, it is possible that thorium will be used as a nuclear fuel in the foreseeable future
8India has ambitious plans for nuclear power reactor using thorium as fuel. India may be able to provide thorium for exports if international demand arises
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