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Sep 2018

Are higher carbon taxes a plausible solution for a country like India?
 8Yes, seems to be the answer
 8Now that India has put in place a safety net for vulnerable sections of the population, it is possible to raise carbon taxes
 8Higher taxes will provide the right signals to better use of fuelds.
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A 15-point set of conditions have been set for grant of a transmission license
8What is more, the licensee will have to be in conformity with these conditions throughout the life of the project
8Or else, there is the possibility of the license being revoked
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 Scheduled Commercial Operation Date for a solar power plant was allowed to be deferred by regulators citing the following grounds
8Demonetization of high-value currency by the central government
8Unprecedented and incessant rains and massive storms
8Introduction of GST resulted in uncertainty in the tax regime which slowed down manufacturing and as well as the service industry
8Reduction in anti-dumping duty by the European Union.
8Clearly, more than technical reasons can now be proffered for an extension of the SCOD.
8Will this now be the norm?
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Tender for Construction of 3 Nos 33kv feeder bays and allied civil works by supplying, erection, testing & commissioning of Equipments Details
8Supply & Delivery of LT AB Cable Accessories Details
8Construction of Cable Trench for Power Evacuation from 220/132 KV Sub-Station to 33/11 KV Sub-Station Details
8Tender for Metal Spreading and Various maintenance works at 132 kV S/S Details
8Tender for the Supply of LT Pin Insulator Details
8Design, Engineering, Manufacture, Supply, Construction, Erection, Testing & Commissioning works for the Turbine Generator and Associated Packages Details
8Tender for Annual Track Maintenance Details
8Tender for replacement of Gear Boxes for Cooling Tower fans Details
8Tender for Implementation of Substation Automation System at 400 kV S/S Details
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8Union Bank of India expects Rs 2,000 crore recovery from resolution of stressed power projects Details
8France's nuclear power goals will be known by end of October - minister Details
8Total adds solar and hydro power capacity in France Details
8PM Narendra Modi to launch second phase of FAME India scheme on September 7 Details
8Centre to discuss 'Pariwartan' scheme with lenders Details
 8Stressed power assets: REC asked to remodel Pariwartan ARC Details
8Toyota-Suzuki revs up plan to roll out hybrid, electric vehicles in India Details
8IL&FS flouts metering norms for SoftBank, ACME’s plants in Rajasthan Details
8Europe Power: Spot prices weighed by increased wind and nuclear output Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Annual Maintenance Contract of Ash Dyke Area Details
8Procurement of Assembly of Economiser Coils Upper Bank for Boilers Details
8Tender for Supply of 66/11 kV Power Transformers Details
8Tender for work of replacement of 220KV Isolator with new Double Break Isolators Details
8Tender for Replacement of Old ACDB by New ACDB at 132KV S/S Details
8Tender for work Contract of Supply of Material, Erection, Testing and Commissioning for work of 132 Kv Line bay Details
8Tender for the Supply of Recirculation Control Valve with Actuator Complete Set Details
8Procurement of Conveyor Belt for CHP & ACHS Conveyors Details
8Procurement of Channel Plate & End Plate gasket for TG Details
 8Procurement of spares for rotary air pre heater installed at 500MW Boiler
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8Greener growth could add $26 trillion to world economy by 2030: Study Details
8France installed 879 MW of wind and solar capacity in H1 -ministry Details
8Odisha plans 3,000 crore energy storage project Details
8India To Generate 100 GW Solar Energy By 2022 Details
8Coal India supplied 12 per cent more coal than last year to the power sector Details
81/4th of power plants burning coal and cash, yet more in pipeline Details
8There’s a plug-free way to fill the world with electric vehicles Details
8NTPC rejects lenders’ proposal, mulls other options Details
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Project Name: Greenfield Multipurpose Hydroelectric Power Project
8Project Cost: 1560 crores
8Project Description: Owner along with consultant is planning the installation of a greenfield 450 MW multipurpose hydroelectric power project. Currently, a detailed project report is under examination at CEA and CWC. Further bids are expected soon.
8Project Event: RFQ for an EIA report preparation consultant is expected by November 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Aug/2018
8RFQ Date: Nov/2018
8Release Date: Nov/2018
8Start Date: 2020
8Completion Date: 2025
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8Project Name: Gas Turbine Power Station Maintenance Project
8Project Cost: 7.20 crores
8Project Description: Promoter plans for 30-day scheduled annual maintenance in the 380 MW gas turbine power station. The major scope of work includes overhauling of auxiliary parts of the gas turbine set, compressor parts, complete hot gas path inspection and generator rewinding and minor inspection of the air-fuel ratio (AFR). The major equipment required are turbine-generator bearings, generator seal, combustion liners, casings, valves, air filters, nozzle, among others.
8Project Event: RFQ for the required maintenance works is expected by the mid-September 2018.
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Two shift operations are now the need of the hour
8This is what gas operators have to be prepared for
8Trail runs are being worked out
8Multiple parameters, from plant stress levels to gas supply fluctuations, as well as gas availability are being monitored
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Fail-safe disaster management procedures are not being put in place in Indian grids
8A full back-up control room in another city has been set up for at least one regional load dispatch centre
8During the drill, all SCADA displays, alarms and PMU displays were at the backup centre.
8Full real time supervision and monitoring was done
8The centre facilitated dozens of outages and revisions in drawl and injection schedules
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A big data gathering exercise is on for the next financial year for the following:
8Annual maintenance programmes for thermal and transmission projects
8Month-wise restricted and unrestricted requirement of power (MW) and energy (GWH)
8Commissioning dates of new generating units
8Month wise detail of proposed / tied-up bilateral agreements / Short term open access, banking facilities sought
8Expected RES energy (MUs) and corresponding demand (MW) for the year
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Bushing diagnostics is undergoing a technological makeover in India
8Latest data shows 35% of transformers and 46% of reactors are failing due to bushing failure.
8Conventional diagnosis methods have a lot of disadvantages
8Instead frequency domain spectroscopy performed at low voltages is better for identifying incipient faults.
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India is now the centre of global attention as China's energy needs slow down and India's begin to accelerate.
8India adds the equivalent of today’s European Union to its electricity generation by 2040.
8India is already one of the top destinations for energy investments but still higher investment levels are needed.
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What is the latest solar and wind power price projections for 2019 and 2020
8Prices will continue to fall
8The average solar energy price will now get lower than wind energy prices
8India is taking gigantic steps in the right direction but it needs to put in place best-practice policies to lock-in investments.
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Power System Stablizer (PSS) controls are an important way to keep the grid in a stable condition
8These are used to enhance damping of the rotor oscillator caused by disturbances
8PSS detects the change in generator output power, controls the excitation value and reduces the rapidity of power fluctations
8Find out more on what are the best PSS practices in India?
8What are the best ways to take on a PSS tuning exercise?
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Yamuna Power Infrastructure Ltd, a power transmission equipment manufacturer, is going through a stressful period
8Orders are not coming the way they were earlier
8Outstanding payments by clients are not getting cleared
8Find out more on what is going on
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Which segment of the clean technology industry gets the largest venture capital funding?
8The industry is divided into 14 different segments
8Which segments get the largest attention and why
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Aluminum is a highly power-intensive industry in which power accounts to 45% of the total production cost.
8Domestic players rely on coal-fired captive plants for power and fuel requirements.
8With the recent change in regulations through which the government has prioritized coal supplies to grid connected power stations, aluminum producers are facing coal shortages. thus increasing the reliance on expensive imported coal.
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In India, approximately 60% of electricity is generated by coal based power plants. The power tariff has two components: Fixed charge and a variable charge. The fixed charge is dependent on the mainly initial investment but the variable component depends on fuel charges and type of machine (heat rate).
8Studies have shown that the impact of coal cost (cost of coal + transportation cost) on variable component of the tariff is very high indeed.
8Find out how coal cost programming can optimize variable charges in radical ways
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Tender for Procurement of 11KV Outdoor CT Details
8Procurement of Butterfly valves & check valves and M.S.ERW pipes & fittings Details
8Tender for Purchase of Oil Transfer Units for Power Station Details
8Tender for the work of Repairing of Damaged Runners of 20MW Francis Hydro Turbines Details
8Procurement of Supply, erection and commissioning of vertical sump pump Details
8Design, manufacturing, supplying, laying, testing and commissioning of 175 meters 110kV XLPE Cable Details
8Procurement for the Supply Erection testing and commissioning vent fan system Details
8Tender for Dismantling and dragging of 42 MVA, 11/132 KV Generator Transformer Details
8Tender for Maintenance of 2x24MW Hydro Generating Units with its auxiliaries and other equipments Details
8Tender for FGD Sysem package Details
8Construction of (2x160MVA + 3x50MVA), 220/132/33 KV GSS Details
8Construction of 220/132/33 KV GSS with SAS Details
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 For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
 8Congress seeks independent probe into ‘coal import scam’ Details
 8Jindal Steel & Power studies breakup as 42,000 crore of debt weighs Details
 8India's coal import rises 12% to 79 MT in Apr-Jul Details
 8Power cos going belly up Details
 8Unique process to revolutionize solar power usage discovered Details
 8Discoms sign Memorandum of Understanding with BEE for power capacity building Details
 8Kerala State Electricity Board rues its loss: Rs 850 crore and counting Details
 8Solar panels installed in NLCIL buildings Details
 8Maharashtra power utility starts converting agricultural feeders to solar Details
 8With eye on tariffs, ministry tweaks eligibility for solar tender Details
 8BSES to add 11 electric cars to its fleet that has 8 electric scooters Details
 8Brazil to add 2,100 Megawatts of power generation capacity by 2024 Details
 8CIL gets 27% higher price in auction for cement producers Details
 8Delhi, UP, 3 other states may face power disruption due to coal supply issues Details
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