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Sep 2018

For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Tender for Attending Emergency Breakdown & Allied Maintenance work of Various EHV Lines Details
8Tender for Erection work of 66 S/C line on ACSR Panther conductor Details
8Tender for Pre–Award Services for installing Flue Gas Desulphurization system Details
8Procurement of T&P and Hardware Consumable items for the Generator Section Details
8EPC Contract Package for Design & Engineering services, Civil and Hydro-Mechanical works of Hydroelectric Project Details
8Tender for Procurement of Scraper & Scraper Guard Plate for Bowl Mill Details
8Tender for Biennial Contract for Maintenance of Locomotives Details
8Tender for Augmentation/Modification of One Cooling Tower Package for TPP Details
8Tender for various works under Rate contract for carrying out emergency breakdown & routine line maintenance work on various 400kV Lines Details
8Tender for the work of loading, Unloading, Transportation, Erection/Dismantling of T/F Details
8Procurement of miscellaneous electrical items for Power Station Details
8Tender for Work of Installation and commissioning of metering cubicles on Distribution Transformers (DTs) Details
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 8Coal Mining: Steel ministry for auction even with less than three bidders Details
 8Marwa power plant gets out-of-the-way coal supplies, hurts private producers Details
 8Manufacturing-linked solar scheme: Bids deadline extended to October 12 Details
 8Vikram Solar commissions rooftop solar project for city firm Details
 8NHPC gets shareholders' nod to raise Rs 3,300 cr via bonds Details
 8Government withdraws sops to conventional battery vehicles under FAME Details
 8EU energy watchdog urges Bosnian lawmakers not to back Chinese energy loan Details
 8BSES festival offer of temporary 'Tatkal' power connections in Delhi Details
 8Government asks PSU power companies to secure more mines to ramp up electricity generation Details
 8Electric buses: Delhi govt working to set up charging infrastructure Details
 8Spot power tariff climbs to nine-year high of Rs 14.25 at IEX Details
 8Assam changes five decade old system of calculating electricity duty Details
 8AMU signs MoU with National Institute of Solar Energy Details
 8France approves 230 MW of rooftop solar projects Details
 8More bad news for renewables; no priority lending Details
 8SECI's auction for 5GW solar manufacturing gets one bidder Details
 8Power companies import 26% more coal in August Details
 8Indian electric vehicle start-up gets angel funding to bolster leadership status Details
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Project Name: Thermal Power Station: Annual Maintenance Contract Project 
8Project Cost: 2 crores
8Project Description: Promoter plans to come out with an annual rate maintenance contract (AMC) of the boiler auxiliaries in the 1400 MW thermal power station situated. The major scope of work includes maintenance activities in coal nozzles, burners, coal mills, coal pipes, jobs related to ID, FD and PA fans, coal feeder, and air preheater. The tenure of the contract is for 120 months. A further bid is expected soon.
8Project Event: RFQ for an annual rate maintenance contract of boiler auxiliaries is expected by the Q2 2019.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2019
8RFQ Date: Q2:2019
8Release Date: Q2:2019
8Start Date: Q3:2019
8Completion Date: Q3:2020
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Project Name: Thermal Power Plant - Installation of FGD
8Project Cost: 662 crores
8Project Description: Owner has awarded a consultant for carrying out the feasibility study and FR report for development of an FGD unit in the existing 1000 MW thermal power plant. ESP has also to be upgraded according to environmental norms. Approval for creation of space for FGD unit is pending at the site office. Further bids are expected soon.
8Project Event: RFQ for design, engineering, supply, transportation, installation, erection, and completion of an FGD package is expected by December 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2018
8RFQ Date: Dec/2018
8Release Date: Dec/2018
8Start Date: Q3:2019
8Completion Date: Q3:2021
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Tender for the work of Laying of 2 Nos. 33KV XLPE Cable Details
8Tender for Supply of Circuit Breaker Analyzer kit Details
8Tender for the work of Laying of single 33KV XLPE Cable Details
8Supply, Laying, Erection,Testing and Commissioning of 66KV Poly Al. XLPE Cable on Turnkey basis under Bharuch Transmission Circle Details
8Tender for Overhauling of 50kV Minimum oil Circuit Breakers Details
8Tender for Procurement of spares of vibration monitoring system of turbine and boiler auxiliary Details
8Tender for Procurement of spares of MAL valves Details
8Supply, Laying, Erection,Testing and Commissioning of 66KV Poly Al. XLPE Cable on Turnkey basis under Navsari Transmission Circle Details
8Supply, Laying, Erection,Testing and Commissioning of 66KV Poly Al. XLPE Cable on Turnkey basis under Jambuva Transmission Circle Details
8Tender for Replacement/ Revival of Complete Wear Plates of Inner/ Outer Classifier Cone of Ball Mill Details
8Tender for Fabrication/ Erection/ Replacement/ Repairing of various spares of Ball Mills Details
8Tender for OLTC overhauling of transformer, ICT at various substations Details
8Tender for Work of providing & installations Digital Communicable Transformer Auxiliary Monitoring System (TAMS) Details
8Tender for Supply of Special Energy Meter Details
8Tender for Procurement of Cubicle (Metal Box) Details
8Attending to Routine Maintenance works and up keeping of mills, coal pipes etc. Details
8Tender for the Supply of alloy steel and carbon steel bends at TPS Details
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8L&T's power business bags orders worth Rs 1,400 crore. Details
810,000 crore to ramp up T&D network Details
8India’s solar alliance gets major push with EIB funds Details
8Sushma Swaraj says India ready to take lead on climate action Details
8Uranium import probe threatens U.S. nuclear power industry -group Details
8Tata Power, HPCL partner to set up electric vehicle charging stations Details
8Essar Power commissions 337-km, 400 kV Mahan-Sipat transmission line Details
8Coal India to earn additional Rs 107 cr annually Details
8Torrent Power wins SECI tender for 115 MW wind power project Details
8MCL sets target of producing 162.5 mt coal during 2018-19: CMD Details
8SJVN aims to produce 5,000 MW in 5 years Details
8PSPCL keeps thermal units shut as demand nosedives Details
8GE Power to supply NOx emission reduction tech to NTPC and Tata Chemicals Details
8The world's leading electric-car visionary isn't Elon Musk Details
8Power situation in TN: Madras HC summons electricity secretary, Tangedco chairman Details
8World Bank bets big on batteries for solar energy boost Details
8Hydropower generation capacity of reservoirs get a boost Details
8Government may resume allotting coal to power plants with short-term PPAs Details
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8Substations are an integral part of transmission and distribution network.
8Many supercritical thermal power projects are under planning and construction stage in which the requirements of a substation is to come.
8Here is a report of various central and state power transmission company in which substation works are ongoing or is to come up.
8Like, in Obra, an expansion project of 1320 MW is going on, hence a 765/400 kV new substation is expected.
8Click on Reports for more. Details
8The project owner is planning to come with maintenance works in the rectiformer in a 1000 MW thermal power station.
8Click on details to know more Details
Project Name: Thermal Power Station Addition Project
8Project Cost: 216 crores
8Project Description: A subsidiary company has postponed the floating of an RFQ for an ash water re-circulation package from the project site office in the 800 MW thermal power station.  the scope for an ash pond fugitive dust suppression system inclusive of associated civil, electrical and C&I works for ash pond using decanted ash water will also be included in this package.
8Project Event: RFQ for an ash water re-circulation package (AWRS) is expected by the November 2018, instead of August 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2018
8RFQ Date: Nov/2018
8Release Date: Nov/2018
8Start Date: Dec/2018
8Completion Date: Q1:2020
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Project Name: Thermal Power Expansion Project
8Project Cost: 4620.33 crores
8Project Description: Owner along with an EPC contractor is carrying out mechanical completion activities in a 660 MW super-critical expansion thermal power complex at its existing thermal power station. The full load test is expected to be achieved by October 2018. PPA has been signed in 2011. The owner has floated an EPC contract bid for installation of wet flue gas desulphurization system. Technical bid and a pre-bid meeting have been done. Further bids are expected soon.
8Project Event: RFQ for the price bid for the shortlisted bidders of the FGD is expected by November 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: 2014
8RFQ Date: Nov/2018
8Release Date: Nov/2018
8Start Date: Oct/2014
8Completion Date: Dec/2018
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8The Modi government has decided that the Coal India's Delhi office must shut down. A total of 60 employees were in the office but despite strenuous efforts, the office could not be closed. As of now there are 40 employees are still there in the office in some pretext or other. Find out more.
8A lot of electronics is getting introduced in coal mines to stop pilferage. CCTVs, GPS devices, RIFD tags, central control rooms and web-based monitoring and control systems are being all deployed to get the upper hand on pilferers. Is the battle being won? Know more
8The government is insisting that 10% of the total manpower strength in coal companies should be made up of fresh apprentices. What has been achieved so far is 1%. Click on Reports for more
8There was an MOU between the rail ministry and Coal India Ltd to fast track the development of railway sidings. But no progress has been made since 2016. Know more
8Know more on how an Indian  100MW solar project was able to get a first-of-its-kind-in-the-world certification for excellent performance. Will the government make such certification compulsory in India now? Know more
8Find out how the southern grid coped with less availability of ISGS power of around 648 MW as on 4th September (240 MW loss is from Talcher itself) even as many hydro generators are yet to be revived. Click on Reports for more Details
In an interesting insight, it is claimed that both solar and wind energy are reaching their physical limits when it comes to extracting more efficiencies either from a solar cell or a windmill.
8That the laws of diminishing returns are going to set in soon, when efficiency increases will slow down.
8On the other hand, particularly for shale gas, there is still a large efficiency gap to bridge. The underlying geophysics points to a roughly 500% gap between what today’s shale tech can
extract and what nature ultimately permits.
8The physics of using silicon to convert photons into electrons ends at about a 33% conversion (called the Shockley-Queisser Limit.). The most recent announcements of high-efficiency silicon cells with 26% efficiency are approaching the limit. Again, more efficiency is possible, but there are no 10-fold gains left. Then again, The physics limit for a wind turbine, called the Betz Limit, permits capturing about 60% of the kinetic energy in moving air. (Physics dictates that one can never capture 100% of any potential energy.) Modern turbines already exceed 40% capture. That leaves gains to be made, but nothing revolutionary.
8At today’s costs, $1 million invested in a modern wind turbine will produce, over 30 years of operation, about 50 million kWh. And $1 million spent on utility-grade solar panels will produce about 25 million kWh over 30 years.
8Meanwhile, $1 million spent on a shale rig in the US will produce enough natural gas to generate 400 million kWh over the same 30 years.
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The problem with the Indian gas lobby is that it has failed to impress policy makers
8The conversations or presentations are airy but lack substance
8There is a is a distinct lack of convincing work on price elasticity of gas demand from gas analysts, whether from academia, consultancy, or industry.
8So it is difficult to say beyond a cursory look at empirical evidence to arrive at a figure of $5-6/mmbtu as the affordable price of gas in India, at which significantly higher volumes of gas can be pushed into the market.
8For now a combination of poorly targeted price reform, relatively low affordability, infrastructure constraints, and competing renewables targets makes it difficult to be optimistic about short to medium-term gas market potential in India, particularly if it needs to be driven by LNG imports.
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Why is it that China can afford much higher prices for LNG than India?
8At import prices significantly above $5 per million British thermal units (mmbtu), Indian LNG will continue to disappoint
8In comparison, Chinese affordability levels are much higher.
8The problem however is with how the Indian market is structured
8In the power sector, which has the largest potential to absorb incremental LNG supplies, India’s record low solar tariffs (e.g. a 2017 auction yielded $0.038/kilowatt-hour) exclude the costs of intermittency, raising questions over whether developers have adequately priced in risk and whether these projects will be completed on schedule. This opens up a potential balancing or bridging role for gas in the power sector, which will only become clearer as renewable project deadlines begin to kick in.
 8And for India to raise its import volumes significantly, the roadmap is clear but no one seems to be willing to take the bull by its horns
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Will the government impose tariffs on the import of coal?
8This has been mooted following the devaluation of the Rupee, among other commodities were tariffs are sought to be imposed
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What are are the salient policy features that the government of India can adapt to ensure an enabling format for offshore power?
8What are the best practices from around the world?
8How does India adopt them?
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The CEA has been directed to prepare guidelines specifying the suitable technology for each plant and operational parameters such as auxiliary consumption, Station Heat Rate, O&M expenses, norms of consumption of water, limestone etc. for implementation of revised environmental norms.
8Accordingly, every power plant will implement the revised norms as per the MoEFCC Notification, 2015 in consultation with CEA.
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Some grand projections on renewable energy infusion are being bandied around
8One is that India’s target to achieve 40% renewable energy mix in the total installed capacity by 2030 will be achieved eight years early.
8Then again, if the new draft electricity plan is implemented, India could even reach 57% renewable energy share in the country’s energy mix by 2027.
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There are buy orders out on scrips of  NTPC and Tata Power after the Allahabad High Court’s refusal to extend the deadline for finalising the resolution plans for stressed power assets mandated by the RBI circular.
8Why is this so?
8Find out how the stressed assets case works it way through the system to create the right environment for these companies, so much so that their share prices are feeling the impact
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Daily forecasts by regional load dispatch centres are way out of target
8The weather department is being blamed for lack of granular data and forecast
8But the blame has to be shared by everyone
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Supply of 400kV Outdoor type single phase capacitor voltage transformer Details
8Supply, Installation, Erection, Testing & Commissioning of 11 Nos. 245KV Class Isolators Details
8Tender for Procurement of 400kV & 220kV BPI at 400kV Substation Details
8Tender for Supply of Feeder breaker spares for CHP Details
8Tender for Supply of 6.6KV HT motor for coal mill Details
8Tender for Procurement of 10 MVA Transformers Details
8Tender for AMC of arresting of oil leakages of oil filled equipments Details
8Tender for the replacement of existing bus bar protection scheme Details
8Tender for Construction of LILO on 132kV line for 220kV sub-station Details
8Laying of tower foundations, Erection of towers and stringing & sagging of conductor with earth wire Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8Reducing dependence on fossil fuel to remain key focus area : Piyush Goyal Details
8Govt to sell its stake in SJVN & Power Finance Corp for Rs 20,000 crore: Report Details
8Board of Directors of Coal India approves 'add-on' over notified price of NEC coal Details
8Bangladesh-India joint committee on power meets in Sylhet Details
8Companies that use cleaner energy more profitable: Report Details
82,400-MW solar bids of ReNew Power and SoftBank arm ‘were cancelled for being pricey’ Details
8ADB board okays $500 million loan for climate resilient infrastructure development in Tamil Nadu Details
8Triton to set up solar battery plant in Andhra Pradesh Details
8Clean energy bids with high tariffs will be cancelled: RK Singh Details
8Reverse bidding in renewable energy sector to continue: R K Singh Details
8Winning power tariff inches up to Rs 2.77 per unit Details
8How Indian solar tariffs delay Modi's renewable goals Details
8CO2 emissions cost India $210 billion every year: Study Details
8Coal India pushes back 1 billion tonnes output target by 6 years to 2026 Details
8Co-op societies can now get solar panels set up on rooftops for free in New Delhi Details
8GE shares at 9-year low amid latest power woes Details
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8A major power plant owner plans to set up a 50 MW grid-connected solar PV project.
8RFQ for an EPC contractor is coming up.
8Click on details to know more about the scope of work. Details
Project Name: Thermal Power Station: Annual Maintenance Contractor Project
8Project Cost: 3 crores
8Project Description: Owner is planning to come out with an annual maintenance contractor (AMC) for its ash handling system in a 1000 MW thermal power plant. Further bids are expected soon.
8Project Event: RFQ for an AMC contract for its ash handling plant is expected by the Q3 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2019
8RFQ Date: Q3:2019
8Release Date: Q3:2019
8Start Date: Q4:2019
8Completion Date: Q4:2020
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Project Name: Thermal Power Station - Installation of FGD
8Project Cost: 620.33 crores
8Project Description: The proponent is evaluating the techno-commercial part of the bid for installation of a flue gas desulphurization system package in a thermal power station. Major contractors have been shortlisted for the project. Further, a price bid is expected soon among the shortlisted contractors.
8Project Event: RFQ for a price bid in a 2x500 MW FGD contract is expected by October 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2017
8RFQ Date: Oct/2018
8Release Date: Oct/2018
8Start Date: 2021
8Completion Date: 2023
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Procurement of Three phase four wire Static Energy Meters Details
8Procurement of LT Three phase 4 wire 10-60 Amps Bi-Directional static Energy Meters Details
8Tender for Work of Strengthening of 220 kV Bays by replacement of the conductor at 220 kV S/Stn Details
8Annual running contract (ARC) of TG System/ Equipments Details
8Tender for the work of replacement of damaged / broken disc Insulators of insulator strings & Misc. maintenance of 500KV HVDC line Details
8Tender for the Work of Erection of 66kV LILO Details
8Tender for comprehensive O&M Contract for 5MW Solar PV Plant Details
8Design and Supply of Numerical Based fully IEC 61850 compliant High Impedance Differential Relays Details
8Tender for Procurement of 1100V LT UG XLPE Alu. Power Cable Details
8Annual Service Contract for round the clock operation of Ash handling plant Details
8Annual Maintenance Contract for Maintenance of ESP and Electrical Instrumentation Details
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8Renewables may account for 18% of total power generation by 2022 Details
8CERC allows GST as 'Change in Law' for solar projects, recovery of tax paid Details
8India plans power sector mergers to raise 20,000 crore Details
8Nepal to award 1,200 MW hydro project to Chinese company Details
8TN to import 20 lakh tonnes of coal for power plants Details
8Power sector: PAT-1 cycle exceeds its energy saving targets by 30% Details
8Assam govt introduces Electricity Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2018 Details
8Full electrification: Trains to run at 10-15% higher speeds by 2021-22 Details
8India could substitute fossil fuels by cleaner hydro-power from Nepal, Bhutan: World Bank Details
8Siemens to cut 2,900 jobs as part of 500 mln euro cost-saving plan Details
8NTPC gets green nod for Rs 7,732-cr expansion of Talcher power station in Odisha Details
8Cochin Smart Mission signs pact with BHEL for solar power project Details
8France's renewables spend to barely increase next year Details
8Goa can harness wind energy for power needs, says industry body Details
8Iberdrola plans to boost U.S. renewable power by about 50 pct Details
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Can a wind power project with a tariff of Rs 5.74/kwh be considered a safe investment?
8A 100% power purchase agreement is in place.
8But risks cannot be ruled out, not anymore, with wind power prices likely to keep falling in the foreseeable future.
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Last updates on LNG imports into India:
8Qatar has been losing market share in India rapidly, know how. India's import market share from different sources has changed considerably over the years.
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LNG prices are high and this website has been claiming that such high prices will destroy demand
8But the counter narrative is that gas demand will go up, because a large part of its is demand inelastic
8Five well argued reasons are given on why demand will continue to surge
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The website carries here a full map of India's gas pipeline infrastructure.
8All existing, under construction, planned and authorized pipelines are included
8As other gas installation, including LNG terminals
8This is clearly the most comprehensive map ever brought out
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The website takes a note of the change in law clause in PPA whereby, the company is eligible to get tariff compensation or pass-through of the cost impact of safeguard duty & GST to the off-takers.
8But a the benefit will trickle down with a time lag as the timeliness in approval of such pass-through by regulatory commissions and the subsequent implementation by the off-takers remain important from the credit perspective.
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The new coal supply paradigm seems to be hitting industries with captive power plants hard
8Those with large power requirements are forced to make expensive changes in their plants
8A large furnace oil fired package boiler and DG sets have been installed as alternate to coal based captive power plant.
Click on Reports to know more on how the captive power segment is adjusting new economics of captive coal based power production. Details
India seems to be mishandling the latest currency depreciation crisis and that is bad news for coal importers.
8This is the consensus in the global financial faternity.
8This implies that the aftermath of the currency shakeup is likely to be more painful as we go along
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India is in short supply when it comes to metallurgical coal,
8Coking coal imports were at a massive 41 million tonnes in 2016-17
8A study has now found that a considerable quantity of high ash (>35%) Low Volatile Medium Coking (LVMC) coal, which does not fall under the classified coking coal category and used as power coal, exhibits improvement in coking properties on washing and may therefore be utilized in steel making through blast furnace route.
8Washability studies have also proved that washed LVMC Coal have coking propensity and can be blended for steel making in metallurgical industry.
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Find out what is going on with the following hydel power related programmes:
8Cumulative Impact Assessment and Carrying Capacity of Studies (CIA and CCS) of Beas river basin
8Renukaji Dam Project (40 MW) in  Himachal Pradesh
8A new dam at Mullaperiyar in Kerala
8Myntdu Leshka Stage II HEP (210 MW) in West Jaintia Hills District of Meghalaya
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The government is still to come to grips with how to reallocate coal that was otherwise allocated to units which are now dismantled
8If a new unit has come up, the allocation matrix is simple but not when a unit has been retired and no new capacity has come up
8The problem is that exact data seems not to be available on what is being dismantled and what how much coal is to be reallocated
8New data is now being summoned for further decision making
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A 2x800 MW power plant is proposed to set up in a remote part of the North East
8But coal allocation is an issue
8Are the logistics worth it?
8A committee has been set up to examine the request of a state government for allocation of coal linkages
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That getting a coal project moving in Indian is a difficult job is evident from the spate of applications for extension of coal linkages for running power plants pending completion of these captive coal mining projects
8Delays range from a few months to several years
8Every coal mine project has a different story to tell, but eventually it is all about delays, either in government decision making or other regulatory hurdles
8This is an area that requires urgent attention, for, if all allocated coal mines were to come on stream on time, it will greatly relieve the current coal supply crisis.
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A global oil major has now projected that electric cars are unlikely to take a more than a small chunk of the total market even by the year 2040
8Internal combustion engine will continue to have more than 80% market share
8The another important point that is being made is that a global ban on electric vehicles will not cause the demand for oil to slow down
8In fact the new assessment is that peak oil has timeline shifted by about 10 years to 2035
8All of this however bad news for carbon emissions: in the way the transition to low carbon is structured today, carbon emissions will continue to grow until 2025 until faster transitions are worked out.
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The battery operated electric car industry will take a much longer time to become mainstream in India
8Despite the hype and the government's intention to have 30% of new vehicles, the movement on the ground does not seem to indicate that this target will be achieved.
8The big bottleneck is going to be the shortage of raw materials.
8Many of the resources like copper, lithium, permanent magnets and related materials and components, are
heavily imported by India and the cost of import has been increasing over the years.
8A new kind of import dependency will set in, just as it the case with crude oil.
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If offshore wind energy takes off in India, it will provide a big impetus to the crisis-ridden offshore marine spread industry.
8The deployments will require the same level of support that an offshore oil & gas project entails.
8If you are curious where to find out more, an interactive session with global experts is coming up in India
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India's maiden effort to attract investments in offshore energy has solicited an enthusiastic global response.
8The cost of offshore is falling rapidly. The cost in offshore wind projects to be commissioned between 2020 to 2022 will range from $0.06/mmbtu to $0.10/Kwh, a sharp decline compared to $0.14/kwh in 2017
8Advances in offshore wind turbine technology, wind farm development, and operations and maintenance are helping to drive down the cost of electricity from offshore wind.
8Find out how innovative changes are going to drive down costs even further
8All of this is going to make offshore wind power a particularly attractive proposition, even for a country like India, given its ability to scale up.
8The decreasing cost of electricity for new offshore wind projects means that new projects can often now compete directly with fossil fuel-fired electricity without financial support.
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Is the non-availability of liquidated damages (LD) in the operation & maintenance (O&M) contract with IBC Solar Projects Private Limited a risk element for Janardan Wind Energy Private Limited?
8Yes, it is.t
8But there are other countervailing factors that put the company's solar power plant on a firm footing
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Most major car manufacturers do not think India is ready for the electric revolution yet
8Clear policy directives are not available.
8Nor are incentives clearly spelt out
8Due to high import duties on completely built units (CBUs), pricing of electric vehicles (EVs) is highly uncompetitive as compared with vehicles with internal combustion engines.
8And the market is not big enough for the big international players to start manufacturing EVs in India
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following tenders: 
8Tender for Construction of 33KV D/C Transmission Line Details
8Supply of Acoustic leak Detect System for Boiler Details
8Annual Maintenance contract for mechanical maintenance of Fly Ash Handling System Details
8Tender for Purchase of Drive and Non-Drive pulleys for Conveyor System Details
8Tender for the Work of Dismantling & Shifting of Existing close Wagon Tippler Details
8Tender for Maintenance of 2x24MW Hydro Generating Units with its auxiliaries and other equipments Details
8Tender for Procurement of 360 KV & 216 KV Surge Arrestor Details
8Tender for the work of Erection of 132 KV bay Details
8Tender for supply of 132 kV Lightning Arrester Details
8Supply of 400 MM Dia Gate Valves Details
8Tender for Coal Handling Plant Package Details
8Supply, Installation & Commissioning of STP Details
8Annual Operation and Maintenance Contract for Hydraulic Gates and Hydraulic Hoisting System Details
8Tender for Supply of Imported Steam Coal Details
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For reference purposes the website carries here the following Newsclips:
8NHPC moves SC against Delhi HC order on arbitral award Details
8China's leading e-vehicle maker wants to set up plant in India Details
8Opinion | Why discom losses continue to hurt despite Modi govt's UDAY scheme Details
8Punjab government approves 4,000 MW thermal plant at Rupnagar Details
8China drafts new nuclear energy law, focus on international market Details
8CIL aims to supply 17.5 mt coal a year to captive power producers Details
8PM Modi dedicates NTPC's Odisha coal mine to the nation Details
84,000 Mw additional power supply by 2022 in Tamil Nadu: electricity minister Details
8Dehradun: Losses worth crores in excise and power dept due to non-imposition of penalty, says CAG report Details
8Maharashtra power utility to target agriculture sector for recovery of dues Details
8Power demand in Gujarat touches new high of 18,221 Megawatt Details
8Tackling climate change to be key talking point at UN summit Details
8Solar plants await clarity on GST rate Details
8High Court directs regulator to consult wind developers on wind zones dispute Details
8West Bengal to commission floating solar power plants next year Details
8MSEDCL to buy additional 1,400 Mw solar power Details
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Owner plans greenfield hydel power project in Uttarakhand.
8Consultants have been shortlisted for the preparation of a comprehensive DPR.
8Click on details to know more about the project. Details
Project Name: Gas Power Station - Supply of Cooling Tower Fill Pack and Drift Eliminator
8Project Cost: 15 crores
8Project Description: Promoter is getting delayed in coming out a bid for supply of a cooling tower fill pack and a drifts eliminator system in a 720 MW gas power station due to non-approval from the C&M group committee. A Notice Inviting Tender is expected soon.
8Project Event: RFQ for the supply of a cooling tower fill pack and drifts eliminator system is expected by October 2018, instead of Sep 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2018
8RFQ Date: Oct/2018
8Release Date: Oct/2018
8Start Date: Dec/2018
8Completion Date: Q2:2019
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Project Name: Greenfield Hydropower Project
8Project Cost: 1620.33 crores
8Project Description: The project proponent along with EIA consultant is undertaking detailed project report activities for a greenfield 160 MW hydropower project. The capacity has been degraded due to environmental flows. Drilling activities for investigation purpose are yet to start. Further bids are expected soon.
8Project Event: RFQ for social impact assessment studies is expected by December 2018.
8Expenditure Approval: Q1:2019
8RFQ Date: Dec/2018
8Release Date: Dec/2018
8Start Date: Q2:2020
8Completion Date: Q3:2024
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Latest indications are that LNG prices are going to be red hot this winter.
 8Expect a $1.5/mmbtu step up, the prediction goes
 8This is over and above already high prevailing prices
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India's LNG in imports have gone up by 9% in August
 8But the price paid for it has gone up 80% for the month.
 8Clearly, high prevailing LNG prices and the devaluation of the rupee have come as a double whammy
 8Then again, projections are that the price of LNG is going spurt up by another $1.5/mmbtu
 8In a price sensitive market such as India, what such prices will eventually do is stymie growth
 8At these high prices, with the Rupee slated to depreciate further, it looks unlikely that offtake projections for 2018-19 will be fulfilled
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India received the 6th highest number of LNG cargoes from the US ever since it started exporting LNG
8But the volume contracted is far smaller than countries higher up in the ladder, such as Japan and China
8The volumes should ideally go up as there is a reasonable arbitration advantage
8Get the volume and price points for each individual US cargo out of the US into the India here
8Also know more on why some cargoes meant for India have differential transactional rates.
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The fact that a significant portion of coal-fired power plants are stranded assets is now a foregone conclusion
8But the government is fighting tooth and nail to ensure that they are not stranded. It has been found that a number of government interventions – in the form of public finance, subsidies and policy postponements are encouraging new capital investment in coal-fired power, which might otherwise be considered uneconomic, during the project appraisal, preparation and construction stage.
8Is this attempt good or bad policy?
8Clearly, attempts to keep such stranded capacity alive has its pros and cons
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No study has been done in India yet on the links between government interventions and the drivers of asset stranding in the coal power sector.
8Further research is required on India’s coal power sector given the rapid pace of electrification, the electricity transition, and risks of high carbon lock-in.
8This could include modelling the removal of current interventions in the power sector (as has been undertaken in China) and of the interactions between different interventions – subsidies, public finance, and policy and regulatory interventions – and exploring some of the wider drivers of asset standing.
8Such work will support policy-makers to design and implement interventions – including fiscal reforms – that are needed  for all round development of the energy sector
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