Hydro Power Generation in the country at all time high; reduces the power purchase rate in the open markets...

  As per the data published by Central Electricity Authority, the early monsoon in the North India has led all time high hydro power generation with 6.04% rise to 31.28 Billion Units during the first quarter. Due to the additional supply the demand-supply gap in the grid has been eased and due to which the power purchase rates has...

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Six States asked CIL to restrain coal supplies due to lack of power demand...

  Due to reduced demand of power during the monsoon period, around six states have asked Coal India Limited (CIL) to restrain the coal supplies to them. The lack of demand for coal can also be linked to lesser demand for electricity during monsoon in general and power from thermal in particular, as rains have improved hydro power...

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Power Ministry abandons plan of 4000 MW sarguja UMPP due to Environment Concerns...

  It seems that the Power Ministry has abandoned the plan of setting up a 20,000 Crores Ultra Mega Power Project at Sarguja in Chhattisgarh due to the likely environmental issues for the coal blocks. The Coal blocks of Hasdeo-Arand have been allocated for the proposed 4,000 MW project. However as these coal blocks are falling under...

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NTPC's Trading Arm to start supplying Power to Bangladesh by next month...

  National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (NTPC) will start supplying around 250 MW of power from the next month to the neighboring country of Bangladesh. The transaction will be managed by NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVN), which is the nodal agency for supply of power to Bangladesh. A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) has been...

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Power Prices in Punjab touches to Rs. 10 per unit due to network congestion...

  Due to congestion in the power grid, power prices in Punjab are touching to Rs. 10 per unit at the exchanges. This is the highest price in the country which has surpassed prices for South India which historically remained as highest. South India prices used to be highest among all regions. But this trend has reversed with Punjab...

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EGoM meeting scheduled on August 14 to discuss and finalize plans for power sector...

  The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) will be meeting on August 14 discuss and finalize plans of diverting a small volume of gas from non-priority user to the fuel starved power generation projects. According to sources, the EGoM may consider sparing around 2 million standard cubic meter per day of gas to the power projects during...

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