Cover Story Jul 01, 2015 States,fall in line! The recent Supreme Court order in the Hindustan Zinc Ltd Vs Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) case has given the Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO) cause a huge boost (See Box: Supreme Court Verdict). But, while most industry players POWER TODAY spoke to deemed the verdict long awaited
Renew Jun 01, 2015 Waste-to-energy: the solution to India´s power crisis The humongous amounts of garbage generated in India can very well entitle the waste management sector to claim being an industry. Add to this, people´s ´Not In My Backyard´ syndrome and lack of initiative from civic authorities, which have exacer¡bated the garbage disposal problem, and we´re left with an ever increasing and undealt with stink.
Feature May 01, 2015 Coal auctions:SEBs the gainer! Subsequent to the de-allocation of 204 coal blocks by the Supreme Court (SC) of India in September 2014, the Government of India (GoI) notified
Cover Story Apr 01, 2015 Open ´n´ access India is the fourth largest consumer of power in the world, yet ironically, load shedding and low grade power supply are frequently experienced.
Interaction Jan 01, 2015 IEX plans to facilitate power trading in South Asia Yes, the demand has been low in the last two months primarily due to the onset of winter wherein the demand slows down significantly. As the season is progressing, the demand in the Northern region has seen an upswing whereas demand in the Western region is yet to pick up momentum.
Cover Story Nov 01, 2014 The Rs 4.5 lakh crore power rush Over the past one year, the Indian power sector has witnessed four major deals worth Rs 20,000 crore taking shape. Call it consolidation, but financial experts suggest that bankers are pulling the trigger on the companies which are under heavy debt
Cover Story Oct 01, 2014 DFs Unplugged Once a success story in Indian power distribution, the distribution franchisee model has attracted core and non-core players. However, the entire model has been marred with high benchmark pricing, dilution in pre-qualification bids and most importantly lobbying of non-core players
Renew Oct 01, 2014 Winds of change One of the most important segments in renewable energy-wind power-is all set for a turnaround. Repowering of wind projects could be the next great hope for this space.
Interaction Oct 01, 2014 India has immense repowering potential More private wind developers will evince interest in taking up projects under the repowering scheme, which will lead to overall growth of the sector, says Mahesh Palashikar, CEO, GE Renewables, India.