Feature Mar 01, 2018 Calling for sops Electricity forms an integral part of the utilities which currently contribute nearly 2.02 per cent to Asia's third largest economy. The nation's power sector has long been grappling with grim infrastructure and ageing transmission - woes that have debilitated the nation's economic health.
Web Exclusive Feb 08, 2018 CLP India eyes transmission assets Making its entry into the space of transmission, CLP India Pvt Ltd is looking at acquisitions, according to sources, in the backdrop of low green energy tariffs that threaten profitability.
Feature May 01, 2017 Future Ready In the past five years, coal power made up over two-thirds of capacity additions in India's generation, and currently accounts for more than 60 per cent of India's power capacity. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), India's coal demand will see the biggest growth over the next five years, despite a global slowdown.
Interaction Jan 01, 2017 Bonds create cash reserves and have stable interest rates If you look at CLP’s Jhajjar thermal power plant, we started with raising debt in Rupee and subsequently raised foreign currency borrowing. As the operational performance of Jhajjar improved over a period of time, we looked at the debt capital markets.
Renew Aug 01, 2016 SOLAR GETS $1.7 BILLION Funding IN Q2 Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for the solar sector in the second quarter (Q2) of 2016.
Cover Story Nov 01, 2015 GAS or Reality The recent positive developments have raised the hopes of revival of natural gas-based power sector in the country, where many plants were either closed or operating at lower than optimal levels.
Cover Story Sep 01, 2015 Critically Acclaimed Given the fact that a significant quantity of coal will continue to dominate India´s energy generation, energy efficiency becomes vital. As per the thumb rule: higher efficiency in the generation of electricity means, lower consumption of coal per unit of electricity generated.
Cover Story Sep 01, 2015 Economy of scale is a must to make supercritical viable Since the last few years, government policy and the environmental framework that grants concessions to operate a power plant have been clearly favouring supercritical or efficient and cleaner technology.
Interaction Aug 01, 2015 State governments need to focus on supplying quality power Our sector is one where you have long gestation periods and one can´t see results overnight. The last year has been a mixed bag; as they say, ´you win some, you lose some!´ Clearly, there have been positive initiatives from the new government, such as improvement in coal production, efforts to partially mitigate the problem of stranded gas-based generation, proposed changes in the Electricity Act, etc.