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On the Cusp of Transformation
Recent initiatives have improved public awareness and attracted investors to the Waste to Energy (WtE) segment. And, having experienced a learning cycle of last two decades, India is at the cusp of major transformation in MSW processing.
Nimish Vora, Pwc, Waste To Energy, Urban Local Bodies, SWM, Municipal Solid Waste, TPD, MNRE, Swachh Bharat Mission, CAGR, DBFOT, SLF, Electricity Tariff Cheaper, Plant Load Factor, OEM
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Determining Calorific Value
One of the main criteria to determine the monetary value of coal is its net calorific value (NCV). Coal is a natural product and its quality can vary widely. In order to obtain a representative result of such a heterogeneous material, quite some effort is required.
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Road to the top!
Public utilities have played a significant role in India´s growth story. Be it garnering wealth for the nation, ensuring planned development, contributing to public exchequer, working towards sustainability and social empowerment or initialising corporate governance, they have always been in the forefront. Here, we look at the power sector PSUs and their contribution to the country.
Public Utilities, POWER TODAY, PSU, UDAY, Electrified, GARV, UJALA, LED Distribution, Vidyut PRAVAH App, Electricity Generation, GCV, Powergrid Commissioned Projects, NTPC, REC, PGCIL
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Efficient global sourcing of coal proved profitable
Essar Power Gujarat Limited (EPGL) is a special purpose vehicle of Essar Power Limited. This was created basically to implement the power purchase agreement (PPA), which was signed with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) in 2007.
Essar Power Gujarat Limited, Essar Power Limited, PPA, GUVNL, Coal, GCV, GMB, PLF, EBITDA, GPCB, CERC, BS Srinivasalu Reddy, Ramesh Kumar
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CIL to boost offtake
Coal India´s (CIL) recently decided to reduce the effective price of higher-grade coal, while increasing the price of the lower grades to boost the offtake of higher grades, while making more money by selling the lower grades at higher prices.
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PAT Scheme - The way ahead
Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) is a market-based mechanism to enhance cost-effectiveness of improvements in energy efficiency in energy-intensive large industries and facilities, through certification of energy savings that could be traded.
Perform, Achieve, Trade, Energy, Bee, Aluminium, Cement, Chlor-Alkali, Fertilisers, Iron & Steel, Pulp & Paper, Railways, Textiles, Thermal Power Plants, Dcs
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Govt proposes to engage agency for coal sampling
There is a proposal to engage an independent Third Party Sampling Agency for sampling and analysis of coal in view of general demand from the Public Sector Undertakings or Power Generating Companies after the introduction of Gross Calorific Value (GCV). This information was given by the Minister of State for Coal, Pratik PrakashBapu Patil in a written reply in Rajya Sabha
Coal India, CIL, Fuel Supply Agreement, FSA, Penalty, Power, Companies, Gross Calorific Value, GCV, Demand, Sampling, Coal, Supply
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Govt proposes to engage agency for coal sampling
There is a proposal to engage an independent Third Party Sampling Agency for sampling and analysis of coal in view of general demand from the Public Sector Undertakings or Power Generating Companies after the introduction of Gross Calorific Value (GCV). This information was given by the Minister of State for Coal, Pratik PrakashBapu Patil in a written reply in Rajya Sabha
Coal India, CIL, Fuel Supply Agreement, FSA, Penalty, Power, Companies, Gross Calorific Value, GCV, Demand, Sampling, Coal, Supply
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Minister calls for raising use of washed coal
Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal stressed on the need to enhance the use of washed coal particularly for power sector which is consuming almost 70 percent of the country’s coal production. He said this while explaining that his ministry was taking efforts to improve the energy efficiency programmes including improving the quality of coal suppl
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