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Road Ahead for New TPPs in India
Millions of Indians are yet to see the light of the day, without electricity connection. Pace of demand growth is far behind that of supply. The fossil fuels are being relegated and renewable sources are inducted in a big way.
Electricity, TPP, Power Generation, Fossil Fuels, Wind, Solar, Thermal Power Plant, BRICS, Saubhagya Yojana, SECC, UDAY, Government Of India, Berkley Lab Report, BEE, ECBC
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CEO Profiles
A Mechanical Engineer by qualification, Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC, has over 28 years of experience in power generation sector. He started his career with NTPC and has worked at various levels in both Indian and multi-national companies such as Powergen, CLP, IDFC, CESC and AES.
Power Generation, Gurdeep Singh, NTPC, Vipul Tuli, Sembcorp Industries, Mckinsey & Company, Gopal Singh, Coal India, Teesta Urja Ltd, Govind Mohan, Ramesh Kymal, Gamesa India, Om Prakash Bhatt, Greenko Group, Anil Dhirubhai Ambani
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Em-powering one and all
It has been an exciting journey of 9 years for Power Today, your beloved magazine, in chronicling and presenting an incisive analysis of events in power sector.
Generation, Transmission, Narendra Modi, Saubhagya, Plant Load Factor, Greenko, Highest Growth Generation Company, Coal, Gas, Gayatri Power, Teesta Urja Limited, Sembcorp
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Racing Ahead of Demand
The power sector, over a period of six months, has witnessed large scale investments in the power generation segment leading to an increase in the installed capacity to 329 GW as on September 30, 2017 from 132 GW as on March 31, 2007.
Power Sector, PPA, Discoms, Coal Mines, IPP, CAGR, Government Of India, UDAY, CIL, SHAKTI, FSA, Loa, Indian Energy Exchange, Saubhagya Scheme, Mou
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Logistics clouding coal
Though weak logistics support and lack of preparedness of power plants are to be blamed for the recent coal shortage at power plants, the crisis could have been avoided with better co-ordination among stakeholders.
Logistics Support, Power Plants, Piyush Goyal, IPP, NLDC, Coal Shortage, Power, Coal, Renewable Energy, Mines, Super Critical, MCP, IEX, Girishkumar Kadam, ICRA Limited
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India's route to 'Clean Coal'
India is planning major investments in its power generation and distribution infrastructure as nearly 400 million Indians lack reliable energy supply. Most of this investment will be made in the renewable energy sector.
Investments, Supercritical Technology, Coal, Central Electricity Authority, NTPC Ltd, Ultra Mega Power Projects, SD Dubey, Ministry Of Environment, Rajiv Menon, Black & Veatch India, BMI Research
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No clear roadmap
The outlook for thermal power generation market is not negative as India is still hugely underserved on electricity. The current limbo is caused by a sudden addition of about 100 GW in a five year period, driven by a policy of coal block allocation i.e., a rush encouraged by the premium from fuel shortages.
Kameswara Rao, Thermal Power Generation, Pwc, Coal Block Allocation, Coal-Fired Plants, Renewable Energy, Electrification, Transport, Power Equipment, BTG Market, Saubhagya Scheme
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