CEA
Power ministry accepts expert committee report on grid modernization
- Mar 8, 2023
The report of a task force on grid modernization set up by the power ministry in September 2021 was recently accepted by the ministry. Set up under the chairmanship of CMD, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), Read more
Substation capacity addition falls 33 per cent short of target
- Jan 24, 2023
India added 47,272 MVA of transformation (substation) capacity during the first three quarters of FY23, which was 66 per cent of the target set for the period. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority Read more
CEA proposes monitoring of mini and microgrids
- Jan 9, 2023
Central Electricity Authority (CEA), as part of its comprehensive monitoring and planning activities, has proposed to begin monitoring of mini and microgrids. In a recent communication addressed to Principal Secretary (Energy), Additional Secretary (Energy) and Secretary (Power) of all Read more
Transmission line addition meets just 52 per cent of target
- Dec 12, 2022
The quantum of transmission line addition during the first seven months (April to October) of FY23 has met just 52 per cent of the target set for the period. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Read more
Power ministry amends guidelines for EV charging infrastructure
- Nov 8, 2022
The Union power ministry, on November 7, 2022, announced some amendments to extant guidelines related to electric vehicles charging infrastructure. A government release said that these amendments are to the revised consolidated “Guidelines & Standards for Charging Infrastructure for Read more
CEA revises transmission capacity targets for FY23
- Oct 14, 2022
Central Electricity Authority (CEA), under the Union power ministry, has announced a revision of targets for power transmission capacity addition for FY23. The targets for capacity addition in FY23 have been downwardly revised for both transmission lines and substations. In Read more
Transmission line addition only 53 per cent of target
- Sep 20, 2022
In the first five months (April to August) of ongoing fiscal year FY23, India could achieve only 53 per cent of the targeted transmission line addition. According to the latest performance report issued by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), India Read more
Substation capacity addition target up 17 per cent in FY23
- May 27, 2022
The targeted substation capacity addition for ongoing FY23 is up 17 per cent compared with that for FY22. According to the latest report released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the overall target for substation (transformation) capacity addition for FY23 Read more
Transmission line addition falls 11 per cent in FY22
- May 10, 2022
India added 14,895 ckm of transmission lines in FY22, which was 11 per cent lower than the achievement in FY21. According to latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the addition of transmission lines of 220kV or above Read more
Transmission line addition up marginally in Apr-Feb FY22
- Mar 22, 2022
Overall addition of transmission lines was 2.8 per cent higher year-on-year in the first eleven months (April to February) of FY22, according to latest CEA statistics. In the April-February period of FY22, a total of 12,719 ckm was added, Read more