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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
Transmission line upgrade falls 37 per cent short of target in Apr-Jan FY22
- Mar 2, 2022
India added 11,320 ckm of transmission lines during the first ten months (April to January) of FY22, falling short of the target set for the period. According to the latest available statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the Read more
State sector commands highest share in transmission lines commissioned in FY22
- Dec 16, 2021
Latest government statistics indicate that state government utilities accounted for most of the transmission lines commissioned in the first eight months of the ongoing fiscal year, FY22. The statistics, recently released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) Read more
CERC directs IEX to consult CEA on cross-border trading
- Dec 8, 2021
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has directed Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) to approach Central Electricity Authority (CEA) in the matter of IEX seeking permission to allow cross-trading on the exchange. In its order dated December 6, 2021 (No.596/2021), Read more
PGCIL commissions record substation capacity in October 2021
- Nov 29, 2021
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has commissioned substation (transformation) capacity worth nearly 9,000 MVA in October 2021, the highest monthly level in recent history. According to the latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority Read more