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India Renewables Dashboard launched: A joint initiative of CEA and CEEW-CEF
- Apr 22, 2021
Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and CEEW's Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF) have launched “India Renewables Dashboard” that aims to provide detailed operational information on renewable energy projects in India. This dashboard is freely accessible to policymakers, developers, financiers, and Read more
NTPC Group generates 1 billion kwh in a single day
- Jan 20, 2021
NTPC Group, in a statement, said that it recently achieved its highest-ever daily gross electricity generation, exceeding 1 billion kwh. The statement said that NTPC Group, which includes NTPC Ltd along with its subsidiaries and joint ventures, generated 1,009 Read more
CERC to remain shut for one month more
- Oct 28, 2020
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), which has already suspended operations since August 28, 2020 following a Supreme Court order, will remain shut for another four weeks. Due to CERC’s failure in appointing a mandatory Member (Law) in its quorum, Read more
Power transmission upgrade improves in July
- Aug 31, 2020
In terms of new power transmission lines and substations constructed, the performance in July 2020 has been much better than in the preceding month, latest statistics indicate. Latest statistics released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) suggest that India’s power Read more
CEA estimates 2.7 per cent energy surplus in FY21
- Jul 30, 2020
In its latest Load Generation Balance Report (LGBR), Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has envisaged India to have an energy surplus of 2.7 per cent in FY21 with the peak surplus for the year estimated at 9.1 per cent. The Read more
Power transmission upgrade falls short of target
- Jul 14, 2020
The COVID-19 related lockdown appears to have had a detrimental effect on the country’s power transmission infrastructure upgrade programme, according to information released by Central Electricity Authority (CEA). During the first quarter (April to June) of the current fiscal Read more
India misses generation capacity addition target in FY20
- May 27, 2020
India has missed attaining its conventional power generation capacity addition target in FY20, by a rather wide margin, latest CEA statistics suggest. For FY20, India had a power generation capacity addition target of 12,186 mw against which only 7,065 Read more
CEA targets 6pc power generation growth in FY21
- May 25, 2020
Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has fixed the annual power generation target for FY21 at 1330 BU, implying a 6.2 per cent growth over the actual generation level of FY20. The FY21 power generation target is 6.2 per cent higher Read more
India falters on power transmission upgrade in FY20
- May 8, 2020
India could add barely 50 per cent of the targeted power transmission line capacity in FY20, according to statistics recently released by Central Electricity Authority. As against the planned addition of 23,621 ckm (circuit km) of transmission lines, the Read more
CEA prepares its first-ever plan on power distribution reforms
- Jul 17, 2019
Union power minister R.K. Singh recently reviewed the Draft Distribution Perspective Plan for power sector in India. The draft plan is the first ever plan at Distribution level which has been prepared by Central Electricity Authority (CEA) under Read more