Energy

Milestone Tracker for Installation of Emission- Control Technologies

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) revised the environmental standards for coal-based thermal power stations in 2015. The deadline to comply with the standards expired in 2017; no progress was however made by the industry.

Publication Date: 
03/07/2018
Priyavrat Bhati, Rohit Pathania, Randhir Kr. Gupta, Pranav Phadke, Soundaram Ramanathan
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Tags:
Coal, Thermal Power Plants, Industry, Air Pollution, India, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Environment

Norms violated: SCCL now under the radar of Ministry of Environment and Forests

Ministry says the PSU did not have green clearance for expansion.

Publication Date: 
02/07/2018
New Indian Express (Hyderabad)
Tags:
Telangana, Environment Act 1986, Regulations, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Mining, Coal, Industrial Pollution, Environment
Energy

Karnataka electricity sector transformation

Karnataka has left behind Tamil Nadu in the renewable energy capacity addition race, surpassing the latter by 1.7 GW as at the end of March 2018, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Karnataka’s renewable capacity has also exceeded its coal-fired capacity by 2.5 GW.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2018
Tim Buckley, Kashish Shah
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
Tags:
Renewable Energy, Electricity, GDP, Karnataka, Coal, Finance, Coal Industry
Environment

India speeds up environmental approvals in industry, alarms activists

In a country where state machinery typically moves slowly, the environment ministry under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slashed the average time taken to grant clearances to 170 days from 600 da

Publication Date: 
25/06/2018
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Environment Clearance (EC), Industry, Environmentalists, Coal, Industrial Pollution, Power Industry, Orissa (Odisha), Gujarat, Chemical Industry, Environment
Energy

PSPCL ready to meet power needs this season

With three days to go for the official paddy sowing season to start, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has ensured 13,000 MW of power generation to meet an expected demand of 12,50

Publication Date: 
18/06/2018
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Thermal Power Plants, Coal, Power Transmission, Energy
Energy

NTPC plans to load cheaper power first, plans new despatch schedule

About half of NTPC's 40.4 Gw coal-based installed capacity, generates power at Rs 3 or lower. The company will add a 5,000-Mw coal-based capacity this year

Publication Date: 
15/06/2018
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Coal, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Energy Policy, Energy
Energy

BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2018

The renewed upward march of global carbon emissions is worrying and a big step backwards in the fight against climate change, according to BP. Emissions rose 1.6% in 2017 after flatlining for the previous three years, which the British oil firm said was a reminder the world was not on track to hit the goals of the Paris climate deal.

Publication Date: 
13/06/2018
BP Plc
Tags:
Energy, Statistics, Oil, Natural Gas, Coal, Nuclear Energy, Hydroelectricity, Renewable Energy, Electricity, Carbon Dioxide, India, Global
Energy

No fuel, 12 GW power plants shuttered down across India

Over 9,000 megawatt (mw) of thermal power plants are shut due to non-availability of coal while almost 3,500 mw of thermal power projects are idle for the want of gas, taking the total total capaci

Publication Date: 
12/06/2018
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Power Industry, Coal, Gujarat, Renewable Energy, Energy
Energy

Lenders to discuss takeover of RattanIndia's power plants

Creditors to Maharashtra-based thermal power plant RattanIndia will meet the officials of Mahagenco next week to discuss the takeover of the facility at Nashik.

Publication Date: 
08/06/2018
Daily News Analysis (Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Thermal Power Plants, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), Nashik, Coal, Energy
Energy

L&T shuts 700 MW unit of Rajpura thermal plant

L&T Group firm Nabha Power Ltd (NPL) on Thursday said it has been forced to shut a 700 MW unit of Rajpura thermal power station due to shortage of coal.

Publication Date: 
08/06/2018
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Punjab, Thermal Power Plants, Power Industry, Coal, Power Transmission, Energy

Pages