EESL to supply smart electricity meters for 1.8 million consumers in Bihar

August 2018

In order to deploy smart electricity metres in 130 towns and adjacent rural areas covering 1.8 million consumers in the state, Energy Efficiency Serv...

Tags: Smart electricity metres, EESL, SBPDCL, MoU, DISCOM

Telangana’s power demand rises to 10,428 MW

August 2018

Yet again in the power sector, Telangana sets a record for the highest ever power demand of 10,429 MW, surpassing its earlier demand of 10,284 MW in...

Tags: Telangana, DISCOMs, Power demand, Kharif season

Higher rate of return for power projects

August 2018

Players setting up new power projects may have something to look forward to, as the Centre proposes to allow them a higher rate of return (RoR). For ...

Tags: Power, Distribution, Discoms, Generation, Transmission projects

Rs. 850 bn subsidy dependence for discoms

August 2018

Rating agency ICRA has estimated a subsidy dependence of Rs 850 bn amid low tariff hikes allowed for discoms in 2018-19 and expects improvement in th...

Tags: ICRA, Thermal plants, Discoms, Rural electrification

Centre to set up national discom

July 2018

The Union Government will reportedly establish a national power distribution company to handhold state discoms in electricity distribution and ensure...

Tags: Union Government, Discoms, Electricity, Distribution

EESL has perhaps prompted the biggest 'Make in India' story by far

March 2018

In an exclusive interaction with INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY's Pratap Padode and Manish Pant, Kumar outlines the broad strategy that they, as providers of d...

Tags: Pratap Padode, Manish Pant, Energy, Discom, CFL, UJALA, Affordable LEDs and Appliances, Unnat Jyoti, EESL, LED tube lights and fans, Cyclone Hudhud, Street lighting, Steven Chu, Manish Pant, Make in India

Here's tracking opportunities and upcoming tenders in India's Smart Cities

March 2018

The numbers speak for themselves. A total investment of Rs 191,155 crore has been proposed by 90 cities under their smart city plans....

Tags: Investment, Smart city plans, Smart Cities Council India, Pratap Padode, D Chowdhury, Gaia Smart Cities, Smart Cities Mission, Grant Thornton India LLP, RFP, ICC, SPV, Suresh Subudhi, LED projects, Swachh Bharat Mission, Discoms

Solar Tenders witness drop in November

December 2017

Solar tender and auction activity in India had a steep decline in November 2017. The solar capacity tendered across the country during the month fell...

Tags: Solar tender, Auction, DISCOM, GST, Mercom Capital Group, Raj Prabhu, KREDL, Pavagada Solar Park, SECI, VGF