Amidst breathless talk about a temporary coal shortage, the real story is that India’s power sector has come a long way since the landmark Electricity Act 2003 (EA 2003). In the last two decades, nearly 800 million people have come out of darkness. Several states have increased hours of power supply. Non-fossil-based capacity has risen to almost 40 per cent of the total mix. India has become the third-largest e...

The financial viability of the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. (PSPCL) remains a concern as this solely depends upon the ability of the Punjab government to pay for the payments  which it committed in lieu of various power-related welfare schemes, timely payment of full subsidy amount   and clearance of arrears against various government departments. . As per the decision of the Punjab Government, ...

All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has demanded that a cap on profiteering by private power generators (IPPs) must be put in place by the regulators to stop exploiting shortage of electricity by raising the rate to the range of Rs 20 per unit, said V K Gupta Spokesperson AIPEF. Padamjit Singh Chief Patron AIPEF said that they have written a letter to Union Power Minister R K Singh has urged that under se...

(AIPEF) has demanded that a cap on profiteering by private power generators (IPPs) must be put in place by the regulators to stop exploiting shortage of electricity by raising the rate  to the range of Rs 20 per unit, said V K Gupta Spokesperson AIPEF. AIPEF on Tuesday has written  a letter to Union Power Minister R K Singh has urged that under section 62 (a) of Electricity Act 2003 the appropriate Commi...

All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has demanded that  a cap on profiteering  by private power generators (IPPs) must be put in place by the regulators to stop  exploiting shortage of electricity  by raising the rate  to the range of Rs 20 per unit.  AIPEF spokesperson said  on Tuesday that he has written  a letter to Union Power Minister R K Singh has urged...

 In an article carried by Time of India it is described how coal shortage has resulted in the deduction of coal fired capacity to the extent of 5 GW, with 30% reduction in imported coal fired generation. The resultant impact on energy rates in power exchanges with rates going up to ?. 20 per unit. These issues are discussed further. 2.         During the period 01 to 14...

A barrage of news about rising electricity consumption, rising international price of coal and shortage of coal with power plants have raised fears of an impending power crisis. There are 135 coal-fired power plants with total installed capacity of about 202 GW meeting about 70 per cent of electricity supply. On 7 October, more than half of these plants had coal stocks of less than three days. 16 small plants with...

All office bearers AIPEF & All State Constituents  -  Please ensure to vote first to Er Chinmay Debnath as Council Member of  IEI in Civil Division                         Er Chinmay Debnath is contesting election as Council Member of  IEI in Civil Division. Election process is going on.  Er Chinmay Debnath is...

Please ensure to vote first to Er Suneel Grover as Council Member of  IEI in Electrical Division        Er Suneel Grover needs no introduction amongst Power Engineers & Power Sector. He is a valiant fighter and crusader of Power Sector known as POWER MAN in Himachal Pradesh. Er Suneel Grover has a glorious record of serving Power Sector as an engineer as well as General Secretary of HP...

In an energy-dependent country like India, the availability of energy supplies at affordable rates is pivotal for fulfilling developmental priorities. But the energy sector is beset with problems. The distribution sector has for long been the bane of the power sector, consistently making huge losses owing to problems such as expensive long-term power purchase agreements, poor infrastructure, inefficient operations, a...