CHANDIGARH: All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has written to Chief Minister Rajasthan and others to appear in the supreme court as a key stake holder in the matter of compensation claim of Adani Power Rajasthan Ltd. (APRL) on account of using imported coal at Kawai and recovery of over invoiced cost of imported coal . Padamjit singh Chief Patron AIPEF said that at the time of bid processing, APRL had su...

No. 10 - 2019 / AIPEF         27 April 2019 All Office Bearers - AIPEF Chairman / Secretary General - SIPEF / WIPEF / EIPEF / NIPEF President / General Secretary - All AIPEF Constituents   Sub: AIPEF letter against claim of Adani Power   AIPEF letter regarding Compensation claim of Adani Power Rajasthan Ltd. (APRL) on account of using imported coal at Kawai...

Kolkata: Power ministry’s scheme for procuring 2.5 gigawatt of coal-firedpower for three years attracted lowest rate of Rs 4.41 per unit, a shade over the last auction rates of Rs 4.24 per unit.  ICRA believes that completion of this second round of auctions for medium-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with higher discovered tariffs is positive for ...

n a surprise move, Tata Power, one of India’s largest power producer, has announced that it will not build any new coal-fired power project in the future and majority of its power capacity expansion will happen through renewable energy. This development was noted by the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) in its report ‘Tata Power: Renewables to Power Growth. This is a welco...

Mumbai: India will soon have 12 more nuclear plants soon to improve the power situation and ensure there is a free flow of uninterrupted power supply for both industries and residential use, a statement issued on Monday here quoted Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy(DAE), K N Vyas, as saying. "Nuclear technology helps in betterment of lives through var...

The rise of renewables has implications for the finances of Discoms. If not managed well, small & rural consumers could suffer https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/managing-the-inevitable-energy-transition/article26904873.ece   For the most part of the 20th century, planning broadly involved estimating future electricity demand, adding ever larger conventional genera...

New Delhi: The resolution of 40,000 MW of stressed powerprojects has come to a standstill with lenders turning reluctant to engage with investors in the absence of fresh directions from the Reserve Bank of India and regulatory overreach that has made lowering of tariff mandatory from projects being sold at lower valuations. Top sources in state-owned lending institutions said that resolution of at least eight...

New Delhi: In a move that may set a precedent and raise electricity tariffs, India’s apex power sector regulator on Friday approved the revised power purchase agreements (PPAs) for billionaire Gautam Adani’s promoted Adani Power Ltd’s Gujarat plant on account of the unexpected increase in the prices of imported coal. With the issue hanging fire since 2012, the Central Ele...

A report by Canada-based think-tank International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) forecasts that if a significant volume of India's coal-fired capacity turns stranded, the phenomenon could affect labour directly or indirectly linked to the coal value chain. “The large absolute numbers of workers in India’s coal sector workforce would require this to be managed in a ...

CHANDIGARH: All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) submitted a memorandum to Priyanka Gandhi against power sectorprivatisation policies, against outsourcing & for Old Pension Scheme and Regularisation of contract workers. AIPEF team led by Chairman Shailendra Dubey discussed in length the issues with Priyanka Gandhi last night at Raibareilly concerningpower sector ...