US Power Demand Falls to Near 17-Year Low as Companies Cuts Use Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) anticipated economic slowdown and stay-at-home orders would reduce electricity and natural gas consumption in...

Conventional energy thermal-power-plants | April 16, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2316 readings

India Has Enough Limestone to Help Coal-Based Thermal Plants Meet the New Emission Norms: CSE

To meet India’s new emission norms by 2022, a large number of coal-based thermal power plants have to install FGD systems. Limestone is a key raw material...

Conventional energy thermal-power-plants | March 31, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2609 readings

NTPC’s Installed Capacity Reaches 58,816 MW

With this, the total installed capacity of Khargone Super Thermal Power Project, NTPC and NTPC group has become 1,320 MW, 50,355 MW, and 58,816 MW respectively

Conventional energy thermal-power-plants | March 26, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2350 readings

Award of Fresh Coal Linkages by Government Is Positive for The Power Sector: ICRA

On the positive side, the availability of coal linkage would enable the plants to declare normative availability allowing recovery of fixed charges and improve...

Conventional energy thermal-power-plants | February 20, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2314 readings

NTPC Implements Technology Converting Municipal Solid Waste and Agro Residue to Energy

The breakthrough in the technology is expected to address the issue of air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, waste management and renewable energy generation...

Conventional energy thermal-power-plants | February 17, 2020 | By News Bureau |  3403 readings

Aalborg CSP Receives Order for Integrated Heat Pump System in Denmark

In recent years, large electrical air-to-water based heat pumps have been established as a key technology within the Danish district heating industry as an...

Conventional energy thermal-power-plants | January 29, 2020 | By News Bureau |  2365 readings

NTPC to Procure and Use Six Million Tonnes of Agro Residue to Co-Fire its Power Plants

The purpose behind the usage of agro-based pellets is twofold — one it turns off stubble burning in farms and brings down pollution and two, it reduces...

Conventional energy thermal-power-plants | January 02, 2020 | By Darshana Daga |  2520 readings

Australian Miners Face Biggest Thermal Coal Price Drop

The decrease has been driven by a historically sharp reduction in Europe, where demand for coal-fired power fell 23%, and the US, where it dropped 14% in the...

Conventional energy thermal-power-plants | December 28, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2350 readings

Noida Set to Get Underground Power Cables: Noida Power Department

The 33kV cables have been placed underground in about 196 locations across five divisions of the Noida power department so far, while the department has laid...

Conventional energy thermal-power-plants | December 26, 2019 | By News Bureau |  3400 readings

New Capacity Addition in Thermal and Hydro Power Tanks 69% in Apr-Nov: CEA Data

“The sector is burdened with stranded-asset risk and is facing great difficulty in accessing finance. Long-term (PPAs) are also drying up and the sector...

Conventional energy thermal-power-plants | December 16, 2019 | By News Bureau |  2493 readings