Power R&D

Magazine

Free subscription magazine

Last edition
May-June 2026

Retiring Old Thermal Power 1st Hurdle in Cutting Rs 478k Cr Discom Debt: IEEFA

To reduce financial and operational inefficiencies across India’s power distribution sector, the old thermal power plant should be retired on priority....

Power R&D | August 06, 2020 | By Manu Tayal | 2295 readings

Change-in-Law Payments a Rs 4k Cr Booster for Solar: CRISIL

These developments come on the back of continued regulatory support such as the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s (MNRE) memorandum upholding the...

Power R&D | August 05, 2020 | By Manu Tayal | 2363 readings

GE to Provide Advanced Gas Turbine Technology for Reliance 718-MW Gas Power Plant in Bangladesh

Built by Engineering, Procurement, & Construction (EPC) group Samsung C&T, Meghnaghat power plant will be powered by two GE 9F gas turbines, one GE...

Power R&D | July 31, 2020 | By News Bureau | 2927 readings

India Expected to Witness Energy Surplus of 2.7% Through 2020-21: CEA Report

The latest LGBR report expects that the Northern, Western, Southern, and North-eastern Regions will see surplus energy generation of 4.7%, 3.3%, 2.2%, and 2.8%,...

Power R&D | July 28, 2020 | By News Bureau | 2716 readings

Despite Talks, Shell and Total Investing More in Fossils than Renewable: IEEFA

However, in order to reach their own stated targets, the two super majors need to shift at least USD 10 billion per annum each (or 50 per cent of total capital...

Power R&D | July 27, 2020 | By Manu Tayal | 2525 readings

Slower Economic Growth Post-Covid Likely to Hit Electricity Demand: TERI

According to the report, the baseline scenario sees a sharp contraction in Indian GDP in 2020-2021 of 6.4 percent, a rebound of economic growth in 2021-2022...

Power R&D | July 22, 2020 | By Manu Tayal | 2395 readings

Pan-India Electricity Demand Likely to Contract by 5.0-6.0% in FY2021 Due to COVID-19: ICRA

The revised energy demand de-growth estimate assumes demand decline of 3.5 – 4.0% in Q2 and Q3 FY2021 and a marginal recovery of about 1.0% in Q4 FY2021,...

Power R&D | July 20, 2020 | By News Bureau | 2371 readings

LF Energy Launches Digital Substation Initiative to Modernize Power Grid Infrastructure

The transition from fossil-based fuels to clean energy sources has given rise to variable conditions that cause fluctuations in power supply and demand, like...

Power R&D | June 25, 2020 | By News Bureau | 2727 readings

ICRA Report Stresses Upon Regulatory Perils to Renewable Energy Developers

Earlier, the state power policies were attractive for open access based renewable power projects as concessions were available from levy of cross-subsidy surcharge...

Power R&D | June 19, 2020 | By News Bureau | 2694 readings

EESL and GAIL Sign an MoU for Trigeneration Projects

Trigeneration or Combined Cooling, Heat and Power (CCHP) typically involves natural gas-fired generators to produce electricity. The waste heat from flue gas...

Power R&D | June 04, 2020 | By News Bureau | 2452 readings