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Delhi's peak power demand expected to touch record high of 5,400 MW this winter seasonBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 10, 2020
The peak power demand in Delhi is expected to touch a record high of 5,400 MW this winter season, discom officials said on Monday. The peak power demand of Delhi in the last winter season was 5,... Read more.. Subject Tags: Delhi , power demand |
Bridge To India lowers India's solar, wind power capacity addition outlook over 2020-2024By : Sustainability ..., Jun 18, 2020
Clean energy consultancy Bridge To India has lowered India's solar and wind power capacity addition estimate over 2020-2024 citing weak economic outlook and further slowdown in power demand. It said the domestic energy sector has been hit by multiple demand and supply shocks... Read more.. |
Power Demand Dropped 24% in April Due to Lockdown: CRISILBy : Sustainability ..., May 14, 2020
With almost no economic activity taking place in the first 20 days of April due to lockdown, and very little operations after that, power demand declined sharply by 24 percent in the month, Crisil Research said. The 21-day lockdown to fight the spread of coronavirus, which... Read more.. |
South harnesses more solar power during lockdownBy : Sustainability ..., May 12, 2020
Southern states generated more solar power during the lockdown, as a component of the total power supply in April. Despite demand being less during lockdown compared to normal times, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were able to use 2,655 million units of... Read more.. |
India doubles down on solar, gas at coal's expense as electricity use fallsBy : Sustainability ..., May 4, 2020
India's solar and gas-fired electricity generation rose in April even as overall power demand fell at the steepest monthly rate in at least thirteen years, a Reuters analysis of provisional government data showed. Solar-powered electricity generation rose 16.9 per cent,... Read more.. |
Covid-19: 150 GW renewable energy projects at risk in Asia PacificBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 22, 2020
Up to 150 Gigawatt (GW) of wind and solar power projects across the Asia Pacific could be delayed or cancelled over the next five years (2020–24) if the coronavirus-led recession extends beyond 2020. This is equivalent to pushing back the Asia Pacific renewables construction... Read more.. |
India’s power demand fell by 32000 MW within minutes on April 5By : Sustainability ..., Apr 7, 2020
India witnessed a plunge in the demand of power last night when people illuminate diyas and candles, and shut the lights off after Prime Minister Narendra Modi advised them to do so. This has been confirmed by the power ministry. R.K Singh, Minister of State Power and New... Read more.. |
Power demand dips, discoms’ revenue hitBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 27, 2020
The demand for power in the country has taken a sharp dip of 20 per cent following a nationwide lockdown. In a letter sent to the PMO on Thursday, the All India Power Engineers’ Federation (AIPEF) said that demand had crashed following a complete shutdown of industrial and... Read more.. |
COVID-19: Renewable industry gives thumbs up to MNRE notification on free passage of material, staffBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 27, 2020
Renewable energy (RE) players have given a thumbs up to the latest notification by the ministry of new and renewable energy asking states to allow movement of material and staff to ensure continuous renewable power generation following the nationwide lockdown. “While it is... Read more.. Subject Tags: coronavirus , Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) , power demand , renewable energy sector |
Maharashtra: MSEDCL plans strategy for power faultsBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 18, 2019
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has chalked out a two-pronged strategy to overcome frequent power faults affecting 40,000 consumers in Ghansoli. ... Read more.. |