Power Sector Current Affairs, GK & News
Wholesale Price Index, WPI of April 2021
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade recently released Wholesale Price in India for the month of April 2021. The WPI for the month of April 2021 stood at 128.1. The base year in calculating WPI is fixed as 2011-12. WPI of April 2021 The annual rate of inflation for the month of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) • Diesel • Inflation • Manufactured goods • mineral oil • Oil Prices • Petrol • Power Sector • Wholesale price index
Andhra Pradesh: 2nd State to undertake Power Sector reforms
Andhra Pradesh has become the second State to implement the power sector reforms that was put forward by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. Highlights The state has implemented the one of the three reforms that was bought in 2020. Under the reform, the state has started the Direct Benefit transfer (DBT) of electricity ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Center-State Relations • Madhya Pradesh • Ministry of Finance • Power Sector • power sector in India • power sector reforms
Subsidized Credit-Enhancement Bond Facility for Renewable Energy Proposed
The Centre for Energy Finance has proposed that a subsidized first-loss cover facility to credit-enhanced bonds raised by the developers and institutions looking to refinance their underlying projects should be introduced in India. This is required due to the challenges faced by domestic financial institutions and the limitations of both the domestic and the international ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Power Sector • Renewable Energy Sector • Subsidized Credit-Enhancement Bond Facility
Power Minister launches the ‘#iCommit’ initiative on World Environment Day
Shri R. K. Singh, the Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, initiated the ‘#iCommit’ campaign, on the occasion of World Environment Day. The initiative is to all stakeholders and individuals to continue moving towards energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability to create a robust and resilient energy system in the ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: iCommit • Power Sector
Real Time Electricity Market launched by Indian Energy Exchange
On June 1, 2020, Indian Energy Exchange launched Real Time Electricity Market (RTM). The main aim of the launch is to help discoms plan their power requirements. Working of the market The market will conduct 48 auction sessions during the day and the power will be delivered within one hour of closure of the bid ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: DISCOMs • Electricity Act 2003 • Electricity Supply • India Energy Exchange • power distribution • Power Sector • Real Time electricity Market (RTM) • Renewable energy