Six waste-to-energy plants to be set up under Swachh Bharat Mission
In a significant step towards generating power from garbage under the Swachh Bharat Mission, six waste-to-energy plants with installed capacity of about 74 MW will be commissioned next year including two in the national capital.
Oct 04, 2015, 12:20 PM IST
Need to keep electricity rates 'affordable': Piyush Goyal
Lauding regulator CERC's role in the rise of the power sector, Union Minister Piyush Goyal Friday stressed the need for keeping electricity affordable while protecting interests of both developers and consumers.
Jul 24, 2015, 22:30 PM IST
SC stays CERC order asking FTIL to transfer its shares of IEX
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the order of power sector regulator CERC asking Financial Technologies India Ltd (FTIL) to transfer all its shares of India Energy Exchange (IEX) to a trust demat account.
Jul 02, 2015, 19:17 PM IST
CERC asks FTIL to transfer stake in IEX to trust a/c by Jul 2
Power sector regulator CERC has asked Financial Technologies to transfer its entire stake in India Energy Exchange (IEX) to a trust demat account of the bourse by July 2 and fully exit the exchange by July 20.
Jun 29, 2015, 16:18 PM IST
CERC gives more time to FTIL for completing IEX stake sale
In its latest order, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) said that FTIL has been pursuing the divestment process in compliance with its order.
Nov 30, 2014, 12:59 PM IST
CERC to soon review functioning of power exchanges
Power sector watchdog CERC plans to review regulatory compliance levels and operational efficiencies of the country's two electricity exchanges as part of efforts to safeguard the interest of stakeholders.
Nov 09, 2014, 12:41 PM IST
NTPC Q2 profit down 17% at Rs 2,072 cr
Country's largest thermal power producer NTPC reported nearly 17 percent drop in net profit at Rs 2,071.63 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2014-15, pulled down by changes in tariff regulations.
Oct 31, 2014, 15:42 PM IST
CERC gives Financial Technologies more time for IEX stake sale
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission's (CERC) decision came on a plea filed by Financial Technologies (India) Ltd (FTIL) seeking more time to complete the divestment process.
Oct 03, 2014, 12:29 PM IST
CERC passes order on Reliance Power's Sasan UMPP
Electricity regulator CERC has said that the first 660 MW unit of Reliance Power's 3,960 MW Sasan project could not achieve its "full load" in March 2013 and rejected its plea to appoint an independent technical committee to look into the readiness of that unit.
Aug 09, 2014, 21:07 PM IST
NTPC's profit down 13% to Rs 2,201 crore
Nation's largest power producer NTPC today reported a 13 percent drop in the first quarter net profit as retrospective tightening of technical norms by the regulator wiped off gains from a rise in electricity generation.
Jul 31, 2014, 22:06 PM IST
Indian Energy Exchange: FTIL mulls appeal against CERC order
Financial Technologies is mulling appealing against electricity regulator CERC's order that directs the company to completely divest its stake in the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX).
Jun 22, 2014, 19:10 PM IST
