COVID-19, a global pandemic, is leaving a lasting impression on the economic activities across nations. Electricity sector is facing significantly lower demand on account of country-wide lockdown leading to almost nil activity for most of the industrial and the commercial activity, which is...

COVID-19 pandemic has immediate as well as long-term concerns for the regulators and the policy makers. Its impact on power system is reflected in general decline of energy sales and, a change in composition of energy sales and demand profile. Given the higher proportion of fixed cost component...

Electric distribution utilities in India procure power through long term, medium term, as well as short term power purchase agreements (PPAs), most of which have been discovered through non-competitive route with regulatory approval. Optimisation of state/specific power procurement portfolio is...

The Indian power market has largely been dominated by long-term power agreements which lock-in the quantum as well as the fixed and the variable cost of power procurement (with escalation factors). Post Electricity Act 2003 and subsequent setting up over of the power exchanges, development of...

SCED framework, rolled out on 1st April 2019 on a pilot basis, is expected to enhance the spirit of competition and efficiency, as enshrined in the Electricity Act 2003, with measurable gains in terms of savings due to optimisation of power procurement portfolio for ISGS plants. EAL estimates...

Electricity, one of the key infrastructure sectors, plays a very important role in socio-economic development of a country. Developing countries with significant gap in the provision of electricity have attempted to provide a conducive environment for investment in the power sector. Initiatives...