Power distribution companies’ legacy dues have drastically decreased by 82% to ₹24,684 crore since June 2022. Thirteen states initially reported ₹1,39,947 crore in arrears, which were restructured into EMIs. Discoms
Continue readingDiscoms outstanding dues decline 82 pc in over 2 years to Rs 24k cr
NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) announced that its first supercritical thermal power plant, the 1,980 MW Ghatampur Thermal Power Plant (GTPP) in Uttar Pradesh, has begun commercial operations. The first 660
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India’s atomic power capacity has doubled in the last decade, reaching 8,081 megawatts, and is projected to triple to 22,480 megawatts by 2031. Minister Jitendra Singh attributed this growth to
Continue readingIndia to triple atomic power capacity by 2031
Adani Power Ltd. is seeking concessions from the Indian government for its $2 billion coal-fired plant in eastern India, which is facing a payment backlog from Bangladesh, its sole electricity
Continue readingAdani seeks fresh lifeline for troubled East India Power Plant
Under RDSS, there is a maximum grant of ₹900 per consumer meter, ₹3,450 per distribution transformer meter and ₹6,300 per feeder meter.
In recent years it has become well known that cryptocurrency networks such as the Bitcoin network are energy intensive systems. As of 2024, Bitcoin mining operates on more than 16
Continue readingA deep dive into cryptocurrency decentralization
It has been nine years since Digiconomist was first launched with the objective of “exposing the unintended consequences of digital trends.” For a big part of these nine years, the
Continue readingPowering AI could use as much electricity as a small country
It wasn’t long ago non-fungible tokens (NFTs) were making headlines for their excessive environmental impact. Most of these NFTs were making use of the Ethereum blockchain or a related platform,
Continue readingThe Latest Hype in NFTs is a Climate Disaster: On-Chain Bitcoin NFTs
A new article published in the peer-reviewed journal “Patterns” has caught the attention of various mainstream media such as the BBC and Bloomberg. The article by Digiconomist-founder Alex de Vries,
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Digiconomist has launched a new API for developers to retrieve energy consumption and carbon footprint data on the Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin networks. The respective energy index pages already provide downloadable
Continue readingLaunching public API for energy and carbon footprint data