This document provides an overview of the Infraline Knowledge Services on Energy Sector database which contains comprehensive information on the Indian power sector. The database includes daily newsletters, a library of articles and reports, market intelligence, sector overviews, profiles of power sector players, statistical data, policies and regulations, generation, transmission, distribution and renewable energy scenarios, fuel information, power project updates, and rural electrification coverage. It aims to be an independent and thorough source of industry-specific knowledge on the Indian power sector.

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2. Power Sector KnowledgebaseInformed, perceptive, thorough and Independent KnowledgebasesIndia focused industry specific dataOnline, real-time update ofDaily Newsletters (6 days a week)Comprehensive Library (updated 4 times daily, 20 GB)Analytical Articles, Sectoral InsightsMarket IntelligenceReports and BooksInfralineEnergyTM--2--

3. Knowledge ReservoirOur comprehensive Database provides detailed information covering various aspects of the Power Sector such as:Sector OverviewAll Acts, Policies, Guidelines, Notifications, Regulations and OrdersDetailed Profiles of Power Sector PlayersSEB ProfilesState- Wise Power ScenarioPower Transmission & DistributionDemand & Supply ScenarioImportant Statistical DataCaptive PowerRenewable EnergyPower TradingTopical & Current IssuesInfralineEnergyTM--3--

4. Database HomepageInfralineEnergyTM--4--Daily News and the framework…

5. Policies & ReformsInfralineEnergyTM--5--Captures any addition or modification to policies taking place…

6. Generation ScenarioInfralineEnergyTM--6--Current scenario, future plans and projects…

7. Fuel InformationInfralineEnergyTM--7--Information on the fuel availability, prices and policies…

8. Renewable EnergyInfralineEnergyTM--8--A complete track of timely updates related to Renewable Energy…

9. Technology Related UpdatesInfralineEnergyTM--9--Critical technological updates & highlights…

10. Power Projects UpdatesInfralineEnergyTM--10--Individual project features & status…

11. Power Projects UpdatesInfralineEnergyTM--11--Detailed information of State Sector Projects…

12. Power Projects UpdatesInfralineEnergyTM--12--Detailed information of Central Sector Projects…

13. Free DownloadsInfralineEnergyTM--13--Free downloads for Power Sector related reports…

14. Coverage Detail - IInfralineEnergyTM--14--Sector Overview includes a detailed overview of the Indian Power Sector, including its evolution, latest status, recent happenings, policy changes, and a glimpse of key statistics related to the sector.All Acts, Policies, Guidelines & Important Documents like, Electricity Act 2003 and its amendments, Energy Conservation Act-2001, Key policies like – NEP, NTP, Hydro Policy , IEP, R & R Policy, MPP, Trade Policy, Mega Power Policy, Purchase Preference Policy, Latest Revised Drafts of various Guidelines & Policies viz., National Environment Policy, Renewable Energy Policy, Rural Electrification Policies, Private Investment in Transmission Policy, Complete Competitive Bidding Guidelines and Standard Bidding Documents, Indian Electricity Grid Code, APDRP, Discussion Papers, Latest Status of State wise Reforms, Perspective Transmission Plan, Tenth & Eleventh Five Year Plan for Energy Sector, Vision Coal 2025, MoUs, Quality of Service in Distribution, SEBs Rating, Strategy Plan for 2001-12 and many more.Notifications, Regulations and Orders issued by Central Government, State Government, Central and State Electricity Regulatory Commissions and other relevant authorities.Detailed Regulatory Framework encompassing updated profiles of MoP, MoE&F, MoC, MNRE, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, CEA, CERC, FOR, SERCs and the Planning Commission, with latest details on Regulatory Acts, Performance Reviews, Proposals & Papers, up-to- date General & Tariff Orders, State-wise Regulations, State Tariff philosophy and other key Draft and Final Dictums by State & Central Regulators.Detailed Profiles of Power Sector Players including Central, State and Private developers along with an account of their areas of Operation, Performance, Future Plans & Prospects, plus important documents like Annual Reports, Performances, Presentations, etc.

15. Coverage Detail - IIProject Profiles and Latest Status Updates of all the Existing, Under Execution and Planned Power Generation Projects of the Central, State and Private Sector power players. The profiles include key information like Implementation status, Completion schedule, status of key Regulatory Clearances, unit configuration, Financial Closure, PPAs, expenditure, project background and latest news related to the project. Also included are status of private participation, Monitoring Report on Status of Private Power Projects, Inter Institutional Group Monitoring Status Update, Model PPA, Model FSA, Fuel Linkages, Capacity Addition Plans, Impact of Taxes on IPPs and Many other important documents.State Electricity Boards (SEB) Profiles covering a detailed account of Type-wise, State-wise projects, Installed Capacity, Availability, Generation, Purchase, Requirement, Shortages, Demand & Supply Projections, Physical & Financial Performance, Plant PLF, Transmission Lines, T&D Expenditure & Losses, Consumer Profile and Tariff details.Power Generation: Detailed account of existing, and future Generation Capacity and Generation Data (State-wise, Region-wise, Country-wise, Sector-wise, Plan-wise, Utility-wise), updated Status of Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPP); Details of Eleventh Plan viz., Power Projects, Working Groups, BHEL & Eleventh plan, DSM, Financial Issues, Targets, Preparedness, Coal Linkages; Detailed facts related to Twelfth Plan & previous plans. State wise/ Sector wise/ Category wise Targets and Achievements, Generation data, etc; Generation Schemes under CEA; Detailed information on R & M; Pending Projects Approval Status; Cost of Power Generation; Accelerated Generation & Supply Programme; Norms and Clearances list.InfralineEnergyTM--15--

16. Coverage Detail - IIIPower Transmission: Detailed Profiles of the Players in Transmission - Central, State, and Private; Detailed Overview of Power Grid and Central Transmission Sector, Transmission Capacity - Existing and Planned, Perspective Transmission Plan 2011-12, Development of National Power Transmission Grid, Inter-regional transmission links, Latest Transmission and Grid Maps of States, Statewise Status, State-wise Transformer Capacity, AT&C Losses & Transmission Line Length, Region-wise Month-wise frequency profile, Transmission Tariff, Key Regulations, Reports on Grid Performance and Disturbances, on Independent System Operator. CERC's Proposed Transmission Tariff, etc. Power Distribution: State-wise Power Distribution scenario, Profile of Players in the Distribution segment, Policies & Regulations, Metering Status, T&D Losses, Outlay on T&D, Status of Distribution Reforms, Country-wise T & D loss comparison, ToD Metering, Capacity Addition Updates, Power Theft, and Private Sector Participation, Reliability & Quality of Power Supply, Analysis of Tariff Orders, measures taken for Enhancing Distribution Efficiency and much more. Demand & Supply Scenario Actual & Projected Power Requirement vis-à-vis Availability, Electric Power Surveys, Per Capita Demand and Supply of Power, Per Capita Electricity Consumption, Report on Power Supply Position, Status of Power Supply to Agriculture, Industries & Domestic Consumers.Existing Generation Capacity & Capacity Addition Scenario:Sectorwise, Statewise, Fuelwise Installed Generation Capacity, Sector-wise, Type-wise and State-wise Capacity Addition, Monitoring Status, Exception Reports, Approach Paper for Eleventh Plan, Detailed Profiles and Status Updates for Proposed Projects including UMPPs, Information on Power Projects for the Twelfth Plan.InfralineEnergyTM--16--

17. Coverage Detail - IVImportant Statistical Data - Plant-wise, State-wise; All India Electricity Statistics, Monthly Review of Power Sector, World Energy Statistics. Details related to Funding in power sector, Utilization of Funds, CPSU Projects’ Expenditure, Electricity Consumption, Demand and Supply Position, Power Tariffs & Costs, Power Allocation, Drawal of Energy. Latest Statistics on Inter-State/Inter-Regional Exchanges, Inter Institutional Group Projects, Mega Power Project Statistics, DSM Status,. Details related to R & D Projects, Time and Cost Overruns, World Bank Support. Latest and Archive data on State-wise, Consumer-wise, Electricity Tariffs, Parliament Q&A, Tenders & Partnership in ExcellenceRural Electrification: Rural Electrification Policy, State-wise RE Status, complete coverage of RGGVY. Most recent data on Village Electrification, Capacitor Installation and PumpsetEnergisation. Various Schemes of RE, Allocation of RE Projects, MoUs, Status of Funds Sanctioned and Released, Status of Franchisee Installation. Important documents, Monitoring Reports & Presentations related to Rural Electrification.Thermal Power: Monitoring Report of Thermal Power Projects, BoPs Status, Sector-wise, State-wise details of Thermal Capacity Addition, Technical Profile of Thermal Power Plants, Performance Highlights. Details related to Setting up of Thermal Power Projects, Various Policies and related Issues. Important data on coal sector, Status on Allocation of Captive Coal Blocks & Linkages, Coal Reserves, Production and Growth, Year-wise Coal Requirement 2025, Vision Coal 2025, Status of Coal Import, Status of Captive Mining, Coal Linkage Details, Model CSA, Status of Fly Ash Utilisation, International & Domestic Coal Prices, Coal Stock Position. Status of Gas based power stations, including gas supply, gas availability, comparative cost & sensitivity analysis of different fuels.InfralineEnergyTM--17--

18. Coverage Detail - VHydro Power: National & Statewise Policies for Hydro Power Development, State-wise Hydro Electric Potential, Detailed Profile and Status Update of all the existing and upcoming Private & Central HEPs, HEP Development in North East and neighbouring countries. Details related to Hydro Generation Statistics, Hydro Capacity Addition, Pumped Storage Schemes, Storage Status of Important Reservoirs in the Country, 50,000 MW Indian Hydro-Electric Initiative, Civil Cost Appraisal. Important Reports on Hydro Power, Presentations and much more.Renewable Energy: Policies, Annual Reports, Financial Performances of MNRE, BEE, IREDA. Policies related to Wind, Solar, Bio Energy and Small, Bio-diesel Purchase Policy-2005, Details related to Renewable Energy Potential, latest development in Wind, Solar, Bio Energy, Small Hydro Sectors, CDM, Distributed Generation. Various Reports, Presentations and much more.Captive Power: Central & State Captive Power Policies, Status of Ongoing & Proposed projects, Coal Linkage details to Captive Plants. State-wise, Industry-wise, Fuel-wise proposed and existing CPPs. Report &, Presentation on varied subjects pertinent to Captive Power, Key Contacts.Power Trading: Details of Policy Framework, Region-wise Transactions, Trading Margins, Buying and Selling Entities in Power Trading, Sale Price and Volume of Electricity Traded, Market Monitoring Cell Reports. Details related to Development of Power Exchange, Guidelines for Setting Up of Power Exchange, State-wise Inter State and Intra State Trading Regulations. Details of Trading Players, Order for Power trading Licenses, Presentations on the Various Aspects of the subject, ABT, Open Access and much more.InfralineEnergyTM--18--

19. Coverage Detail - VIState-Wise Power Scenario & Profiles elaborating the status of each segment of the power system for each State, Performance, Capacity Addition, Status of Reforms. Exclusive Weekly Guest Column by Former Power Secretary R.V. Shahi covering various issues across the energy value chain.Important Reports on Power Sector Performance, Reports on Specific Reforms, Power Sector Studies, Special Committee Reports and General Reports.Presentations made at variousConferences and Seminars, Presentations and Deliberations of InfralineEnergy’s Conferences and Round Table Discussions, Presentations made by MoP, CEA, CII, TERI, Presentations related to UMPP and much more.Topical & Current Issues Monitoring and Analysis, Technological Developments, International Collaborations and other key developments in the Sector. Infraline Plus covering latest happenings in the sector with an expert perspective.Key Contacts in the power sector, including addresses of Ministry of Power officials, regulators, Central, State & Private Power Companies, Search engine to find Who's who of the Sector.InfralineEnergyTM--19--

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