The unrelenting cold conditions in Delhi pushed the city’s peak winter power demand to its highest-ever level of 5,816 megawatts (MW) on Monday morning, discom officials said. The previous ‘winter’ records in Delhi were 5,798 MW on January 19, 5,726 MW on January 17 and 5,701 MW on January 12. The discoms had estimated the […]
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JSW announces Rs 9,000 crore investment in Telangana
Hyderabad: JSW Neo Energy, a subsidiary of JSW Energy, on Wednesday announced the setting up of a pumped storage project in Telangana state with an investment of Rs 9,000 crore, after signing an MoU with the state government at the Telangana Pavilion at the World Economic Forum in Davos of Switzerland. JSW Group chairman Sajjan […]
Odisha Ranks 3rd in Per Capita Electricity Consumption, Leads Among Eastern States
Bhubaneswar: Odisha, which was the first state in the country in implementing power distribution reforms in the 1990s, has seen a drastic change in the way electricity is distributed and consumed in recent years. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA), a statutory body of Union ministry of power in its annual report titled ‘All India Energy […]
NTPC organises vendor meeting
Visakhapatnam: A vendor meeting was organised as a part of Vigilance Awareness Week-2023 at NTPC Simhadri township on Friday. Fifty vendor delegates participated in the event and 40 from various organisations. Representatives of foreign OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) also participated in the event. Vendors appraised their issues and appreciated NTPC for being a pioneer in […]
Lower Sileru hydro expansion gets environmental clearance
Vijayawada: Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has granted environmental clearance for expansion of the Lower Sileru hydro power expansion project. With this, Lower Sileru will start generating an additional 230 MW of hydro power, thereby increasing the capacity of the project to 460 MW.
Yulu launches its first personal electric two-wheeler priced at Rs 55,555
PUNE: Last-mile electric mobility start-up, Yulu on Friday launched its new electric two-wheeler Wynn at an introductory price of Rs 55,555 at Bangalore showroom. Yulu Wynn is a single seater personal use electric scooter and a compelling city vehicle for personal use.
TS power dues to AP escalate to Rs 7,102 cr
VIJAYAWADA: The Telangana government’s power dues to Andhra Pradesh have gone up to Rs 7,102 crore on March 31. The total amount due from Telangana discoms, includes principal amount of Rs 3,441 crore and interest from June 2, 2014 to June 10, 2017.
Energy crisis driving inflation, slowing GDP, creating social turmoil: WEF
The current energy crisis is driving inflation, slowing economic growth and creating social turmoil, a new report said on Thursday while calling for new solutions that advance a sustainable and inclusive energy transition. The World Economic Forum (WEF) report, released days before its annual meeting in Davos, said the world is in the grip of […]
Power plant’s ash slurry contaminates Godavari water
KOTHAGUDEM: The waters of River Godavari are being contaminated in a big way due to the merger of fly ash slurry from the Bhadradri Thermal Power Station (BTPS). This is not only a problem to farmers of Manuguru mandal but also to the two mega drinking water schemes like Mission Bhagiratha and Singareni Collieries (SCCL).
Quantum Energy opens its first EV dealership in Telangana
HYDERABAD: Quantum Energy, a leading electric vehicles (EV) firm into the design, development, and manufacturing of electric scooters today launched its first dealership in Telangana at the Financial District in Hyderabad. The new dealership was inaugurated by Mr. Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary, Information Technology (IT), Government of Telangana in the presence of senior officials from […]
No power tariff hike in Telangana for next year
Hyderabad: Power consumers have got good news ahead of the New Year 2023: Telangana power distribution companies — Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSNPDCL) and Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL) — have not proposed any increase in the existing power tariff for 2023-24 financial year.
15 lakh EB consumers have linked Aadhaar
Chennai: Over 15 lakh consumers in the State had already linked their Aadhaar card with their electricity connections and people had been given enough time till December 31 to complete the formality from any of the 2811 offices where special camps were being conducted, State Minister for Power V Senthilbalaji said.