Amid its vigorous push to promote electric vehicles in the city, Chandigarh administration has little to show when it comes to public charging infrastructure to make their adoption viable. To dissuade people from buying vehicles that cause pollution, UT plans to gradually stop registering fuel-run vehicles through its Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy that was rolled […]
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‘Har Ghar Solar’ campaign in Lucknow, Varanasi from October 2
The state government will be launching a month-long ‘Har Ghar Solar’ campaign in Lucknow and Varanasi are among the 18 cities being developed as solar cities in UP. The campaign, according to the spokesman, sought to encourage people to install solar rooftops to meet their energy requirement.Lucknow and Varanasi from October 2 to promote use […]
MSEDCL files police complaint against PMC engineer
PUNE: The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has filed a police complaint against a deputy engineer of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for holding two female technicians hostage for disconnecting his power supply over unpaid bills. However, the deputy engineer has denied all charges, and accused the MSEDCL employees of mental harassment. According […]
Haryana: High-tension power cables passing over schools, homes to be shifted
Haryana energy minister Ranjit Singh on Friday said the state government has accorded an in-principle approval for shifting high-tension electricity cables passing over schools and residential areas. The two power distribution companies will bear the cost of this operation, requiring a substantial allocation of about ₹151 crore. About the installation of smart meters, the energy […]
Draft proposal to reduce duty on industries, power dept told
The Himachal Pradesh government is considering reducing the recently hiked electricity duty imposed on industries within the state. The move follows the discontent expressed by Opposition legislators during the monsoon session. They demanded a reduction in hiked electricity tariff for industries and industry minister Hashwardhan Chauhan had assured them to reconsider the decision. Subsequently, the […]
UP’s peak power demand may touch record high in 2024
LUCKNOW The peak power demand in Uttar Pradesh may surge to 31,917 mw in 2024-25, which will be close to Maharashtra’s 32,640 mw – the highest in the country, according to a state-wise electricity demand forecast made recently by the Central Electricity Authority of India (CEA). This comes as an alert to the UP Power […]
MSEDCL initiates cross-verification of meter readings in Pune circle after two cheating incidents
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) exposed another incident wherein the electricity meter was replaced and obscured readings were produced to reduce the monthly bills. On September 26, a domestic customer in Nande, Mulshi taluka, altered their domestic electrical meter and obscured monthly meter reading photos without notifying MSEDCL. In the last week, a […]
Powermen’s body hails UPPCL’s decision to reinstate suspended engineers
LUCKNOW The Uttar Pradesh Vidyut Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti has welcomed the U.P. Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) management’s decision to reinstate Lucknow discom’s engineers, who were suspended during the power employees’ strike in March of this year. The Sangharsh Samiti, however, demanded that the management also reinstate engineers suspended in other discoms and restore the […]
40% electric vehicles sold in India made in Tamil Nadu: Report
Tamil Nadu has become one of the largest manufacturers of electric vehicles (EVs) sold this year, according to the data from Ministry of Road Transport and Highways’ Vahan website. Out of the 1 million EVs sold in India this year, more than 400,000 EVs were manufactured in Tamil Nadu. They major category of vehicles manufactured […]
UPPCL helpline resolved 1.52 crore complaints since launch: Minister
Energy minister AK Sharma on Monday claimed that the UP Power Corporation Ltd’s (UPPCL’s) 1912 helpline has resolved 1.52 crore consumer complaints since its launch in April 2017. He directed officials to make the toll-free service even more effective. “It is also necessary that feedback is obtained from consumers after their grievance is redressed through […]
Free parking for Electric Vehicles in Panchkula: Mayor
The municipal corporation has approved the proposal for exemption of parking fees for electric vehicles in Panchkula. Mayor Kulbhushan Goyal said that that electric vehicle charging points should be set up in the city. Goyal said that to reduce pollution in the city, it was decided that the stalled work on e-bike and e-cycle project […]
Chandigarh admn to stop registering non-electric two-wheelers from Oct, cars from Dec
The UT administration has decided to halt registration of non-electric two-wheelers from the first week of October and even non-electric four-wheelers by December, as the number of such vehicles permitted in 2023, as per the Electric Vehicle (EV) policy, is expected to be met by then. UT had rolled out its EV Policy in September […]