Power outages expected in Bengaluru city due to maintenance work; Check areas, timings, details

Bengaluru city is likely to witness some more scheduled power outages this week and till the end of the month, as power supply companies including the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) and the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) have undertaken several periodical and impending maintenance and repair projects. These works consist of renovation, modernisation, […]

GRSE to build electric ferry for Bengal government

Kolkata: To reduce the carbon emission in the water transport sector in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee government has given a contract to defence shipyard, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), to design and construct a next generation electric ferry. Special secretary of the state transport department Anindya Sengupta and GRSE director (shipbuilding) Commander (Retired) […]

Power restored to Ukraine’s Chernobyl plant, seized by Russian forces: Kyiv

Kyiv: Electricity supply has been restored at Ukraine’s retired Chernobyl nuclear power plant that was seized by Russian forces in the first days of the invasion, energy officials in Kyiv said Sunday. “Today, thanks to the incredible efforts of (Ukrainian energy) specialists, our nuclear power engineers and electricians managed to return the power supply to […]

After recovery from Covid-19, Kochhar back in ED custody

Mumbai: A special PMLA court on Tuesday remanded Deepak Kochhar, former chief executive of Videocon Group, to the custody of Directorate of Enforcement till October 17 in connection with a money-laundering case. He has been taken into custody after being discharged from a Delhi hospital following his recovery from Covid-19. Kochhar, husband of former ICICI […]

India third largest job provider in renewable energy sector after China, Brazil

Chennai: After China and Brazil, India is the third largest job provider in the renewable energy sector. India’s renewable energy sector provides 8.24 lakh jobs, finds a study by International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Solar photovoltaic segment provides the largest number of both direct and indirect jobs — 2,04,000 jobs — in India. On-grid solar […]

Centre mulls installing electric vehicle charging kiosks at 69,000 petrol pumps

New Delhi: The government is mulling setting up at least one electric vehicle (EV) charging kiosk each at nearly 69,000 petrol pumps across the country to induce people to go for electric mobility. Besides, the government is also thinking of making it compulsory to install EV charging kiosks at all Company-Owned, Company-Operated (COCO) petrol pumps […]

Flipkart promises to switch to a full electric vehicle fleet by 2030

New Delhi: Walmart-owned Flipkart on Tuesday said it will transition completely to the usage of electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030 as part of its sustainability efforts, and has joined the Climate Group’s global electric mobility initiative, EV100. EV100 brings together companies committed to accelerating the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and making electric transport the […]

Power ministry advises telcos to cap late payment surcharge at 12%

New Delhi: The government has asked power generating and transmission companies to cap late payment surcharge at 12 per cent per annum for all dues cleared under the Rs 90,000 crore liquidity infusion scheme of Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. With this measure, the financial burden on […]