CHANDIGARH: The power crisis deepens in Punjab as five thermal units out of fifteen units have stopped power generation creating a shortfall of 2,010 Mega Watts of power thus forcing the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to impose long power cuts across the state. Sources said that in the five thermal plants in the […]
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Need four years more to build spent fuel unit at Kudankulam: NPCIL
CHENNAI: With the construction of Away From Reactor (AFR ) facilities for Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant’s (KKNPP) units 1 and 2 in limbo, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) on Monday sought some relaxations before the Supreme Court for handling spent nuclear fuel. Due to protests, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board had […]
Complete power infrastructure works at earliest, says Minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy
VIJAYAWADA: Minister for Energy Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy on Monday directed energy department officials to complete works taken up to strengthen electricity network in the State. TRANSCO is executing Rs 3,897.42 crore worth works, out of which Rs 223.47 crore worth works pertain to the agriculture sector. In a review meeting with energy officials, he asked […]
Palli enters history as India’s first ‘carbon neutral panchayat’, PM Narendra Modi inaugurates 500 KV solar plant
PALLI: The nondescript hamlet of Palli in Jammu and Kashmir’s border district of Samba entered into the ‘modern history’ of India on Sunday as country’s first “carbon neutral panchayat” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicating to the nation 500 KV solar plant, installed in a record time of nearly three weeks. Modi, inaugurated the solar […]
District Electricity Committees remain dormant amid rampant power cuts in Odisha
BHUBANESWAR: Even as temperature rises alarmingly and unscheduled power cuts across the State compounds misery of people, the committees formed at the district-level to oversee the progress of power sector schemes and maintenance of sub-transmission and distribution networks barely meet. It may sound ludicrous but the fact is many elected representatives who are members of […]
Demand for power goes up in state, KSEB forced to buy it for short term
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The demand for power has gone up so high in the state when not a single participant had came forward after KSEBL invited e-tenders for short-term procurement to address the peak summer demand. The electricity market has become very tight as the other south Indian states are already facing power cuts. Now, the […]
Special team to manage power shortage in Andhra Pradesh
VIJAYAWADA: Even as power shortage has gripped the entire country and more than a dozen bigger States have resorted to load shedding, AP power utilities are hopeful that the situation will improve by the first week of May. While making all possible effort to overcome the power shortage triggered by inadequate coal stock, the State […]
Maharashtra: Aghadi, BJP spar over power crisis
MUMBAI: Amid power outages in parts of Maharashtra mainly due to coal supply disruption, a blame game has started with the Opposition BJP locking horns with the state government over “mismanagement” of energy generation and supply. Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut acknowledged the state’s failure to generate sufficient power, warning that consumers not paying their […]
Uninterrupted power supply during Hockey WC: Odisha Energy Minister
ROURKELA: Four power sub-stations are getting readied for uninterrupted power supply to Rourkela in view of the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023, said Minister of Energy, Industries, MSMEs and Home Dibya Shankar Mishra during his day-long visit to Rourkela on Friday. Mishra visited the Birsa Munda hockey stadium project site on the Biju Patnaik University […]
Adani Power enters 50 most-valuable listed company club, as stock rises 5 per cent
NEW DELHI: After rallying over 100% in the last one month, Adani Power has entered the list of top-50, most-valued companies, in terms of market captialisation (m-cap). The Gautam Adani-promoted company on Friday hit a new high of Rs 259.20, hitting upper circuit of 5% on the BSE. The company is also set to join […]
CBI raids 14 locations in Jammu and Kashmir power project probe
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday conducted simultaneous raids at 14 locations in Jammu & Kashmir, Bihar, Delhi, Mumbai, Noida, Trivandrum and other places. The raids were in connection with irregularities in awarding contracts of the Kiru Hydro Electric Power Project (in J&K) worth Rs 2,200 crore to private companies.
Why is Modi silent on EV subsidy scam, asks Congress
HYDERABAD: Questioning the Union government’s silence on the alleged ‘EV subsidy scam’, the Congress on Thursday accused EV manufacturer Benling India of irregularities and fraud. Benling is accused of siphoning off subsidies through the Make in India & FAME scheme and sending these ill-gotten proceeds to China. AICC spokesperson Dasoju Sravan said that a massive […]