The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought details of investigation from the district Collector and the Superintendent of Police, Baleswar, after it received a report from the Secretary, Energy, on the electrocution death and injury during Rath Yatra in Baleswar district. Acting on a petition filed by rights activist and lawyer Radhakanta Tripathy, the […]
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Haryana awarded for promoting, enforcing energy conservation in building sector
Haryana has been awarded ‘Special Award’ for State Designated Agency (SDA) – Category-II by the jury for NEERMAN Awards 2022 during the three-day international conference ‘ANGAN 2022’ (Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat) ‘Making the Zero-Carbon Transition in Buildings’ organized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Union Ministry of Power from September 14-16 at […]
600-MW Upper Indravati PSP gets CWC nod
The 600-MW Upper Indravati Pump Storage Projects (PSP) achieved a major milestone by obtaining inter-State clearance from the Central Water Commission (CWC) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti on September 13. The proposal for the project will now be submitted before the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) seeking Techno-Economic Clearance (TEC) after which Detailed Project Report […]
Cong MLA demands 220 KV substation in Ghansali
The MLA from Pratapnagar Assembly constituency, Vikram Singh Negi met the managing director of the Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (PTCUL), PC Dhyani on Monday and demanded construction of a 220 KV substation in Ghansali. He told Dhyani that in view of its location in a hard to access area and presence of a […]
Russian missile struck close to nuclear plant, says Ukraine
Russian missile struck close to a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine without damaging the three reactors but hit other industrial equipment in what Ukrainian authorities denounced Monday as an act of “nuclear terrorism”. The strike followed warnings from Russian President Vladimir Putin of possible stepped-up attacks on key Ukrainian infrastructure after his forces suffered […]
E-vehicle sales see sharp uptick in Rajasthan
The popularity of electric vehicles is gaining momentum in Rajasthan, where the number of such vehicles has jumped six times in three years, as people are increasingly adapting to the emerging mobility model. Looking at the comfort and easy mobility in city life, the sale of two-wheelers is the highest, while the sale of four-wheelers […]
Alaska braces for floods, power outages as huge storm nears
Residents on Alaska’s vast and sparsely populated western coast braced on Friday for a powerful storm that forecasters said could be one of the worst in recent history, threatening hurricane-force winds and high surf that could knock out power and cause flooding. The storm is the remnants of what was Typhoon Merbok, which University of […]
UPPCL discoms to ensure privacy of consumer data
The Uttar Pradesh Power corporation Limited (UPPCL) has directed its five subsidiary power distribution companies to ensure the privacy of the data of the electricity consumers. The order issued by UPPCL has asked the five discoms to ensure that the data of the consumers collected during KYC (know your customer) update like their email, mobile […]
Social institutions will also get 50 percent subsidy in Haryana: Power Minister
Haryana Power Minister Ranjit Singh on Wednesday said that to promote solar energy as an alternative energy, the State Government has decided to provide 75% subsidy for installation of solar power plants on the roofs of Dharamshalas belonging to Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes in Haryana. Similarly, 50 percent subsidy will be given to the […]
In first 2 days, around 3.4 lakh consumers apply for Delhi power subsidy
Around 3.4 lakh consumers applied for power subsidy under the AAP government’s electricity scheme in the first two days since Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal kickstarted the process for people to opt in. Kejriwal Wednesday said power consumers in Delhi will get subsidy from October 1 only if they demand it by submitting offline or online […]
Karnataka aims to convert 35,000 buses into electric by 2030
Karnataka Transport Minister B Sriramulu on Wednesday said the state government aims to convert all 35,000 buses into electric vehicles by 2030. The Minister was responding to a question raised by Congress MLA Tanveer Sait in the legislative assembly, during the question hour. “There are about 35,000 buses, there is demand to make all buses […]
Discoms say arrangements made for hassle-free process
Hours after the Delhi Government launched a phone number 7011311111 to opt for the power subsidy through a missed call or WhatsApp message, the discom officials on Wednesday said that adequate arrangements have been made for a hassle-free process for consumers. According to Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) spokesperson, they will be extending options […]