Solar power systems have been installed in 66 government buildings across Shimla under the Smart City Mission and power bill of Rs 1.85 crore has been saved, said Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj here today.
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Brace for unscheduled power cuts in Panchkula
Get ready for power cuts in the coming days. The district unit of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) has alerted residents about expected unscheduled power cuts in the days ahead due to an “acute shortage of power” in the state and country and has sought their cooperation in the “tough times”.
Environmental hearing for hydel project at Pangi
An environmental public hearing was organised at Killar today for the construction of a 500 MW Dugar hydroelectric project in Pangi tribal subdivision of Chamba district. The public hearing was organised under the aegis of the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board and conducted under the chairmanship of Resident Commissioner (RC) of Pangi Balwan Chand.
Sigh of relief, no power tariff hike in Chandigarh
The UT Engineering Department has submitted a proposal for not increasing the power tariff for the 2022-23 fiscal to the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC). The submission was made in the annual revenue requirement and tariff proposal for 2022-23 to the JERC. The department proposed to continue the existing tariff as approved by commission for […]
Ruing shortage of power, farmers stage protest outside PSPCL office
Amritsar: Perturbed over not getting adequate power supply to use tubewells for irrigation, farmers staged a protest outside the office of Executive Engineer of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) at Ajnala, near here, on Wednesday. Kirti Kisan Union leader Jatinder Singh Chinna said: “While power cuts are applied daily during the day to check […]
Heat effect, 30% rise in power demand in Haryana
Steep demand for power is being witnessed in Haryana as compared to last year due to the early onset of summers. In the past five days (from April 13 to 17), the rise in power ranged from close to 12 per cent to over 30 per cent in comparison to 2021. On April 13, against […]
Restore power supply to tubewells, cotton growers urge PSPCL
Farmers of the Punjab Kisan Union (PKU) submitted a memorandum to the PSPCL officials, seeking the restoration of the power supply to tubewells so that cotton sowing can be started on time. The farm union leaders said wheat harvesting and the subsequent residue management had been completed and the PSPCL must start providing eight-hour uninterrupted […]
Pendu Mazdoor Union threatens stir if power bills not waived
The Pendu Mazdoor Union has announced to protest against the installation of prepaid meters and the recovery of pending power bills. In a meeting held here under state president Tarsem Peter, the union decided that members will hold statewide protests against the decision of installation prepaid/smart electricity meters and to ensure the fulfillment of AAP’s […]
Free 300 Units: Domestic subsidy bill in Punjab up by Rs. 2,000 cr
Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s announcement on Saturday to allow 300 units of free power per month to every household will add about Rs 2,000 crore to the annual electricity subsidy bill that the state government has to pay Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL).
Charge your electric vehicles at 40 stations in Chandigarh soon
People will be able to charge their electric vehicles at 40 charging stations in the city within a month.
Infra for charging electric vehicles
Faridabad: Haryana will soon have an infrastructure facility for charging all types of electric vehicles (EVs) as the state government has formulated an Electric Vehicle Policy to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and strengthen charging infrastructure in the state. The policy proposes to create better infrastructure facilities for charging of electric vehicles. This was […]
Charge your electric vehicles at 40 stations in Chandigarh soon
People will be able to charge their electric vehicles at 40 charging stations in the city within a month. The UT Administration has completed the work of installing around 20 charging stations in different parts of the city. In a month, 40 of these will be installed and commissioned. “Within a month, we will complete […]