In a bid to popularise solar energy in the state, the West Bengal government has allowed net metering for individual household rooftop solar panels starting from 1 KW, an official said. Earlier institutional, commercial, industrial and cooperative housing were only allowed the benefit of net metering and that too for 5 KW capacity onward. The […]
Day: January 16, 2021
Over 50 flights delayed at Delhi airport as dense fog reduces visibility
More than 50 flights were delayed on Saturday morning due to dense fog at the Delhi airport, officials said. The thick blanket of fog reduced visibility to zero metres in the national capital on Saturday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. This hit aircraft traffic movement with more than 50 flights being delayed, airport officials […]
Dubai’s Emirates suspends flights to Sydney and Melbourne
Emirates is suspending flights to Australia’s three largest cities due to “operational reasons,” the world’s largest airline by international passengers announced. The last flights to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane will be on Jan. 20 and customers for those cities will not be accepted for travel at their point of origin. Emirates did not say when […]
Coal India’s supply to power sector drops 5% to 318 MT in Apr-Dec
Coal supply by state-run CIL to the power sector declined by 5.3 per cent to 318.04 million tonnes (MT) in the April-December period of the ongoing fiscal. The state-owned company had supplied 335.92 MT of coal to the power sector in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, according to official data. In December 2020, […]
Upgraded Korean machine installed at BHEL’
C Ananda, Executive Director, BHEL, Bhopal inaugurated the Upgraded PUMA Lathe Machine at Switchgear Manufacturing Division of BHEL, Bhopal the on Friday in a ceremonial function. This machine, manufactured by Daewoo, Korea, was installed at BHEL, Bhopal way back in 1986. The spares of CNC Controller, Servo Drives, and Servo Motors & accessories are not […]
Installation of LED street lights in all wards by April 30
The Municipal Corporation of Dehradun (MCD) will finish the installation of 65,000 LED street lights in all the wards by April. Informing this, the municipal commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey stated that the corporation has already selected the wards where the installation will occur first by the lottery system. According to him, the installation of street […]
BYPL to hold special ‘hybrid’ Lok Adalat to settle power theft cases
BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) has partnered with the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) to organise the first special “hybrid” Lok Adalat in East and Central Delhi for amicable and on-the-spot settlement of power-theft cases. Being organised on Sunday, January 17 between 10 am and 3 pm, this Lok Adalat is a unique blend […]
UPCL proposes hike in electricity rates in 2021-22
The Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) has passed a proposal to the Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) for raising the electricity rates by a total of 4.56 per cent in 2021-22 due to the less than required aggregate revenue requirement (ARR) received by the corporation in recent years. The proposal passed by the UPCL board […]
Daytime flights to resume from Jan 16
The Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi will resume regular flight services from Saturday after keeping daytime flights suspended for two months due to maintenance of the runway, airport authorities said on Thursday, adding that at least 20 flights will fly from the State capital daily from January 16. Flights remained suspended from 10.30 am to […]
New consumer rights rules may hit rooftop solar capacity addition
The latest rules regarding the consumer rights laid down by the Union power ministry is seen to impede the pace of capacity addition of the rooftop solar in the country by disincentivising commercial and industrial users from installing such power generation capacities in their premises. While such consumers were earlier earning around Rs 7/unit by […]
French utility EDF sees opportunity in hydrogen fuel, battery storage space in India
French utility major EDF Energy is exploring business opportunities in the Indian market for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, hydrogen fuel and battery storage technologies, in line with its plans for the post-Covid-19 economy. Technologies such as hydrogen fuel and battery storage are in mature stages in France, and the company sees great value for […]
PFC’s Rs 5,000 cr bond issue for individual buyers opens on Friday; more to follow
State-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) on Thursday announced the launch of its maiden taxable bond issue of Rs 5,000 crore for individual buyers that will open on January 15, and said it would come out with more such issues going forward. PFC is planning to raise Rs 10,000 crore through bonds (NCDs) in two tranches. […]