An hour’s drive southeast of Abu Dhabi is the world’s largest single-site solar plant. Located at Sweihan in Abu Dhabi, Noor Abu Dhabi (which means ‘light’ in Arabic) features 3.2 million solar panels. The clean, renewable energy produced here will power the daily lives of 90,000 families in the emirate. A video released on Wednesday […]
Day: January 21, 2021
With Rs 63,740 cr power bill arrears, now face disconnection if you don’t pay : MSEDCL
The MSEDCL on Wednesday announced its bill arrears had mounted to Rs 63,740 crore and officials will now disconnect power supply of consumers who fail to clear pending electricity dues, especially for the Lockdown months. Citizens had protested and many had not paid their electricity bills after receiving hefty bills between April and June, 2020. […]
Tata Technologies says focusing on electric mobility under turnaround plan
Engineering and product development digital services firm Tata Technologies on Monday said they were focusing on electric vehicles and a previously in-house learning platform to train students as a part of its post-pandemic turnaround plan in India. “There is a real shift in terms of firms investing in digital solutions. They are building supply chains […]
MP: Discoms seek 6 per cent power tariff hike for next fiscal year to tide over ‘losses’
Brace for another power shock as discoms have sought 6 per cent power tariff hike for the financial year 2021-22. The hike has been sought in the annual revenue requirement (ARR) petition filed before the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC). In the petition, discoms have urged the commission to allow a 6 per cent […]
Cairn Energy to spend $85 million in 2021, ends 2020 with $570 million cash
Cairn Energy plans to spend around $85 million this year with the bulk going to the exploration and appraisal of wells in Britain and Mexico, it said on Wednesday, after ending 2020 sitting on a cash pile of $570 million. With regard to its winning an arbitration case last month against India for over $1.2 […]
Centre approves Rs 5,281.94 crore for 850 MW Ratle Hydro Power on Chenab in J&K
The government on Wednesday approved an investment proposal of Rs 5,281.94 crore for 850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric Power Project on the river Chenab in the Kishtwar district of the Union Territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). A decision in this regard was taken today at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime […]
Centre nod to Rs 5K crore Kishtwar power project
The government today approved an investment proposal of Rs 5281.94 crore for the 850-MW Ratle Hydroelectric Project on the river Chenab in the Kishtwar district of the union territory (UT) of Jammu & Kashmir. A decision in this regard was taken today at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. […]
PSPCL acts tough against defaulters
The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has directed all its field officers not to release any new electricity connection or allow extension of load to any consumer or his as associate against whom any outstanding amount of the PSPCL was due and/or premises on which defaulting amount existed. In this regard provisions of Supply […]
Get bridge reconstruction design finalised, officials told
Over nine years have passed since the bridge, located over Buddha Nullah on Old GT Road, here, was declared unsafe but its reconstruction is yet to be started. The Municipal Corporation today closed the bridge for all kind of traffic movement, except for two-wheelers. Now, MC Commissioner Pardeep Kumar Sabharwal has given instructions to officials […]
Giaspura, Lohara roads in poor shape, irk residents
A number of city areas are being continuously ignored by the Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana, leaving residents to suffer. The 33 Feet Road of Giaspura and nearby Lohara Road are in a bad condition for a long time. The residents have been suffering due to big potholes on these two roads passing through two wards that […]
Petrol crosses Rs 85 mark for first time in Delhi
Petrol price on Tuesday breached the Rs 85 a litre mark in the national capital and diesel neared record high after rates were raised for the second consecutive day. Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 25 paise per litre each, according to a price notification from oil marketing companies. This took the petrol price […]
PDD lineman injured due to electrocution in Kangan
A lineman of the Power Development Department (PDD) was injured due to electrocution at Waniyaram village of Kangan in Ganderbal district on Wednesday. The PDD lineman identified as Mehboob Sheikh received an electric shock when he came in contact with a live wire in the locality while repairing an electric transformer, resulting in burn injuries […]