The two 1,000 MW atomic power generation units of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu account for the bulk of the 5,820 MW forced power plant shutdowns in the Southern states. The two big atomic power plants are not generating power. On Friday afternoon, the first unit stopped operations […]
Day: March 8, 2021
Transmission capacity up 53% in past four years: Uttar Pradesh CM
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath said selfreliance in the power sector is important for making UP ‘atmanirbhar’ and in the last four years the government has succeeded in increasing transmission capacity by 53% to 25,000 MW. The CM inaugurated two sub-stations of 220 KV and nine sub-stations of 132 KV constructed at a cost of Rs […]
State-owned thermal power stations generate record load of 8,104 MW
State-owned thermal power stations collectively generated 8,104 MW power for Maharashtra on Sunday. Energy minister Nitin Raut announced that this was the highest ever achieved. It will help meet the rising demand during summer as electricity consumption has now increased 53% as compared to initial Covid-19 lockdown months. His tweet on Sunday morning read, “Today’s […]
Rajya Sabha adjourned amid opposition uproar over fuel prices
Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned again till 1 pm on Monday amid uproar by Opposition members seeking a discussion on the issue of frequent increase in fuel prices. Minutes after the House met at 11 am after the first adjournment, Congress members again demanded the discussion on rising fuel prices in the country. Leader of […]
Brent cracks $70 for first time since pandemic began after Saudi facilities attacked
Brent crude futures jumped above $70 a barrel on Monday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, while U.S. crude touched its highest in more than two years, following reports of attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. Brent crude futures for May reached $71.16 a barrel in early Asian trade and were at […]
Adani Green Energy arm commissions 100-MW wind power plant in Gujarat
Adani Green Energy on Monday said its arm Adani Wind Energy Kutch Three Limited (AWEKTL) has commissioned a 100 megawatt (MW) wind power plant located at Kutch, in Gujarat. With the successful commissioning of this plant, the company has an operational wind generation capacity of 497 MW. The commissioning was five months ahead of schedule, […]
American Air 737 MAX declared emergency after engine shutdown, lands safely
American Airlines Co said on Friday that a Boeing 737 MAX bound for New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport declared an emergency after the captain shut down one engine over a possible mechanical issue. American’s Flight 2555 from Miami with 95 passengers and six crew landed safely at Newark without incident, the airline said. The […]
French billionaire politician Olivier Dassault killed in helicopter crash
French billionaire Olivier Dassault was killed on Sunday in a helicopter crash, a police source said, with President Emmanuel Macron paying tribute to the 69-year old conservative politician. Dassault was the eldest son of late French billionaire industrialist Serge Dassault, whose namesake Dassault Aviation, builds the Rafale war planes and owns Le Figaro newspaper. “Olivier […]
Central team inspects heliport projects in Mandi
A team of the Union Civil Aviation Ministry inspected heliport projects in Mandi district yesterday. Pradeep Kumar Kharola, Secretary, Union Civil Aviation Ministry, and Joint Secretary Usha Padhi reviewed the status of the expansion and development of the Kangnidhar project in Mandi. Devesh Kumar, Secretary, Department of State Tourism and Civil Aviation, and Rugved Thakur, […]
Heli-taxi sought for Shimla, Chandigarh
The Chamba Welfare Association, an NGO, has demanded heli-taxi service at least once a week from Chamba to Shimla, Chandigarh and Amritsar. Association president AK Bhardwaj and general secretary SK Kashmiri in a statement to the media apprised the government that Chamba was the farthest place from Shimla, Chandigarh and Amritsar and the journey to […]
Muktsar villagers protest irregular power supply
A large number of farmers today protested outside the power grid in Peori village, saying they were not getting adequate power supply for tubewells. A farmer, Jasveer Singh, said they were getting power for just about four hours against promised supply for eight hours for tubewells. PSPCL executive engineer Harish Gothwal said: “The SDO has […]
Power supply to sewa kendra cut in Muktsar
Muktsar: The PSPCL authorities have disconnected power supply to the sewa kendra located at the SDM office complex in Gidderbaha for non-payment of bill. Maninder Singh, SDO, PSPCL, Gidderbaha, said, “Various departments have to clear their electricity bills of nearly Rs 11 crore. Leaving essential services, we are now disconnecting the power supply of defaulters.” […]