Category: Power

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court directed the Centre and electricity bodies not to prevent the Telangana power distribution companies (discoms) to operate through the power exchange as well as secure power through open access if there is default of payments. The direction was issued by Justice Radha Rani of the Telangana High Court to the […]

Nellore: Panasonic Life Solutions India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation, announced on Thursday the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. The facility aims to strengthen the company’s presence in the Southern Region and develop market synergies by providing swift material deliveries to customers.

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government has written to the Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) to prevail upon the Telangana government to not withdraw water only for hydel power generation purposes from the main powerhouse of the Nagarjunasagar project. In his letter to the KRMB member-secretary, AP water resources department engineer-in-chief C. Narayana Reddy said that […]

HYDERABAD: As the power consumption is increasing in high proportions in the state for the past 10 days, the Telangana government is making sure uninterrupted power supply to the domestic and the agriculture sectors. Consumption of power has gradually been increasing in the state since March 25. The peak level of 14,160 MW power was […]

Visakhapatnam: The underground electricity cable network being developed by APEPDCL with World Bank funds would be ready before the onset of the southwest monsoon. The project was proposed soon after the super cyclone, Hudhud, devastated Visakhapatnam, plunging the city in darkness for over a week. The project is estimated to cost Rs 720 crore. The […]

Tirupati: Electrification works taken up on 228-km Dharmavaram-Pakala railway line have entered the last leg, as South Central Railways (SCR) has completed energising the tracks between Pakala and Kalikiri in Chittoor district. Dharmavaram-Pakala section, which was converted into broad gauge in 2011, is one of the major rail routes under Guntakal Railway Division. Various trains, […]

New Delhi: Union Heavy Industries Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey on Wednesday said the government is working on establishing charging infarstructure across the country in order to promote faster adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country. Speaking at industry body SIAM’s 61st Annual Convention, Pandey said various ministries and government departments are collaborating to set […]

A case of fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 51 lakh pension funds from the accounts of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has come to light in Moga district, police officials have confirmed here. A case under Sections 409 and 420 of the IPC has been registered against a retired accounts officer of the power […]

Hyderabad: Power transmission losses suffered by Telangana remains at 2.47 per cent, which is one of the lowest in the country and the state is maintaining the highest transmission availability at an envious 99.98 per cent. This was stated in the Legislative Assembly by energy minister G. Jagadish Reddy on Monday. He said that transmission […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana state power distribution companies (Discoms) are all set to hike power tariff from April 1. The northern power distribution company (NPDCL) and the southern power distribution company (SPDCL) together do the supply to all 33 districts.