Category: Power

Jammu: The management of Dulhasti Power Station NHPC Limited has asked people of Doda and Kishtwar in general and the inhabitants of villages Dul, Benzwar, Cherhar, Bhandarkot, Hasti, Kandani, Prem Nagar and Pul Doda in particular, to not to move near river Chenab on July 5 and 6. Warning has been issued as the gates […]

Rajouri Jul 1: A 13-year-old girl died of electric shock near her house in Treru village of Rajouri district with her family members accusing field staff of electricity department of negligence. As per local sources, Deevakshi, daughter of Sham Lal, was electrocuted when she touched an electric pole. She fell unconscious and was taken to […]

Rajouri: A massive landslide that hit Dugran area on Mughal road on Sunday evening affected vehicular traffic for over twenty two hours, leaving behind a large number of people stranded on the road. Officials told Greater Kashmir that a massive landslide took place at Dugran on Mughal road, causing closure of road and thus suspension […]

Srinagar: As the work on the multi-crore Shahpur Kandi Dam project is in full swing, governments of J&K and Punjab have decided that there will be a monthly review of the project to ensure its completion within the stipulated time. The Shahpur Kandi Dam project is located on the Ravi River in Pathankot district, Punjab, […]

Srinagar: Power purchases continue to drain the financial resources of Jammu and Kashmir as the newly created UT has spent over Rs 18,400 crore on electricity purchases from outside power utilities. Jammu and Kashmir is heavily dependent on outside power supply, particularly the National Grid which supplies electricity to the UT as the local generation […]

Srinagar: Power purchases continue to drain the financial resources of Jammu and Kashmir as the newly created UT has spent over Rs 18,400 crore on electricity purchases from outside power utilities. Jammu and Kashmir is heavily dependent on outside power supply, particularly the National Grid which supplies electricity to the UT as the local generation […]

Srinagar: The Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kashmir (CCIK) has expressed serious concern over the government’s proposal to hike power tariffs in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement, President CCIK Tariq Rashid Ghani said Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited’s (KPDCL) proposal of a tariff hike of over 12 percent is uncalled for and unjust. […]

Srinagar: PHDCCI Jammu and Kashmir has demanded the rollback of the proposed power tariff hike by the power department. According to a statement, PHDCCI Jammu Chair, Rahul Sahai and PHDCCI Kashmir Chair Baldev Singh Raina have denounced the proposed average 17.74 percent power tariff hike by JPDCL for the Jammu region and 12.46 percent power […]

Islamabad: With more than 300 billion PKR in stuck up dues, more than two dozen Chinese firms operating in Pakistan said that they will be forced to shut down their power plants this month unless payments are made upfront, the media reported. This revelation came at a meeting presided over by Minister for Planning and […]

Chennai: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday appealed to states to build infrastructure and do “energy planning” thereby ensuring uninterrupted, quality supply of power is made available to industries at reasonable rates, enabling them to grow their businesses. At an event here, she said the Centre would extend all its support to help states […]

Srinagar: Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has petitioned Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC), proposing a hike in power tariffs by over 12 percent for the current year. As per the petition filed by KPDCL before JERC, the power discom has prayed that for the last six years there has been no power tariff revision […]

Jammu: The Power Development Department (PDD) has issued an electricity curtailment schedule in both urban and rural Jammu by dividing the schedule into two groups. The curtailment schedule for Jammu urban disclosed that Jammu City and its peripheral areas will get the electricity cut of five to six hours on rotation basis for urban as […]