Category: Power

Ramban, Apr 30: Congress leaders and workers in Ramban held a protest demonstration against unscheduled power cuts and shortage of drinking water supply at Bus Stand Ramban on Saturday. The protestors led by Firoz Khan held the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory administration responsible for the unprecedented power crisis and urged upon the authorities to […]

Srinagar, Apr 29: On Shab-e-Qadr, Power Development Department (PDD) was able to supply 1575 MW and 170 LAC units of energy which is the highest load served to Kashmir valley on the occasion of Shab-e-Qadr from 6 PM of 28th April 2022 to 6 am of 29th April 2022. As per a statement, this is […]

Jammu, Apr 29: The residents of Akhnoor on Friday protested against the unscheduled power cuts which are extending up to 15 hours in a day. The locals blocked the road and protested against the PDD and shortage of drinking water supply following power cuts. “We are not getting electricity supply and it has adversely affected […]

New Delhi, Apr 29: India’s peak power demand met or the highest supply in a day touched the all-time high of 207.11 GW on Friday amid ongoing heatwave sweeping through vast swathes of the country increasing demand for electricity. “The maximum All India demand met (peak supply) touched 207111 MW at 14:50hrs today, an all […]

Jammu: In order to meet the increasing electricity demand in Jammu & Kashmir, the Union Government has allocated 207 MW additional Power to the Union Territory. Principal Secretary to the Lt Governor & PDD, Nitishwar Kumar said that the order issued by the Union Ministry of Power will substantially increase the availability of power in […]

Srinagar, April 26: Acute coal shortages are triggering power outage in many states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh as thermal plants across the country continue to grapple with coal shortage and early onset of summer due to climate change. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, which was usually witnessing peak demand […]

Jammu: The power crisis has deepened in Jammu which has angered the people following 8 to 10 hours long unscheduled curtailments amid the soaring heat in the plains of the region in these summers. An official told Greater Kashmir that they have no other option than to curtail the electricity. “We are providing the electricity […]

Moscow: Russia’s starting position is that atomic war should be unacceptable and Moscow successfully persuaded the US and other nuclear powers to agree on that back in January, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov outlined in an interview. However, he added that the situation has since deteriorated to the point where there is a real and […]

Srinagar: In view of the current power crisis, Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) in a press brief has informed that load served during April has been around 900 to 1100MW against a demand of 1600MW thereby creating a deficit. It said that this deficit has forced corporation to go for unscheduled cuts. KPDCL added […]

Srinagar, Apr 23: Scores of residents of Nowhatta area in Downtown today staged protest against unscheduled power cuts on Saturday. The protestors said that for the past few weeks, unscheduled power cuts have made their lives miserable. “Amid holy month of Ramadhan, we are not receiving electricity for even a few hours in a day,” […]

New Delhi: The current power crisis is mainly on account of a sharp decline in electricity generation from different fuel sources and not due to the non-availability of domestic coal, a top official said on Sunday. The above statement assumes significance in the wake of reports of many states, including Maharashtra, facing power outages due […]

Jammu: Principal Secretary, Science & Technology (S&T) Department, Alok Kumar today inaugurated the 300 KWp capacity Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Power Plant at Civil Airport, Satwari, here. Speaking during the inauguration of the plant, Principal Secretary highlighted that the 300 kWp capacity Solar Power Plant has been installed by the Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development […]