LUCKNOW UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) chairman Ashish Kumar Goel has rejected all the objections the corporation had put on 75,000 applications received on the Jhatpat Portal for new electricity connections in a bid to pave the way for an early sanction. “As sanction for new connections was getting delayed, the chairman rejected all the […]
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NMMC goes solar, moots state’s first floating solar power project
Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is taking serious steps to cut carbon emissions in the city and make Navi Mumbai a carbon neutral city. It has begun plans to install solar panels on the roofs of buildings owned by it and these include the civic schools. NMMC has also proposed the state’s first floating solar […]
Chandigarh to install solar power plants at 1,500 government houses
Working on achieving its ambitious target of generating 100 mega watt (MW) green energy by 2025 to make Chandigarh a model solar city, the UT administration has decided to set up rooftop solar power plants on nearly 1,500 government houses in various sectors across the city. Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science and Technology Promotion Society […]
Amidst heavy rainfall, power corporation chairperson issues safety advisory
LUCKNOW The chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation, Ashish Kumar Goyal, issued safety instructions on Monday to power distribution employees and other officers on how to provide services safely during the expected intermittent rainfall over the next few days. During a review meeting concerning power supply held at Shakti Bhawan, he advised all employees […]
PSPCL supplies highest ever power of 34L units on Sept 9
Power minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Sunday said Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) supplied record 34.27 lakh units of power on September 9 as the power demand during the entire day was around 14,400 MW. Giving information here, the minister said before monsoon this year, the highest power supply on June 23 was 34.25 […]
G20 push for renewable energy and clean tech
New Delhi: The Delhi Declaration of G20 has managed to address the concerns of the so-called petro states even as it has expressed the ambition to meet Paris Agreement goals by committing to global net zero emissions by mid-century. The key words that achieve this balance, according to former climate negotiators, are “clean,” “zero and […]
MSEDCL approves two new substations in Pimpri-Chinchwad areas
In a response to the growing demand for power and the need to ease the strain on the existing distribution grid, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) has given the green signal for the installation of two new substations, officials said on Saturday. With the addition of two new 220 kV capacity extra-high-voltage substations […]
Delhi EV policy draft ready, to be placed in Cabinet
The draft of the fresh Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) policy, 2020, is ready, and will be presented before the cabinet after discussions with the state transport minister Kailash Gahlot, transport department officials involved in the drafting process said on Saturday. The policy, implemented in August 2020, expired on August 31. The government, however, extended the […]
PCMC to Nigdi metro route gets PIB nod
While the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) to Nigdi (elevated) metro route has got the green signal from the Public Investment Board (PIB), the Swargate to Katraj (underground) metro route is under scrutiny by the PIB and will take longer to be approved. The estimated cost of the PCMC to Nigdi elevated metro route is ₹910 […]
NPCL recycles 10k plastic bottles within 5 months ahead of its deadline of one year
The Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL) on Thursday said that it has successfully recycled around 10,000 plastic bottles with the help of reverse vending machines (RVMs) within five months, much ahead of its set deadline of a year, officials said. Noida Power Company Limited spokesperson, Manoj Jha said, “The campaign, with an aim to make […]
Probe sought into UPPCL favouring ‘select’ companies
The UP Rajya Vidyut Upbhokta Parishad has demanded a high-level probe into the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) lowering the ‘performance guarantee’ amount for private companies that are selected to execute the smart prepaid metering project in the state, from 10% to just 3%. “The UPPCL board of directors, in its meeting in July, had […]
Little breakthrough likely on climate action, hints G20 draft
New Delhi: A leaked draft of the paragraphs on climate change from one of G20 Communique drafts circulating has raised concerns on whether the G20 will provide clear goals on a peaking year for emissions globally; trebling of renewable energy capacity; and phasing down fossil fuels which are critical for meeting Paris Agreement goals. G20 […]