Category: Power

In wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has asked utilities to suspend all non-essential activities related to power supply, including meter-reading and bill-payment at various centers. The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has also stated that due dates of every bill will be accounted only after the 21-day […]

Power consumers in Uttar Pradesh will be charged no fee for online payment of their electricity bills during the lockdown period. Instead the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) will bear the burden. Energy minister Shrikant Sharma issued directions to the UPPCL during a meeting at the Shakti Bhawan here on Thursday. At present, banks charge […]

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Friday reduced power tariff by 10 paise per unit across all the categories of consumers while introducing metered connections even for those living below poverty line (BPL).The new tariff rates will be applicable across the state from April 1. The BERC has reduced power tariff for the first […]

With an aim to minimise power outages in summers during the paddy season, the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) central zone has started the infrastructure upgradation work. The Ludhiana (East), Ludhiana (West), Khanna, and Suburban Circle areas fall under the PSPCL central zone. The department has shortlisted about 27 works that they are aiming […]

Jalandhar Lok Insaaf Party (LIP) president Simarjit Singh Bains, MLA from Atam Nagar in Ludhiana, reconnected the electricity connection of a family in Santokhpura Mohalla of the city. Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) had disconnected supply as the premise owner, Mindo Devi, had failed to pay ₹15,000 in dues. “These poor people fail to […]

Much has changed in the electricity sector in the last few years. Electricity generation capacity is now surplus after years of deficits, and the price of solar power has fallen by 70%. But one thing that has barely changed is the performance of the electricity distribution companies (discoms), which continue to bleed money. They also […]

PUNE The National Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar inaugurated a solar panel-walled building at the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) on Sunday. SPPU claims that it is first of its kind solar wall structure in the country through which electricity is generated. It is named “Experience Centre” and is developed by the Solar Scape Enterprises. […]

Patiala In yet another shocker for the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), the Jharkhand government has sent a notice to the state government to pay ₹502 crore for the utility’s overexploitation of the Pachwara coal mine in that state with a private mine operator. The amount sought is for the period before 2013, when […]

Nearly a month after Punjab cabinet ministers urged chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh to set up a high-powered panel to find a way to get out of the power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed with private plants during the Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party regime, state BJP chief Ashwani Sharma on Thursday demanded review of the […]

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC), which is executing the fully-underground Metro-3 (Colaba-Bandra-Seepz) corridor, has objected to the multi-year tariff hike proposed by Tata Power for Metros. It states that a hike of 35% will add to the existing financial burden of the corporation. “The tariff hike will add a burden of ₹46 crore by […]

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture under Ministry of Power has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), one of the largest engineering and manufacturing enterprises in India to set up a network of Public Charging Infrastructure for electric mobility at various highways across the country. The push […]

The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) will start installing overhead electricity lines of 33 KV along all major roads in newly developed sectors (58 to 115) next week so that commercial and residential establishments located in these sectors receive permanent electricity supply. Currently, these residential societies have temporary electricity connections via the 11 KV […]