Due to non-payment of around Rs 5,500 crore as subsidy by the state government, the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) has plunged into a deep financial crisis and has defaulted in payment of Rs 2,133 crore to various power-generation companies. The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has even threatened to encash bank guarantees of […]
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Discom cuts power supply to 6,240 defaulters since August, recovers over ₹83 crore dues
NOIDA: During the ongoing disconnection drive, started from August 1 this year, the Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) has so far disconnected supply to 6,240 defaulters. Electricity dues of over ₹83 crore have also been recovered as result of these drives. PVVNL chief engineer Virendra Nath Singh said these 6,240 defaulters had not cleared […]
Power corp employees boycott work against EPF scam
NOIDA: Hundreds of power employees and engineers of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), under the banner of Vidyut Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti (VKSSS), began a 48-hour work boycott over the illegal investment of over ₹4,122 crore of their provident fund (PF) corpus in scam-hit Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL). The strike began at […]
Consumers must brace for power tariff hike to make up for PSPCL’s ₹1,420 cr coal washing charges
Electricity consumers are set to bear an additional burden of ₹1,420 crore as Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has approached the power regulator to jack up tariff to recover the said amount, which the corporation has paid to private thermal plants as coal washing charges. Following the Supreme Court orders, PSPCL has paid ₹ 421 […]
PCL moots instalment scheme to realise power dues
The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has launched a scheme for domestic consumers, in which they can pay pending bill amounts in easy instalments. Under the scheme, launched on November 11 in Lucknow, domestic consumers with a sanctioned load of 4 kilowatt, can register under the scheme. The interest on the unpaid bill would […]
Noida got almost 24×7 power supply in October
NOIDA: The Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) supplied power for at least 23 hours 50 minutes a day on an average in the Gautam Budh Nagar district last month, leaving hardly any scope for the use of diesel-fuelled generator (DG) sets that cause air pollution, officials said on Wednesday. PVVNL chief engineer Virendra Nath […]
Angela Merkel renews push for India-EU free trade pact
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday there was a need for a fresh attempt to restart talks on finalising a free trade agreement (FTA) between India and the European Union. Merkel, who is in India along with several cabinet colleagues and a business delegation, began talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on trade, investment, […]
IIT- Kharagpur implements micro solar dome project for affordable clean energy
IIT-Kharagpur on Thursday said 44,000 micro solar domes will be provided to poor households in rural areas of ten states under a project to provide clean energy at an affordable price. Poor families are often unable to afford the grid- connected electricity while others may find disruption of power supply due to natural disasters, according […]
Municipal cess gets nod, power to cost more in Chandigarh
Power charges are set to increase in Chandigarh from the next billing cycle as the UT administrator has given his approval to the imposition of 10 paise per unit municipal cess on electricity. Confirming it, MC commissioner KK Yadav said the tax will be notified in a day or two as the file has been […]
Eye on Assembly polls, AAP-BJP spar over power bills subsidy in Delhi
Gearing up for the assembly elections in Delhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) trained guns at one another over subsidised power supply in the city. Delhi is likely to go for Assembly polls in early-2020. Subsidised power bills was one of the major poll planks of the AAP in […]
Lighting the path to true energy efficiency in India, writes minister RK Singh
Energy efficiency is the foundation of a strong, self-sufficient, and sustainable economy. Through nationwide initiatives promoting the affordability of energy efficiency solutions, the government has showcased its strong commitment to the fundamentals of sustainability. We are implementing one of the largest energy efficiency programmes in the world. Our ultimate purpose is to promote energy efficiency […]
Badlapur school gets solar-powered computer lab
Hardika Bhopi, a Class 6 student from Ambeshiv village in Badlapur, was pleasantly surprised to see that the computer lab in her school was air-conditioned. South Indian Education Centre (SIEC), 6 kms from Badlapur railway station in far-flung Ambeshiv village, has been digitalised using solar power. “We were all excited to see the well-equipped computer […]