Most electricity consumers in the city will see their bills declines starting in August with the Delhi power regulator on Wednesday reducing fixed charges for most domestic connections by up to 84%. The new power tariffs will be effective from August 1. Last year, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), a quasi-judicial independent body, increased […]
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Delhi’s power tariff to be revised today
Power tariffs in the national capital are going to be revised on Wednesday as the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) is likely to announce new tariff orders later in the day. “Delhi’s tariff order for the current fiscal 2019-20 will be announced at 3 pm today at the DERC office,” the power regulator said in […]
Despite push, government departments show little appetite for electric cars
State-run Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), which was tasked with procuring 10,000 electric cars for government departments by January 31 this year, has been granted a year’s extension, owing to lack of demand for their deployment to replace diesel- and petrol-fuelled vehicles in existing fleets, according to the ministry of power. EESL, a joint venture […]
Given inflated upkeep bills, residents go to Gurugram police for help
The residents of Corona Optus in Sector 37C have sought police intervention in a dispute pertaining to alleged inflated bills. The residents want the maintenance agency to stop charging extra on electricity bills and return the extra amount collected from the residents for the past three years. The residents said they got possession of the […]
Adani plans to invest Rs 5,500 crore in UP over 5 years
Adani Group will invest Rs 5,500 crore over the next five years in power transmission and food processing sectors in Uttar Pradesh, its chairman Gautam Adani said on Sunday here. Speaking on the occasion of the second ground breaking ceremony that will see the launch of multiple projects by corporates, Adani said he had announced […]
Noida residents dissatisfied with proposed power tariff hike
The residents of Noida have expressed their dissatisfaction with the proposed hike in the electricity tariff for domestic consumers in the state. They also want fixed charges to be removed. The residents presented their views on the matter during a public hearing on Friday at the Sector 62 Expomart with senior officials of the Uttar […]
Noida authority signs MOU with EESL for setting up 100 electric vehicle charging stations
The Noida authority on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the state-run Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) to install 100 electric vehicle(EV) charging stations at parking lots across the city in next one year. Noida authority chairman Alok Tandon, chief executive officer Ritu Maheshwari and managing director of EESL Saurabh Kumar signed an MOU […]
Power supply to 3,250 families in Mumbai’s Chembur cut over Rs 77 crore dues
The Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited (AEML) on Wednesday disconnected power supply to 3,250 families residing in the slum settlements of Siddharth Colony, Chembur, as they have not paid dues amounting to Rs 77 crores over 14 years. Siddharth Colony, a slum cluster, has been in the news for non-payment of electricity dues since long. AEML […]
24×7 power to all, compensation to consumers for load shedding: Union power minister
Union power minister RK Singh on Sunday said that the Centre was working on a plan of 24×7 power supply to every household and provision of compensation to consumers in case of load shedding, which would come into effect very soon. “Very soon, people of the country will have 24×7 power supply guarantee. If there […]
Optimise budget push to electric vehicles with mobility innovation
Last week’s Union budget gave a further impetus to electric vehicles. The GST on electric vehicles (EVs) was reduced from 12% to 5%. An additional income tax deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh was proposed on the interest paid for buying EVs. In addition, the budget also increased the price of petrol and diesel by Rs […]
First five feeders commissioned in Gurugram under Smart Grid
The Smart Grid project for improved electricity supply in the city has finally got off the ground with the commissioning of five underground feeders by the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) last week. All the overhead electricity wires/lines of these five feeders will be dismantled by the DHBVN by the end of this week, […]
UP govt to probe ‘buying of expensive power from pvt cos’
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to order an inquiry into ‘buying of expensive electricity from private firms’ as alleged by the Power Consumers’ Council. A delegation of the council met UP energy minister Srikant Sharma and demanded a probe into alleged expensive buying of power from private players in the sector. “We informed the […]