Category: Power

India needs an estimated $900 billion for a just energy transition vis-a-vis coal mines and thermal power plants over the next 30 years, a report of independent non-profit environmental research and innovation organisation International Forum for Environment, Sustainability & Technology (iFOREST) has said. India has set goals of net zero emissions by 2070 and energy […]

The Capital’s solar policy will be notified next month, Delhi finance minister Kailash Gahlot said during the state Budget address on Wednesday, adding that the city will look to generate 25% of its energy needs through solar panels by 2025. The Delhi government, he said, has allocated ₹3,348 crore to the power sector for the […]

The UN nuclear agency’s chief said Wednesday that the situation at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia power plant “remains perilous” following a Russian missile strike this month that disconnected the plant from the grid. Europe’s largest nuclear power plant needs a reliable electricity supply to operate pumps that circulate water to cool reactors and pools holding nuclear fuel. […]

Energy minister AK Sharma on Tuesday launched the work to integrate power users’ mobile number with the billing system to make it possible for them to get alert messages on their registered number before their connection is snapped due to non-payment of dues. The integration work, as was done by telecom companies, was initiated after […]

LUCKNOW Chances of UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) revoking the action taken against power employees and their leaders during the recent 72-hour strike have diminished significantly after the Allahabad high court’s severe observations on Monday. Energy minister AK Sharma on Tuesday gave ample indications of initiating fresh penal action against the striking employees once the […]

Having just unveiled the ID. 2all, an affordable electric vehicle that’s still a couple years away from production, Volkswagen AG is making plans for an even cheaper EV. An electric model to sell for less than €20,000 ($21,340), which could be called the ID.1, “should come as early as 2026, 2027,” Volkswagen brand chief Thomas […]

Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) chairman M Devraj on Monday asked officials to ensure that local faults that could be caused due to current continuing spell of unseasonal rain and hailstorms were rectified promptly to avoid inconvenience to people. Holding a meeting with discom managing directors (MDs) here, he told them to remain vigilant […]

There has been a sharp fall in power subsidy released by the Delhi government, the 2022-23 Economic Survey showed on Monday. It fell to ₹1,644.50 crore in 2022-23 up to February, compared with ₹3,250 crore in 2021-22, the survey said. In 2019-20, the government had released ₹2,405.59 crore for power subsidy, which increased to ₹2,939.99 […]

GORAKHPUR Taking advantage of the prolonged suspension of power supply in rural areas of the district, private players are charging villagers ₹10 for charging mobile phone batteries and ₹50 for pumping water with portable generators. In the Baillo village, long queues of people were seen on the Saturday evening as they waited for their turn […]

PATNA: The state will soon get over 405 MW of additional power to add to its present allocation of 6,560 MW from NTPC plants as the fourth unit of 5 x 660 MW supercritical thermal power project of NTPC Barh was successfully synchronised with the national grid on Sunday, said NTPC spokesperson Vishwanath Chandan. The […]

Contractors of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) in Maharashtra allegedly resorted to power theft while installing decorative lighting for the upcoming Civil20 India 2023 Inception Conference here and were fined by a state-owned power company, an official said on Sunday. The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (MSEDCL) detected power thefts at seven locations in […]

Panaji, the capital city of Goa, aims to be a complete ‘solar city’ within two years, chief minister Pramod Sawant who is also the chairman of the Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA), the nodal agency for prompting the state’s aim to achieve its renewable energy goals, said. “The Ministry of Renewable Energy and GEDA, have […]