Category: Power

As power crisis in Kashmir is increasing with every passing day, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Congress workers held a protest demonstration in Srinagar against the Jammu and Kashmir administration. The Kashmir Valley is facing its worst power crisis with long unscheduled power cuts, especially in the evening hours. This has affected the normal […]

PUNE To improve the efficiency of electricity services, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has encouraged customers to use its mobile app to report transformer failures. Rajendra Pawar, chief superintendent engineer, Pune circle of MSEDCL, said, “MSEDCL has streamlined its processes, ensuring that defective transformers are replaced within a maximum of three days […]

The Uttar Pradesh government is gearing up to set up solar plants on a 1700-hectare land along the Bundelkhand Expressway, aiming to develop it as the state’s first solar expressway to generate 550 MW of solar power. With this solar plant, the state government aims to supply electricity to one lakh houses along the expressway. […]

Australia plans to dramatically expand its policy to lure renewable energy investment to the country, Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said, as concerns grow that the government is on track to miss its 2030 green energy targets. Officials intend to broaden the Capacity Investment Scheme to underwrite about 32 gigawatts of renewable energy projects […]

Punjab power minister Harbhajan Singh ETO on Wednesday said the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited will carry out intensive system improvement works for loss reduction under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). Reviewing the scheme’s progress during a meeting, he said works worth ₹3,816 crore had been approved under the detailed project report (DPR) for […]

Despite the UT administration revising the targets for electric vehicle (EV) policy thrice this financial year, only around 7% of the total two-wheelers registered in the city were electric. The findings were revealed in the meeting held on Wednesday under the chairpersonship of the officiating adviser, Nitin Kumar Yadav, with officers from the registration and […]

In what is being seen as a big push to green energy in Uttar Pradesh, more than 5,900 acres of land has been allotted to 19 renewable energy projects worth ₹18,831 crore ahead of their groundbreaking ceremony, even as availability of land for new development projects remains a daunting challenge in the state, officials in […]

Are we wasting our built infrastructure? Are we wasting our roofs across India? I think we are. A recent visit to Jaisalmer drove home the point. In the midst of the desert, from a vantage point, a local lamented: all that energy from solar is for others, not for us. As he said it, I […]

LUCKNOW As many as 2.32 lakh power consumers have availed the One-Time Settlement (OTS) scheme launched on November 8 by clearing arrears of over ₹180 crore so far, said energy minister SK Sharma, urging defaulters to benefit from the scheme by paying their dues without any interest thereon by December 31. Reviewing the progress of […]

Hyundai Motor unveiled its first high-performance electric vehicle(EV), an N sport variant of its IONIQ 5 crossover SUV. The South Korean automaker said that the IONIQ 5 N, which will be available at its dealers in March 2024, will be followed by more electrified N models in the future. The N brand is the company’s […]

LUCKNOW The U.P. Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) has claimed to have provided round-the-clock electricity to all the consumers in cities and villages alike four consecutive days from Dhanteras to Diwali. “As desired by the chief minister and the energy minister, we ensured uninterrupted power supply to all consumers across the regions from the evening of […]