Category: Power

New Delhi: Three development projects implemented in Bangladesh with Indian assistance to boost connectivity and energy security in the region will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday. Bangladesh has a central place in India’s “Neighbourhood First” policy and has benefited from numerous development projects implemented with […]

New Delhi: The goal of tripling of renewable energy capacity will be aspirational and based on national circumstances, union power and renewable energy minister, RK Singh said on Tuesday on the sidelines of International Solar Alliance’s (ISA) sixth assembly. “We discussed the tripling of renewable energy capacity goal in our G20 energy ministers meeting. We […]

Ford Motor said on Monday it would add more of Tesla’s Superchargers to its electric-vehicle charging network, higher than previously forecast, as automakers tap into the EV leader’s sprawling charger network to expand the range of their cars. Ford will now add over 15,000 of Tesla’s Superchargers to its network, up from its earlier projection […]

The three-month-long stand-off between the UT administration and municipal corporation (MC) over allocation of space for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in 44 parking lots has finally ended, with the civic body relenting and approving 32 sites in consultation with market associations. On October 25, UT administrator Banwarilal Purohit had given MC a week to […]

The Electricity Supply Code Review Panel (ESCRP) on Monday held a meeting with stakeholders to discuss the proposal for a revision in the Cost Data Book that lists the cost of power connections for different categories of consumers. The panel, headed by the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) chairman, will now submit its recommendations to […]

The UT administration on Sunday stalled registration of non-electric two-wheelers after the annual target of such vehicles permitted in 2023 under the Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy was met. Now, only electric two-wheelers will be registered in the city till April 2024, until when any bookings for non-electric two-wheelers cannot be realised. Of the total 13,685 […]

The Electricity Supply Code Review Panel (ESCRP) will, on Monday, take a call on the UP Power Corporation Ltd’s proposal for an increase in the cost of a new power connection in the state, officials aware of the development said. UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) chairman Arvind Kumar will chair the meeting as its ex-officio […]

Two of the five thermal power plants (TPPs) in the state are facing acute shortage of coal. As per a latest report of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), a statutory body of the ministry of power that oversees the electric system in the country, Goindwal Sahib plant is left with fuel reserves that will last […]

Bengaluru city is likely to witness scheduled power outages this weekend and till the end of the month amid an ongoing power crisis in the state. Severe drought in several districts led to a sharp fall in electricity production, owing to power shutdowns in many areas. Power supply companies including the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company […]

Amid power crisis in the state, Karnataka Energy Minister K J George on Thursday said there is no load shedding in the state and the government is making efforts to purchase power from other states to fulfill the demand. George, who was here to attend the Congress Central Election Committee Meeting, said there is power […]

India’s Epsilon Advanced Materials (EAM) plans to open a $650-million battery materials and components plant in North Carolina in 2026 that could eventually supply up to 1.1 million electric vehicles in the U.S., the company said on Thursday. Mumbai-based EAM, a unit of Epsilon Carbon, said it will make anodes, the negative electrodes in batteries, […]