Category: Power

When Jawaharlal Nehru University descended into darkness for more than three hours on Tuesday night — between 8.30 pm and midnight — there was “no issue in supply” from the discom, BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd, The Indian Express has learnt. On Tuesday night, high drama ensued when students tried to screen the BBC documentary, India: […]

The Uttar Pradesh government said that MoUs worth Rs 65,000 crore were signed at an investment summit organised in Jhansi on Wednesday. A government spokesperson said, “So far, more than 146 proposals worth Rs 1,11,610.90 crore have been received by the government, out of which MoUs have been signed for investment of about Rs 65,000 […]

For six years, Pravinbhai Parmar’s farm in Gujarat state in western India has been lined with rice, wheat and solar panels. The 36-year-old is among a handful of farmers in his native Dhundi village who have been using solar power to irrigate crops. “I was spending nearly 50,000 rupees ($615) every year to water my […]

The city of Hyderabad will witness the launch of many e-vehicles by top automobile companies during the Hyderabad E-Mobility Week which the Telangana government is hosting from February 5 to 11. The event will showcase the widest collection of electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and energy storage solutions, and host the nation’s first-ever Formula electric single-seater […]

Braving the inclement weather and police barricades, the residents and activists on Tuesday staged a massive protest in front of the co-generation power plant against the dilly-dallying approach of the authorities concerned on the issue of ash emanating from the Nawanshahr plant. The residents and members of various social, religious, political, trade, students’ and women […]

THE SECOND phase of North India’s largest floating solar project of 5,500 KWp (kilowatt peak) (5.5 megawatt) will be completed in the next six months making the project capable of generating 7,500 KWp solar energy worth around Rs 2.50 crore, which will be shared between the UT Administration and the civic body with 70:30 % […]

India plans to add 76 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale solar and wind power by 2025 which could save up to $19.5 billion a year (over 15 lakh crore) caused due to the burning of coal, according to the latest research by Global Energy Monitor. Data by the Global Solar Power Tracker and the Global Wind […]

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission of Chandigarh has directed Hero electric vehicles company and its dealer to refund Rs 27,490 to a Panchkula resident for selling a ‘defective’ electric bike. The complainant in the case, Sandeep Goyal of Panchkula, had approached the consumer forum with a plea that stated that he had purchased a […]

A policy roadmap—both short-term and long-term—is necessary to facilitate the global transition to cleaner energy, said TV Narendran, CEO and MD of Tata Steel, in Gandhinagar, Monday. “Unless there’s a clear policy roadmap, investments will not be made. In Europe, there’s a policy roadmap but investments are still waiting to see if there’s a business […]

UT Administrator Banwari Lal Purohit Monday inaugurated northern India’s largest floating solar power project of 2000kWp worth Rs 11.70 crore at waterworks, Sector 39. The inauguration was held in the presence of MP Kirron Kher. He also inaugurated a 500kWp floating solar project with fountains at Dhanas Lake. Adviser Dharam Pal, director (environment) Debendra Dalai […]

The US is ready to assist Pakistan in resolving its electricity woes, a top official in the Biden administration has said, hours after the South Asian country faced a nationwide power breakdown due to a “frequency variation” in the national grid. According to the Ministry of Energy, the system of frequency of the national grid […]

Pakistan suffered country-wide power cuts early on Monday due to a major breakdown in its national grid, the federal energy ministry said. “According to initial information, at about 7:34 AM (local time) today, the National Grid experienced a loss of frequency, that caused a major breakdown. A swift work is on to revive the system,” […]