Category: Power

Those looking for setting up solar panels on their roofs have reason to celebrate as Union Bank of India has extended its rooftop solar financing scheme to residential customers. The scheme, launched in association with Tata Power, was initially targeted only at commercial and industrial (C&I) customers. The first phase of the partnership resulted in […]

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD will launch its premium electric vehicle, Seal, in India tomorrow (March 5). BYD currently offers e6 MPV and the Atto 3 crossover SUV in India as well. The Seal, which competes globally with the likes of Tesla Model 3, boasts a stylish and aerodynamic design, complete with a slanting rooftop. […]

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Friday awarded the construction of three solar and wind hybrid power generation facilities to an Indian company after scrapping a tender won by a Chinese firm. New Delhi has long been concerned about growing Chinese influence in the island nation, which sits near key global shipping lanes and which India considers […]

BHOPAL: The Regional Industry Conclave in Ujjain saw proposals worth over Rs 1 lakh crore investments on the inaugural day, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Friday. Making a departure from past practice of confining the investment summits to the state’s commercial capital Indore, the two-day conclave started in the sacred city of […]

KRISHANAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled development projects worth Rs 15,000 crore in West Bengal on Saturday. The prime minister unveiled the projects at an official function in Krishnanagar in Nadia district. Addressing the programme, he said these initiatives were aimed at making West Bengal a developed state. “These projects will provide momentum to West […]

TIRUNELVELI : In a letter to the department of atomic energy (DAE), Speaker M Appavu sought jobs for those who had given their land for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), in line with the 1999 agreement, which nullified the need for a hiring test. This comes ahead of an examination, scheduled for March 3, […]

CHENNAI: Two men were electrocuted when an aluminium ladder they were carrying came in contact with an EB transformer at an apartment complex in T Nagar on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Narayanan (33) of Thiruvottiyur and Sivakumar (32) of Pattinapakkam. Pondy Bazaar police said Narayanan and Sivakumar were employed as car drivers at […]

NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday approved the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana to promote rooftop solar power and providing electricity relief to 1 crore households. The scheme, with a total outlay of Rs 75,021 crore, offers major financial assistance, easy loan options, and other benefits to encourage widespread adoption of rooftop solar panels. Announced […]

BHUBANESWAR: Even before releasing its manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections, the BJP on Monday promised to pay Rs 3,100 per quintal of paddy and free electricity to farmers if it comes to power in Odisha. State BJP president Manmohan Samal said farmers of the state have been mostly neglected under the BJD government as […]

NALGONDA: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, accompanied by his Cabinet colleagues N Uttam Kumar Reddy and Komatireddy Venkat Reddy, on Saturday visited the under-construction Yadadri Thermal Power Project in Veerlapalem, Damaracharla mandal of Nalgonda district to review its progress and expedite its completion. During the visit, Vikramarka praised the officials for their presentation on […]

KHAMMAM: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said that the state government would soon unveil a new energy policy, with focus on prioritising solar power production in the state. He, alongside Agriculture Minister Thummala Nageswara Rao, inaugurated a 10.5 MW solar power plant in Kothagudem, constructed at a cost of Rs 56 crore. Vikramarka emphasised […]

VIJAYAWADA: The agitation of NTTPS Kalushya Niyanthrana Porata Samithi intensified against the management of the Dr Narla Tata Rao Therman Power Station (NTTPS) on Saturday. The association members met the plant chief engineer Naveen Gautam and other officials of the power plant and demanded them to take pollution control measures immediately as the fly ash […]