Category: Power

KOLKATA: CESC is sending a guideline on electrical safety to nearly 3.5 million consumers. According to a CESC spokesman, since monsoon is the worst time for electrical accidents, the company had drawn up a list of dos and don’ts. Users have been advised not to use cellphones while they are being charged; switch off and […]

CHENNAI: Residents of several areas in Velachery struggled without power for more than 15 hours on Tuesday after supply was cut at 2am following a fire in two feeder lines at the substation due to overload. The entire substation was engulfed in smoke, affecting equipment. Officials said restoration work began immediately after the fire was […]

New Delhi, Jul 29 () Power sector infrastructure investment trust Indi Grid Trust’s net profit declined by over 33 per cent to Rs 33.64 crore in the quarter ended on June 30, 2019, compared to year ago period, according to a regulatory filing. IndiaGrid had a net profit of Rs 50.52 crore in the quarter […]

New Delhi, Jul 29 () State-owned transmission utility Power Grid said Monday it will seek shareholders’ approval next month to raise up to Rs 10,000 crore through the issuance of bonds on a private placement basis. A special resolution will be considered “to raise funds up to Rs 10,000 crore, from domestic market through issue […]

NEW DELHI: Porsche India is planning to bring its electric car Taycan in India by the end of May 2020, the company said during the launch of Macan facelift + on Monday. “We have a global launch (of Taycan) some time in September and, in India, we will see the car in the first four […]

New Delhi, Jul 26 () Newly-appointed Power Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg on Friday asserted there is no connection between his transfer from the high profile Finance Ministry and decision to take voluntary retirement, saying he had already discussed the retirement matter with the PM Office on July 18. Garg, who was the senior-most officer in […]

New Delhi, Jul 26 () The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Friday approved state-run hydro giant NHPC’s Rs 907 crore bid for the debt-ridden Lanco Teesta Hydro Power Ltd. The Hyderabad bench of the NCLT approved the recommendations of the Committee of Creditors (CoC) of Lanco Teesta Hydro Power, which had in its meeting […]

Chandigarh, Jul 26 () Fifty thousand solar pumps will be given to farmers and ‘gaushalas’ in Haryana with the assistance of NABARD, Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Banwari Lal said on Friday. About Rs 1,696 crore will be spent on this special scheme, he added. The minister was speaking at an event […]

NEW DELHI: Power minister RK Singh has brought home minster and ruling Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah in the loop on the Andhra Pradesh government’s decision to renegotiate tariffs for over 5 MW renewable energy projects. This indicates high-level political intervention with the state leadership to prevent possible dent in investor confidence. According to […]

Pune: Bajaj Auto will launch its electric two-wheeler in the market soon, Rajiv Bajaj, managing director, Bajaj Auto, said on Friday. He said the company would continue to focus on all (fuel input) types of two-wheelers though. The Pune-based automaker said it sold 2% more vehicles in Q1 of FY 2020 — a positive in […]

New Delhi: Power minister R K Singh has brought home minster and ruling BJP president Amit Shah in the loop on the Andhra Pradesh government’s decision to renegotiate tariffs for over 5 MW renewable energy projects, indicating that a high-level political intervention with the state leadership may be in the offing to prevent possible dent […]

NEW DELHI: With an aim to provide better service to its customers through the use of latest technological interventions, Tata Power Delhi Distribution (Tata Power-DDL) has started using drones for maintenance of power lines, poles and towers. The drone usage will provide faster, better and more accurate service resolutions, a release stated. The company is […]