HYDERABAD: With the first phase of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) expected to be operational by July end this year, chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao directed Telangana State Transmission Corporation (TS Transco) to make arrangements to provide 3,800 MW of additional power to lift water from Godavari river. As the government is planning to lift […]
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JSW Energy logs Rs 6 cr profit in Q4
New Delhi, May 16 () JSW Energy Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 5.79 crore for March quarter 2019 mainly on account of higher revenues. In the year-ago period, the company registered a loss of Rs 480.05 crore, a JSW Energy statement said. Total income in the latest quarter was Rs 2,018.16 crore, […]
Discoms augment distribution infrastructure for faultless power supply in summers
New Delhi, May 16 () With the peak power demand of Delhi expected to cross 7,400 MW this summer, the power discoms have resorted to capacity addition, besides augmenting infrastructure, for faultless supply of electricity to their customers. Strengthening their networks, the BSES Yamuna Power Limited(BYPL) and the BSES Rajdhani Power Limited(BRPL) have made capital […]
Scientists develop material that may help make solar cells more efficient
Washington: Scientists have developed a new material that can make solar cells more affordable and efficient, an advance that may allow us to better utilise the most abundant renewable energy. The study, published in the journal Science, describes the new material called a tandem perovskite solar cell which could be used in full-sized solar panels […]
Panasonic to set up 1-lakh-strong charging grid to power electric vehicles in India
NEW DELHI: Japanese electronics giant Panasonic is lining up a mega electric vehicles charging grid across top 25 Indian cities, looking to set up one lakh charging stations and telematic solutions by 2024 to power over a million vehicles. The company – one of the key partner (battery cell supplier) for American electric vehicles maker […]
Panasonic India aims Rs 700 cr revenue from energy biz by 2021
New Delhi, May 15 () Diversified technology firm Panasonic India is betting big on its energy-related business and expecting to clock around Rs 700 crore in revenue by 2021 from this vertical, said a top company official. The company has divided its energy space business into two segments — energy storage and mobility solutions, Panasonic […]
SECI again extends deadline till May 31 for 3-GW manufacturing-linked solar bids
New Delhi, May 14 () State-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) Tuesday again extended bids submission deadline for manufacturing-linked 3-gigawatt (GW) solar power tender till May 31. On April 22, SECI had extended the last date of bid submission for tender till May 14. “This has reference to…RfS (request for selection) selection of solar […]
Talettutayi Solar emerges lowest bidder in auction with Rs 2.87/unit tariff
New Delhi, May 14 () Talettutayi Solar Projects Three Private Ltd has emerged as the lowest bidder in an auction conducted by Solar Energy Corporation of India, quoting a tariff of Rs 2.87 per unit on Tuesday. “Out of the 250 MW solar energy projects on the block, Talettutayi Solar bagged 50 MW at a […]
No thermal plant faces critical stocks on rising supplies, says GSECL
Vadodara, May 13 () Gujarat State Electricity Corporation (GSECL) on Monday said its thermal power plants have sufficient coal inventory for 30 days as supplies are higher at 45,000 tonnes per day than the demand of 35,000-40,000 tonnes per day. This is perhaps the first time during the peak summer season from March to May […]
ICICI-Videocon loan case: Chanda Kochhar, her husband appear before ED, grilled for 8 hours
NEW DELHI: Former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar were questioned on Monday for over eight hours by the Enforcement Directorate after they appeared before it in connection with an alleged bank loan fraud and money laundering case registered against them. The couple arrived at the Enforcement Directorate’s headquarters in Khan […]
Government buildings dampen Bengaluru’s solar power hopes
BENGALURU: Major urban centres around the world are embracing renewable energy sources to power homes and businesses, but Bengaluru is unlikely to feature in that hallowed list anytime soon. Since 2014, only 1,750 solar panels have been installed atop complexes in the city, with the least number of units coming up at government buildings. The […]
Residents endure 11-hour power cut, term it a ‘torture’
CHENNAI: The scheduled power cut on Tuesday in parts of Sholinganallur lasted 11 hours, draining power backup systems of charge and irking residents along the IT corridor. A power shutdown was announced from 9am to 4pm for to carry out maintenance at Iyyappanthangal, Sholinganallur, Porur and Menambadu. However, in Sholinganallur, power was cut at 8am […]