NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday wrote out a Rs 31,560 crore prescription for boosting generation capacity with projects in two politically important eastern states — UP and Bihar — and extended a lifeline to stressed coal-fired generation units with a total capacity of 40,000 MW (mega watt) by easing fuel supply norms. According to […]
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Tata Power consumer base crosses 7 lakh in Mumbai
MUMBAI: Tata Power has crossed 7 lakh consumer base mark in Mumbai, giving competition to its rival power utility firms such as BEST undertaking in the island city and Adani Electricity in suburbs. In 2008, the Supreme Court, by its landmark judgement paved the way for Tata Power with the right to supply electricity directly […]
Peak power demand at an all-time high in Telangana, as Celsius soars
HYDERABAD: With temperatures soaring and agriculture power demand rising in the past few days, Telangana on Monday recorded 10,501 MW, the highest peak power demand ever. Worried over abnormal increase in the power demand, which continued to hover over 10,000 MW on Tuesday, officials of Telangana Genco, Transmission and Distribution companies held an emergency meeting […]
Goyal dedicates to nation 1,000-MW thermal power project of NTPL
New Delhi, Mar 4 () Coal Minister Piyush Goyal Monday dedicated to the nation a 1,000-megawatt (MW) thermal power project of Neyveli Tamil Nadu Power Ltd (NTPL) and a 150-MW solar power projects of NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) in Tamil Nadu. “Piyush Goyal…has dedicated the 1,000 MW coal-based thermal power station of Neyveli Tamilnadu Power […]
Bengaluru: Russian atomic energy panel announces wild photography contest
BENGALURU: Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) has announced the ‘Wild Edens Photography Contest’ as a part of its Wild Edens project. The contest is being held on March 1 -10, 2019. Applications are open for all amateur and aspiring photographers from all over India. In order to participate in the competition, one should post […]
SECI auctions 750 MW solar capacity at Rs 2.48/unit
New Delhi, Mar 1 () Acme, Fortum, Palimarwar and Sitara emerged as the successful bidders, quoting tariff of Rs 2.48 per unit, for 750 MW solar energy capacities auction conducted by state-owned Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a source said. The solar tariff of Rs 2.48 per unit quoted in the this auction was […]
Clean ride on 14km solar track may save Rs 3 lakh/year in power bill
NEW DELHI: By August, the Public Works Department plans to complete a 14km-long solar cycle path on Outer Ring Road, stretching from Mukarba Chowk to Jagatpur Khadar Village. The project promises to save Delhi government up to Rs 3 lakh in power bill every year. It is being touted as the longest cycling track in […]
India’s solar capacity at 28 GW at December-end, says Bridge To India report
New Delhi, Feb 19 () The country’s total solar power generation capacity, including 3.85 gigawatt (GW) rooftops, stood at 28.05 GW while 17.65 GW was under implementation as on December 31, 2018, according to a report by Bridge To India (BTI). The quarterly market report, titled ‘India Solar Compass Q4 2018’, gives a detailed analysis […]
In relief to farmers, Madras high court orders status quo on power lines
CHENNAI: In a relief to farmers in the western belt, protesting against land acquisition for installation of high tension power towers on farm lands, the Madras high court on Monday ordered maintenance of status quo till further direction. Justice T Raja passed the interim order on a plea moved by eight farmers from Namakkal district […]
Power Grid’s K Sreekant gets additional charge as NTPC Director Finance
New Delhi, Feb 18 () State-run utility Power Grid Corporation’s Director Finance K Sreekant has been given additional charge as Director Finance of NTPC for a period of six months from February 12. “Ministry of Power on February 13, 2019, has assigned additional charge to the post of Director (Finance), NTPC Limited to K Sreekant, […]
Frequent power cuts exasperate residents of Bengaluru
BENGALURU: Unscheduled and frequent power cuts lasting hours on end this week have left residents across Bengaluru fuming. They claim the outages are getting more frequent by the day. Data available with Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom) show how more than 30 unscheduled power cuts were recorded across the city till 3pm Thursday, while […]
SC rejects Maharashtra govt’s plea to close petition on Enron-Dabhol power project deal
New Delhi, Feb 14 () The Supreme Court Thursday rejected the Maharashtra government’s plea to close the case of alleged corruption involving politicians, bureaucrats and corporates in the Enron-Dabhol power project case. The USD 3 billion mega power project was set up in Maharashtra by US-based Enron and its associates Dabhol Power Corporation in 1996 […]