MUMBAI: Your electricity bills will remain 10-20% higher for three more months as Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved further recovery of Fuel Adjustment Charges (FAC) in monthly power bills. The decision will pinch the pockets of 3.2 crore consumers in Maharashtra, including around 50 lakh in Mumbai. Moreover, power utility firms last week […]
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959 MW renewable energy nod for discoms in Mumbai
MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has given approvals to three power utility firms in Mumbai for procurement of 959 MW of renewable energy for city consumers. In the first order, it allowed BEST to procure 234 MW solar power from Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI). BEST general manager Lokesh Chandra said […]
Power shut down today in IT corridor
Chennai: Tangedco has announced power shut down on IT Corridor on Monday. The power supply will be suspended at Sholinganallur, KK Salai, Village High Road, Narayana School, OMR, Semmencherry Police station to Poorvika Mobiles from 9 am to 2 pm for maintenance work. Power supply will resume before 2 pm if the works are completed […]
Adani Green now world’s largest wind-solar hybrid power developer
AHMEDABAD: The renewable arm of the Adani Group – Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) – commissioned its third wind-solar hybrid power plant in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The new plant comprises 420 MW solar and 105 MW wind plants. This positions AGEL to have the largest operational hybrid power generation capacity of 1,440 MW. AGEL now has […]
Singareni top power station with highest PLF in nation
Hyderabad: Singareni Thermal Power Plant (STPP) in Jaipur in Mancherial district has emerged as the number one thermal power station in the last eight months in 2022-23. Till November 30, 2022, STPP with a capacity of 1,200 MW generated 6,385 million units of power at a plant load factor (PLF) of 90.8%, which is the […]
Delhi man penalised for illegally shifting electricity poles and cables
NEW DELHI: A special electricity court in Rohini on Tuesday found a person guilty of illegally shifting an electricity pole, damaging wires and overhead insulated cables. The court directed him to pay Rs 60,000 as compensation to Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited. Ramesh Kumar, a resident of Aman Vihar in northwest Delhi, was convicted under […]
Mumbai: Adani partners with MMRDA for Metro power
MUMBAI: MMRDA has partnered with Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd to power its two Metro lines — Metro 2A (Dahisar-DN Nagar) and Metro 7 (Dahisar E-Andheri E), an Adani official announced on Friday. “Over 120 million units of power will be used annually by these lines,” he said. Adani Electricity provides electricity to over 31 lakh […]
Mumbai: 500 e-taxis & 5,000 e-scooters to complement BEST bus services
MUMBAI: BEST announced on Friday that it will get 500 electric taxis and 5,000 electric scooters for public use by June and integrate these with its bus service for seamless transition from one mode of transport to another. There will also be water taxis with affordable fares from the eastern waterfront to be run by […]
Stellantis partners with Qinomic on project to turn combustion engine vans into EVs
Carmaker Stellantis said on Friday it had partnered with Qinomic, a French high-tech company focused on mobility, to develop a project aiming to convert vans with internal combustion engines into electric-powered vehicles. The Italian-French carmaker said the deal involved its Circular Economy unit. “The retrofit solution aims to extend vehicle life and usage, ensuring sustainability […]
SCCL thermal power station emerges as No. 1 in the country
HYDERABAD: The Singareni Thermal power plant (STPP) in Jaipur of Mancherial has emerged as the number one thermal power station during the last eight months in 2022-2023. According to an official press release, till November 30, 2022, the 1200 MWs STPP has generated 6,385 million units of power at a plant load factor (PLF) of […]
Renault-Airbus partnership to develop new generation of electric batteries
European planemaker Airbus has announced a partnership with French carmaker Renault to develop a new generation of electric batteries for cars and planes. Engineering teams from both companies will join forces to mature technologies related to energy storage, one of the main roadblocks for the development of long-range electric vehicles, Airbus said in a statement. […]
No power tariff hike in Telangana as government to fill revenue gap
HYDERABAD: With the assembly elections scheduled to be held next year, the Telangana power distribution companies have spared the power consumers from any hike this year. The Southern and Northern power distribution companies have not proposed any power tariff hike in the aggregate revenue requirements (ARR) for 2023-2024 submitted to the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory […]