Category: Power

Opposing the hike of Re 1 per unit in the power tariff by the HP Electricity Regulatory Commission, industry associations have termed it adding salt to the injury of already suffering industry.

PM Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation stone for North India’s largest floating solar power plant, by Hartek Solar. The project, valued at Rs 90 crore, is India’s first downstream solar installation on Bhakra-Nangal. It will produce 33 million units of power per year. 3-day expo on EVs organised A three-day expo on renewal energy […]

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea of Adani Power Rajasthan Ltd seeking over Rs 1,300 crore as late payment surcharge from the Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, a Rajasthan Government-owned power distribution firm. Imposing Rs 50,000 as cost on Adani Power Rajasthan Ltd (APRL), a bench comprising Justices Aniruddha Bose and PV Sanjay […]

India will invite private firms to invest about $26 billion in its nuclear energy sector to increase the amount of electricity from sources that don’t produce carbon dioxide emissions, two government sources said. This is the first time New Delhi is pursuing private investment in nuclear power, a non-carbon-emitting energy source that contributes less than […]

The long-pending demand of e-auto drivers for the installation of EV charging stations is going to be fulfilled soon. Senior MC officials claimed that the infrastructure is ready for EV charging stations at main sites of the city under the RAAHI project and these EV charging stations will be operational by next week.

The government on Saturday asked the district magistrates of Kashmir to disburse the salary of government employees after the clearance of electricity dues. In an order to district magistrates of Kashmir, the Managing Director of Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) said the move would go a long way in achieving revenue targets.

A total of 5,000 LED lights and 1,182 Tiranga fancy lights will soon illuminate the main roads of the city. The Sonepat Municipal Corporation (MC) has allotted a tender of Rs 2.36 crore for this purpose. Earlier, the MC had installed 650 LED lights and 1,100 Tricolour fancy lights on the main entry roads connected […]

The Punjab Vigilance Bureau (VB) today arrested Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) Harbans Singh and revenue accountant Khushwant Singh while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 30,000. Both were posted at the PSPCL office at Bhawanigarh in Sangrur district.

On the directions of the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC), the UT Electricity Department is all set to carry out an energy audit to assess the actual technical and commercial losses. The department has started the process and issued the request for proposal for the appointment of a consultant to conduct the energy audit in […]

Residents of the capital town will no longer have to bear with defective streetlights as the Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) is looking for a new company for designing, manufacturing, installation as well as the maintenance of 15,000 streetlights across the town at the cost of Rs 4.82 crore. For this, the corporation has also invited […]

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday dedicated the Sri Guru Amar Dass Thermal Plant to people. After dedicating the plant to the masses, Mann and Kejriwal, addressing a well-attended gathering in Sheron, said it was clear that in the coming Lok Sabha poll, the party would […]

Electricity supply to the government primary school at Salwala in Paonta Sahib subdivision has been disconnected amidst extreme cold weather conditions over a pending bill of Rs 5,000. School Management Committee member Vinod Choudhary said it was lamentable that the state government had become so poor that it was not able to pay electricity bills […]