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Despite crisis, no power cuts in Delhi: Jain

Despite crisis, no power cuts in Delhi: Jain

Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said there have been no power cuts in the national capital despite a…
Government accords ‘Maharatna’ status to PFC

Government accords ‘Maharatna’ status to PFC

Government of India accorded ‘Maharatna’ status to the state-owned Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), thus giving PFC greater operational and…
States to utilise unallocated power of the CGS

States to utilise unallocated power of the CGS

It has been brought to the notice of Ministry of Power that some States are not supplying power to their…
Amit Shah holds meet with power, coal ministers

Amit Shah holds meet with power, coal ministers

Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Power Minister R K Singh and Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi amid…
Power Ministry mandates energy accounting of DISCOMs

Power Ministry mandates energy accounting of DISCOMs

As an important step under the ongoing power sector reforms, Ministry of Power today mandated electricity distribution companies to undertake…
Power situation remains grim as PSPCL procures 1,500 MW

Power situation remains grim as PSPCL procures 1,500 MW

With the power situation continuing to remain grim in Punjab, the state-owned power utility PSPCL on Monday procured 1,500 MW…
Yogi directs UPPCL for adequate coal supply to power plants

Yogi directs UPPCL for adequate coal supply to power plants

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath directed UP Power Corporation Ltd Chairman M Devaraj to do a thorough review regarding the…
MoEF to file expert opinion on Vishnugad-Pipalkoti project

MoEF to file expert opinion on Vishnugad-Pipalkoti project

National Green Tribunal has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests to file an expert opinion on the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydro-Electric…
Kerala looking to go for power cut after reduced coal supply

Kerala looking to go for power cut after reduced coal supply

Kerala Power Minister, K Krishnankutty said that the state electricity board is contemplating the possibilities of a power cut if…
DERC allows relaxation to DISCOMs to purchase electricity

DERC allows relaxation to DISCOMs to purchase electricity

Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on Saturday gave relaxation to distribution companies in power purchase in view of increased price…
Log 9 Materials raises $2 Mn funding from Petronas

Log 9 Materials raises $2 Mn funding from Petronas

Advanced battery-tech startup Log 9 Materials said it has raised $2 million (around ₹14 crore) in a funding round from…
Guidelines for ideal utilisation of power generation capacity

Guidelines for ideal utilisation of power generation capacity

Ministry of Power on Friday issued guidelines for operationalising optimum utilisation of generating stations as per the requirement in the…
AP CM seeks PM’s intervention to address energy crisis

AP CM seeks PM’s intervention to address energy crisis

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to…
Thermal power production hit in Rajasthan due to coal

Thermal power production hit in Rajasthan due to coal

Electricity production in thermal plants in Rajasthan has been affected due to a coal shortage, which has resulted in a…
Power crisis looms over UP in wake of coal shortage

Power crisis looms over UP in wake of coal shortage

The Uttar Pradesh government has admitted to a looming power crisis in the wake of shortage of coal and growing…
Afghanistan to sell defaulters property to pay power bills

Afghanistan to sell defaulters property to pay power bills

De Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the country's electricity utility, has decided to sell the estate of its debtors so that…
NTPC partners with Electricite de France SA in power sector

NTPC partners with Electricite de France SA in power sector

Electricite de France S.A. (EDF) and NTPC Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore potential power project development…
Guidelines released for cybersecurity in power sector

Guidelines released for cybersecurity in power sector

The government announced the release of guidelines for cybersecurity in the power sector for the first time, to create a…
Effective power generation integral to economic growth: FM

Effective power generation integral to economic growth: FM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman underscored the need for augmented and effective power generation and distribution, asserting that these are…
Power Grid commissions transmission system in Rajasthan

Power Grid commissions transmission system in Rajasthan

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has commissioned the transmission system associated with Rajasthan Solar Energy Zone (SEZ) Part-C…
India completes, handsover power transmission line to Nepal

India completes, handsover power transmission line to Nepal

India has completed and handed over to Nepal a 22KV power transmission line, a cross-border economic initiative under India's Neighbourhood…
Tata Power ropes in renewable energy AI firm BluWave-ai

Tata Power ropes in renewable energy AI firm BluWave-ai

Tata Power on Wednesday announced that it has roped in renewable energy AI (artificial intelligence) company BluWave-ai.
33/11 KV GIS substation inaugurated in Dehradun

33/11 KV GIS substation inaugurated in Dehradun

33/11kV GIS (Gas Insulated Switchgear) Sub Station, and RT- DAS (Real Time Data Acquisition system) Control System under the IPDS…
VP Naidu asks NEC to accelerate development of Northeast

VP Naidu asks NEC to accelerate development of Northeast

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu advised the North-Eastern Council (NEC) to propel the region on a resurgent phase of accelerated…
ICRA revises energy demand growth outlook to 8-8.5%

ICRA revises energy demand growth outlook to 8-8.5%

Rating agency ICRA revised its energy demand growth outlook for 2021-22 upwards from 6% to 8-8.5% by ICRA.
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