Power
Despite crisis, no power cuts in Delhi: Jain
October 13, 2021
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
October 12, 2021
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
October 12, 2021
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
October 12, 2021
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
October 12, 2021
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
October 12, 2021
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
October 12, 2021
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
October 10, 2021
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
October 10, 2021
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
October 10, 2021
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
October 9, 2021
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
October 9, 2021
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
October 9, 2021
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
October 8, 2021
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
October 8, 2021
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
October 8, 2021
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
October 8, 2021
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
October 8, 2021
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
October 8, 2021
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
October 7, 2021
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
October 7, 2021
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
October 6, 2021
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
October 5, 2021
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
October 5, 2021
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%
October 4, 2021
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.