Power
No power outage in Delhi, demand drops to 4,160MW
October 16, 2021
No power outage in Delhi, demand drops to 4,160MW
There was no power outage in Delhi on Thursday and peak energy demand further declined to 4,160 MW from 4,382…
RK Singh visits NHPC Dulhasti Power Station
October 15, 2021
RK Singh visits NHPC Dulhasti Power Station
RK Singh, Union Minister of Power visited Dam site of 330 MW NHPC Kishanganga power station at Gurez in Bandipora…
SECI invites EoI for 1GWh BESS
October 14, 2021
SECI invites EoI for 1GWh BESS
SECI has invited EoI for 1,000 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). SECI, a CPSU under Ministry of New and…
Delhi government floats tenders for 140 electric buses
October 14, 2021
Delhi government floats tenders for 140 electric buses
Delhi Transport Department on Wednesday floated tenders for inducting 140 low floor, air-conditioned electric buses, to strengthen the public transport…
Power ministry says no outage in Delhi due to shortage
October 14, 2021
Power ministry says no outage in Delhi due to shortage
Union power ministry on Wednesday said there was no outage due to power shortage in the national capital amid concerns…
NTPC says Delhi scheduling only 70% of available power
October 13, 2021
NTPC says Delhi scheduling only 70% of available power
NTPC on Tuesday said it has been making electricity available to the national capital but the distribution companies have been…
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…