Power
Adani Electricity brings green energy to Mumbai
April 7, 2021
Adani Electricity brings green energy to Mumbai
Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd (AEML) is launching a green energy initiative in the city under which customers will have the…
Pakistan industrialists oppose rise in energy tariff
April 6, 2021
Pakistan industrialists oppose rise in energy tariff
Pakistan industrialists on Sunday opposed the anticipated increase of Rs 5.36 per unit in base electricity tariff. Resenting frequent hikes…
Tata Power takes over power distribution in NE Odisha
April 1, 2021
Tata Power takes over power distribution in NE Odisha
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility, today announced that it has taken over the management and operations of NESCO…
India’s annual electricity demand fall for first time in 35 years
April 1, 2021
India’s annual electricity demand fall for first time in 35 years
India's annual electricity demand fell for the first time in at least 35 years in the fiscal year to March,…
NTPC delivers electrifying performance in FY21
April 1, 2021
NTPC delivers electrifying performance in FY21
NTPC recorded its highest ever group generation of 314 BU in FY 21, a growth of 8.2% compared to previous…
PGCIL tells MeECL to clear dues of Rs 56.89 crore
April 1, 2021
PGCIL tells MeECL to clear dues of Rs 56.89 crore
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has served a notice to the Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) demanding payment…
$300 million loan for hydropower plant in Pakistan
March 31, 2021
$300 million loan for hydropower plant in Pakistan
Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday announced that it has approved a $300 million loan to finance the construction of…
Nexcharge, Tata Power inaugurate grid connected BESS
March 30, 2021
Nexcharge, Tata Power inaugurate grid connected BESS
Nexcharge, a joint venture between Exide Industries and Switzerland-based Leclanche, inaugurated the country's first grid-connected lithium-ion battery-based community energy storage…
IndiGrid acquires NER-II Transmission for Rs 4,625 crore
March 27, 2021
IndiGrid acquires NER-II Transmission for Rs 4,625 crore
IndiGrid has completed the acquisition of NER-II Transmission Ltd from Sterlite Power at an enterprise value of Rs 4,625 crore.
Power generators can exit loss making contracts with state
March 25, 2021
Power generators can exit loss making contracts with state
Government has given freedom to the central sector power producers such as NTPC, NHPC and SJVN to sell power relinquished…
BSES urges consumers to switch off lights during Earth Hour
March 25, 2021
BSES urges consumers to switch off lights during Earth Hour
BSES DISCOMs have urged its Delhi consumers to switch off all non-essential lights and electrical appliances for an hour during…
India justifies J&K hydropower projects designs
March 24, 2021
India justifies J&K hydropower projects designs
Pakistan raised objections to the designs of Pakal Dul and Lower Kalnai hydropower plants in Jammu and Kashmir and sought…
NEEPCO has lifted power supply regulation to MeECL
March 24, 2021
NEEPCO has lifted power supply regulation to MeECL
The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) has lifted the regulation of power supply to Meghalaya after MeECL assured…
DISCOMs get Rs 46,321 crore under liquidity package so far
March 23, 2021
DISCOMs get Rs 46,321 crore under liquidity package so far
Power distribution utilities or DISCOMs in the country have been sanctioned loans of Rs 1.35 lakh crore and disbursed Rs…
NTPC Bongaigaon’s output crosses installed capacity
March 22, 2021
NTPC Bongaigaon’s output crosses installed capacity
NTPC's Bongaigaon plant in Assam has crossed its installed capacity of 750 MW for the first time since the commissioning…
AMD carrying out uranium exploration in Arunachal Pradesh
March 21, 2021
AMD carrying out uranium exploration in Arunachal Pradesh
Uranium exploration has been taken up in Arunachal Pradesh by the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research
Hitachi ABB Power Grids bags Rs 124 cr order from BALCO
March 17, 2021
Hitachi ABB Power Grids bags Rs 124 cr order from BALCO
Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India has won an order worth Rs 124 crore from leading aluminium producer Bharat Aluminium…
Revised estimates for transmission & distribution approved
March 16, 2021
Revised estimates for transmission & distribution approved
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a major step towards economic development of the…
Delhi power DISCOMs seek progressive tariff rationalisation
March 15, 2021
Delhi power DISCOMs seek progressive tariff rationalisation
Power DISCOMs in Delhi have proposed to regulator DERC that there should be a cost-reflective, progressive tariff rationalisation
Power consumption grows 16.5% in first 12 days of March
March 14, 2021
Power consumption grows 16.5% in first 12 days of March
Power consumption in the country grew 16.5% in the first 12 days of this month at 47.67 billion units over…
MSETCL records highest power transmission of 25,800 MW
March 11, 2021
MSETCL records highest power transmission of 25,800 MW
Maharashtra State Transmission Company Ltd (MSETCL) recorded the highest ever power transmission of 25,800 MW at 11.16 am due to…
REC & PFC to finance hydropower project in Bhutan
March 11, 2021
REC & PFC to finance hydropower project in Bhutan
REC Ltd and Power Finance Corporation (PFC) have entered into a pact with Bhutan-based Kholongchhu Hydro Energy Ltd (KHEL) to…
Hitachi ABB Power Grids to supply transformers to Railways
March 10, 2021
Hitachi ABB Power Grids to supply transformers to Railways
Hitachi ABB Power Grids in India has bagged order worth Rs 160 crore to supply transformers to Indian Railways.
Power Grid acquires Ramgarh New Transmission
March 10, 2021
Power Grid acquires Ramgarh New Transmission
Power Grid Corporation has acquired Ramgarh New Transmission Limited (RNTL), which it has won in a tariff-based competitive bidding.
L&T delivers 700 MW steam generator ahead schedule
March 10, 2021
L&T delivers 700 MW steam generator ahead schedule
Engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro on Tuesday said it has despatched a 700 MWe steam generator for Gorakhpur…