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.
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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
Engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro on Tuesday said it has despatched a 700 MWe steam generator for Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana ahead of…
Barakah nuclear power plant’s second unit licensed by UAE
The nuclear regulator in United Arab Emirates has issued an operating licence for the second unit of the Barakah nuclear power plant.
Load shedding in Delhi lowest in last two decades
Load shedding in the national capital has dropped to 0.03 per cent of the total consumption, the lowest in the last two decades, according to the…
Free power to farmers will continue in Punjab
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh announced that free power to farmers and subsidised power to the industry will continue in the state in his government.
Myanmar sees temporary nationwide electricity outage
Electricity supply was briefly cut across many areas of Myanmar on Friday because of a system breakdown, according to multiple government agencies.
Average rural power supply duration increased to 18.5 hours
Minister of Power R.K Singh has informed that the average rural power supply duration has increased from 12.5 hours in 2014-15 to 18.5 hours in 2019-20.
Average spot power price up 16% at Rs 3.39/unit in February
Average spot power price at Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) rose over 16% to Rs 3.39 per unit in February in the day ahead market (DAM), over…
0.88% growth in power consumption in February
India's power consumption grew 0.88% in February at 104.73 billion units (BU) due to a slight rise in temperature in the month, official data showed.
Mumbai power outage could have been cyber sabotage
A power failure that crippled India's financial capital of Mumbai in western Maharashtra state last year could have been a case of cyber sabotage.
NTPC Gadarwara project unit to begin operation from March
NTPC on Friday said unit 2 of its Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Station will begin commercial operation from March 1, 2021.
RK Singh reinstated Paris Climate Agreement commitments
Power Minister said that we are diversifying our energy basket with more non fossil fuels such as hydro, solar, wind, bio energy. He reinstated the commitments…
India & AIIB to improve power transmission in Assam
India and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) signed a $304 million loan agreement for the Assam Intra-State Transmission System Enhancement Project to improve reliability, capacity…
Consumers ignored in finalising Electricity (Amendment) Bill
The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) said consumers as well as employees are being ignored in finalising the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2021, and demanded that…
Three transformers to energise Noida power supply
The third transformer of 400/132kv system will be energised along with two transformers of 132/33 KV system at the 400 KV substation in Sector 123 from…
CBAK Energy develops Special 26650 battery
CBAK Energy Technology announced that it has started the trial production of its special 26650 lithium battery (the Special 26650 Battery).
Policy and regulatory framework for DISCOMs in the offing
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Centre is working to remove problems in the distribution sector and a policy and regulatory framework for DISCOMs is in…
NTPC yet to assess damage to Tapovan Project
NTPC is yet to make an assessment of the damage caused by the February 7 deluge to its 520 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project.
Compensation to families of deceased Tapovan workers
NTPC Limited has started releasing compensation to the families of Tapovan workers, who have lost their lives in the Uttarakhand natural disaster that hit the state…
AIPEF demands to put Electricity Amendment Bill in public
The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has demanded that the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 must be put in the public domain before starting a…
93 NTPC workers still missing in Uttarakhand glacier burst
Union Minister of Power, RK Singh said that 93 workers of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited are missing, while 39 are still stuck in the…
Rs 1,500 loss to NTPC due to Uttarakhand tragedy
The Uttarakhand glacier burst has caused an estimated loss of Rs 1,500 crore at the NTPC's 480 MW Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project and has put a question…
JP Power Vishnuprayag project’s operations affected
The massive avalanche in Chamoli, Uttarakhand has led to the closure of power generation at Jaiprakash Power Venture Ltd 400 MW Vishnuprayag Hydro Electric Project.
RK Singh visits Tapovan to take stock of situation
A day after a glacier burst triggered a flash flood in the region, Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy R. K. Singh…