SJVN keen to invest more in hydro projects
SJVN is keen to make more investments in hydro projects in Uttarakhand and expects to complete the 60 MW Naitwar Mori hydel project by June 2022
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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 scheduling only 70% of power made…
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 crisis as the Arvind Kejriwal government…
SECL agrees to supply 29,500 MT/day coal to Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh government on Monday said South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) will ensure the supply of 29,500 metric tonnes of coal per day for thermal 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 supply of coal to power plants…
Punjab’s power plants running at low capacity
Severe coal shortage at thermal power plants in Punjab has forced power utility PSPCL to cut down power generation and impose rotational load shedding at several…
Situation to normalise in three-four days: Pralhad Joshi
Acknowledging the current coal crisis, Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said that the situation will normalise in next three-four days.
Kejriwal writes to PM Modi on coal shortage
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the prevailing coal shortage situation that has struck the national capital for…
Odisha industries facing coal crisis, seeks intervention
Utkal Chamber of Commerce & Industry Ltd (UCCI), an association of industries, has urged the Odisha government to ensure adequate supply of coal to state-based industries…
AIADMK urges TN govt to take up coal deficit with Centre
AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam has urged the Tamil Nadu government to take up with the Centre the issue of diminishing coal stock in the State and…
Punjab CM asks PSPCL to go for cleaner power
To provide quality power to consumers across the state, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday asked PSPCL to go for clean and green power…
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 address the acute energy crisis the…
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 in the state.
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 as integral to economic growth as…
Torrent Gas begins gas supply in Gorakhpur
Torrent Gas Ltd said it has commenced supply of natural gas to domestic households and industries in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur town.
Baghel launches cow dung based power generation project
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday launched an electricity generation project that uses cow dung as fuel at a farmers' event to mark Gandhi Jayanti
Hemant Soren calls for solar power generation in backyards
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren called on common people to generate solar power in their backyards and promised subsidy for setting up the plants for which…
Rajasthan CM urges Centre to reduce various fuel taxes
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot demanded the Centre reduce various types of taxes on fuel to give relief to common people from rising prices.
Coal mining leases granted to Meghalaya after 7 years ban
Mining leases for three coal blocks were granted in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills by the Union Coal Ministry in a major boost for the sector in…
MP CM visits Delhi, discusses solar power with RK Singh
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met BJP president JP Nadda and Union ministers Nitin Gadkari and RK Singh in the national capital.
Jharkhand CM raises CIL, DVC issues with NITI Aayog
Chief Minister Hemant Soren alleged that the Centre is giving step-motherly treatment to Jharkhand claiming that Coal India is not paying the huge money it owes…
Biofuel manufacturing, sand mining policy to boost WB
West Bengal government made a slew of announcements aimed at giving a fillip to industry, including proposals for manufacturing biofuel, a draft sand mining policy, a…