Tag: Electricity
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King coal’s reign comes to an end
The levelised cost of electricity using solar power is $ 38.2 per megawatt hour (Rs 2.62 per unit), which is 14 per cent cheaper than coal fired power, at $ 44.5 per MWh (Rs. 3.05 per unit).
August 23, 2020 -
People demand restoration of power, water in Hoogly
In most of the areas, the mobile phone and internet services remain non-functional.
May 23, 2020 -
Delhi CM calls meeting with top officers to discuss implementation of 10 guarantees
This would be the first meeting of Kejriwal with top officers of various departments of the Delhi government after taking an oath of office on Sunday.
February 18, 2020 -
Power bill to shoot up if consumers want bills every month
The state power minister Mr Sovandeb Chatterjee today said in the Assembly that there would be a hike in establishment costs if a system of monthly electricity bills for consumers outside the purview of the CESC's distribution network in the state is introduced, and this would affect them also.
February 13, 2020 -
AAP lists good education, free health facility among top achievements ahead of state elections
The Aam Aadmi Party won 67 out of 70 seats in the 2015 Delhi Assembly elections.
December 24, 2019 -
Electricity dues of ministers, government officials reaches Rs 13,000 crore
The UP power minister also informed that police stations are being set up in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh to keep a check on the electricity dues defaulter.
October 29, 2019 -
Increasing lifespans
Nuclear power needs a helping hand from governments across the world to stay viable.
October 9, 2019 -
Go vegetarian to save Earth
The latest report of the IPCC recommends eating less meat for a cooler planet.
August 28, 2019 -
BJP, Congress engage in verbal duel with AAP over free power in Delhi
AAP countered the allegations and attacked the BJP stating that their government is providing the cheapest electricity in the country and the BJP didn't want people to get free electricity.
August 2, 2019 -
Free electricity for usage upto 200 units in Delhi, announces Arvind Kejriwal, calls it ‘historic’
Power consumed between 201 and 400 units will be at half price as the Delhi government will provide 50 per cent subsidy, the CM added.
August 1, 2019 -
Kurseong post office sans electricity; services hit
Postmaster Ashok Dewan confirmed the situation and said that they do have a generator, but they are not able to use that too, given the short-circuit somewhere in the wiring.
June 20, 2019 -
Darkness engulfs Odisha; check out NASA image after Cyclone Fani landfall
The cyclonic storm destroyed several transmission towers and uprooted as many as 156,000 utility poles, according to the NASA report.
May 9, 2019 -
India needs hourly electricity tariffs: IEEFA
"India is going through a renewable energy transformation, but the pricing signals have yet to catch up,"
January 8, 2019 -
More efficiency promised
Surfaces that throw out heat would reduce the energy it takes to cool things down.
October 3, 2018 -
Delhi facing all time high peak power demand
The peak power demand of Delhi broke all previous records twice in June -- June 1 with 6,651 MW and June 8 with the peak demand reaching 6,934 MW -- to hit an all-time high.
June 22, 2018 -
Indian expat secures two UK power plants that produce electricity for cryptocurrency
Indian expat Varun Datta’s block-chain based energy plant, 4NEW, has secured two operational Waste to Energy power plants in the United Kingdom.
June 15, 2018 -
‘Committed towards conservation of the planet’
Venkat Garimella, vice-president, Access to Energy and CSR, Schneider Electric India, shared how the largest nongovernment renewable energy initiative in the Sundarbans came into being.
June 3, 2018