Tag: Electricity
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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 -
Power consumers get relief as tariff revised
The Delhi assembly on Wednesday witnessed heated debate over the new power tariffs with the opposition BJP showing reluctance to buy the argument that electricity tariff has been reduced. Instead, BJP kept charging the government of increasing the fixed charges per month despite Delhi Power Minister Satyendra Jain assured that despite hike in fixed charges, …
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March 29, 2018 -
No power tariff hike in 2018-19, declares OERC
There will be no hike in power tariff for the year 2018-19, announced Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) on Thursday while rejecting the demand for upward revision made by distribution utilities as well as Gridco’s plea for increase of bulk power supply charges to the distribution companies. ERC’s Director (Regulatory Affairs) Priyabrat Patnaik confirmed the …
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March 23, 2018 -
Odisha electricity employees protest against electricity bill
The Odisha Electricity Employees and Engineers joined the nationwide protest in all state capitals against Electricity Bill 2014, privatisation of electricity distribution and Franchisee. The nation wide call was given by the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE). The Employees and Engineers of all Unions and Associations took out a rally from …
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March 15, 2018 -
Solar power lights up remote U’khand village
The residents of Gangi, a remote village in Uttarakhand’s Tehri district, were thrilled when they got electricity through solar power recently. As connecting the village through grid was not possible, the alternative energy method was used. Uttarakhand government’s Secretary (Energy) Radhika Jha said, “The villagers were overjoyed at getting solar power.” Not many take the …
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February 7, 2018 -
24-hr electricity to over 1,800 Haryana villages
In Haryana, 24 hours uninterrupted electricity on the pattern of towns is being supplied under 400 feeders covering 1,811 villages under Mhara Gaon-Jagmag Gaon scheme. Electricity has also been made available on the lines of towns in all rural feeders in five districts of Panchkula, Ambala, Gurugram, Faridabad and Sirsa. A spokesperson of power utilities …
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January 30, 2018 -
India looks to provide access to electricity to all in 2018
Seventy years after independence, India is racing to connect thousands of villages with electricity as it looks to accelerate growth whose dividend are distributed to all. The new year will see the government accelerate efforts to achieve the mammoth task of reaching power to more than a quarter of a billion people who lack access …
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January 1, 2018 -
HPSEB pensioners miffed over cold response to grievances
Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) pensioners association is upset with the cold attitude of the management board towards their grievances. The chief of HPSEB Pensioners association of Dehra and Jawalji unit, Amarnath Singh, said the management hardly responds to our grievances through letters and the Chairman says that only the employees are my responsibility …
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January 1, 2018 -
NTPC looks to acquire stressed commissioned plants
State-run power giant NTPC has floated a tender to acquire commissioned stressed coal-based power plants in the country. At present, out of the 40 GW stressed coal-based power generation capacity, about 12 GW capacity worth around Rs 50,000 crore commissioned after April 1, 2014 and is eligible under this tender. According to the tender document, …
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November 29, 2017 -
Haryana: Cooperative Sugar Mills produce 60l units of power this season
More than 60.80 lakh units of electricity have so far been exported by two Cooperative Sugar Mills in Haryana, during the current crushing season. An official spokesperson said that while Rohtak Sugar Mill exported over 31.31 lakh units, Shahabad Cooperative Sugar Mill exported over 29.48 lakh units of electricity. The cooperative sugar mills in the …
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November 23, 2017 -
‘India must focus on renewable energy’
Hans-Josef Fell, a German politician and international renewable energy activist, has spent more than 30 years working on solar and wind energy. In 1985, when running a home on 100 per cent solar energy was considered a highly uneconomical proposition, he installed a solar system in his villa. A physicist by profession, he joined the …
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November 18, 2017 -
Delhi power discoms to purchase 1,000 MW clean energy by 2019
The power discoms in Delhi will be able to purchase 1,000 MW clean electricity by 2019, a major step towards implementing the AAP government’s solar policy. Making the announcement here on Friday, Delhi Power Minister Satyender Jain said if needed, the city government will get more clean energy to keep air pollution in check. “Discussions …
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November 4, 2017