Tag: Power Ministry

Power sector to go in first phase of Market based economic dispatch to reduce power tariff

The MBED system would not only bring healthy competition among power companies but would also reduce the power tariff.

October 8, 2021

Power Ministry promulgates new rules to promote ease of doing business in power sector

The Central Government has notified these rules with a view to streamlining the process of planning, development and recovery of investment in the transmission system.

October 4, 2021

Centre approves Dispute Avoidance Mechanism for Hydro power projects

This mechanism would reduce the conversion of initial disagreements and also for expeditious elimination of disagreements in a ‘just and fair' manner. It would also help avoid time and cost overruns so as to ensure timely completion of the Projects, said a senior officer of the Power Ministry.

September 29, 2021

REC and J-PAL join hands to improve power supply in India

India’s leading power company, REC (Rural Electrification Corporation) has entered into an agreement with leading power company Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia to examine the existing data on DISCOMS’ services to diagnose trends and identify gaps in the quality of power supply, said a senior officer of the Power Ministry.

September 22, 2021

NTPC gears up to meet rising power demands

This year power consumption has registered an increase of 23 %, as a result coal stock position in some plants is critical, said a senior officer of the Power Ministry adding that the government is still making all efforts to meet demand as per the grid requirements.

August 31, 2021

Power Ministry launches ‘#iCommit’ campaign on World Environment Day

The initiative is a clarion call to all stakeholders and individuals to continue moving towards energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability.

June 5, 2020

Top bureaucrat seeks VRS after abrupt department shift

Although reports of the senior bureaucrat opting for VRS have surfaced, neither the ministry nor Garg himself has come out with any statement.

July 25, 2019

Piyush Goyal urges railways, power, coal to work in coordination for 24×7 power supply

The minister stressed on the necessity to increase the plant load factor of various power plants of the country

May 19, 2018

Centre reviews power situation

The Union Government today reviewed the power situation in the country, with special focus on Uttar Pradesh, and told states to upgrade their infrastructure to ensure smooth supply of power during peak demand in summer. The Power Ministry told the UP government to augment the intra-state transmission systems expeditiously. Similar instructions were given to states …

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March 31, 2017

Smart meters can be game changers in long run: Piyush Goyal

Outlining the need for smart and efficient electrical appliances, Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said smart meters can be a game changer in long-term planning for the power sector. "Smart meter can be a game changer when it comes to planning for the electricity sector in the long run," Goyal said at an event …

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January 23, 2017

Govt announces safety audit for 418 mines

Government on Tuesday announced safety audit for all 418 mines in the country in the wake of one of the worst open cast mine disaster under Rajmahal, killing at least 18 people. "We held a review meeting with Coal India and there we have taken few decisions on mine safety. We have also decided to …

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January 3, 2017

IT-enabled power distribution to save Rs.10k cr annually

Government aims to save as much as Rs 10,000 crore annually by leveraging information technology to ramp up its power distribution network in urban towns by January 2019. Moving in this direction, the Power Ministry is likely to award the works to have IT-driven power distribution in as many as 2,636 towns across the country …

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September 18, 2016

DDUGJY: 10,000 villages electrified

Moving forward in achieving its goal of electrifying 18,452 villages within 1,000 days, the Union government has said that 398 more villages have been electrified in the period August 8-14, thus taking the total to 10,051 villages. As many as “398 villages have been electrified across the country last week (from August 8-14, 2016) under the Deen Dayal …

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August 16, 2016