Electricity restored in Argentina after historic blackout
Buenos Aires, June 17 (IANS) Electricity was restored across Argentina after a massive power outage due to an electrical grid failure led to a historic …
A ‘power’ shock for electricity consumers in UP
Lucknow, June 17 (IANS) Power consumers in Uttar Pradesh are in for a major post-poll shock with the UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) proposing a …
No hike in electricity tariff in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, June 11 (IANS) In a major relief to power consumers, the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) on Tuesday announced that there would be no …
Electricity supply still to fully resume in cyclone-hit Odisha areas
Bhubaneswar, June 3 (IANS) Even a month after Cyclone Fani that ravaged coastal Odisha, basic services like electricity are yet to be fully restored in …
1,000 Telangana electricity employees sent to Odisha
Hyderabad, May 7 (IANS) The Telangana government on Tuesday sent 1,000 employees of its Electricity Department to Odisha to help in restoration of power supply …
Power exchanges to get nod for electricity exports
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Saddled with surplus power generation and lower demand from the utilities, the government is looking at throwing open a short-term …
Electricity rationing plan announced in Venezuela
Caracas, April 1 (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced the start of a plan for electricity rationing that will last 30 days amid the …
Electricity almost fully restored in Venezuela: Minister
Caracas, March 13 (IANS) Venezuela’s Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez has said that electricity has been “fully restored” nationwide after a massive blackout starting late last …
Farmers to get Rs 105 subsidy per KW/month on electricity
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The Delhi government on Wednesday announced that it will provide Rs 105 subsidy per KiloWatt/month on fixed charges under agriculture …
Delhi Cabinet approves subsidy on electricity for farmers
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to give farmers a subsidy of Rs 105 per kilowatt on the …
SJVNL generates record 100 billion units electricity
Shimla, Feb 22 (IANS) Public sector Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) on Friday created a record by generating a cumulative 100 billion units electricity …
Government approves higher electricity allocation to Telangana, Jharkhand
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to allocate 85 per cent of electricity generated by NTPC’s Telangana Super …
India needs hourly electricity tariffs: IEEFA
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) With $100 billion of existing and proposed thermal power plants in financial distress and low cost but variable renewable energy …
Electricity back in Kashmir after heavy snowfall
Srinagar, Nov 4 (IANS) Power supply was restored on Sunday to 90 per cent of Srinagar city and most rural areas of the Kashmir Valley …
DTC protest enters 10th day; electricity, water cut off
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The DTC contractual workers’ strike entered the 10th day with five people sitting on an indefinite hunger strike and hundreds …
India can save more than 50 per cent electricity usage through LEDs (Comment)
As per the United States Department of Energy (US-DOE), lighting causes 5-6 per cent of the overall Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions globally. Light Emitting Diodes …
Meet Modi over dangers of Electricity Act amendments: Kejriwal to BJP CMs
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged his counterparts from BJP- and NDA-ruled states to meet Prime Minister Narendra …
Over 12 lakh Rajasthan farmers to get free electricity
Jaipur, Oct 7 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday announced free electricity for farmers up to Rs 10,000, hours before the Election Commission …
Electricity Amendment Bill anti-people, anti-federal: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Calling the proposed amendment to the Electricity Act 2003 ‘anti-people’ and ‘anti-federal’, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said …
File a case or face the case: Stalin dares TN Electricity Minister
Chennai, Sep 21 (IANS) DMK President M.K.Stalin on Friday said he would file a case against Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister P. Thangamani over alleged inappropriate …
We take electricity, water facilities for granted: Divyendu Sharma
Mumbai, Sep 14 (IANS) Actor Divyendu Sharma, who will soon be seen in “Batti Gul Meter Chalu”, says people living in urban areas take the …
S.Korea to cut household electricity bills over heatwave
Seoul, Aug 7 (IANS) The South Korean government announced on Tuesday that it will reduce household electricity bills to help families bear the burden of …
Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission gets new chief
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Justice Satyendra Singh Chauhan, from the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, was on Friday appointed as the Chairperson …
Brazilian electricity workers call for 72-hour strike
Brasilia, June 9 (IANS) Brazil’s national electricity workers’ collective (CNE) has called for a 72-hour strike starting from Monday to protest against the privatisation of …
All electricity meters to be smart prepaid in 3 years: Minister
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) All electricity meters in India will become smart prepaid meters in the next three years, Union Power Minister R.K. Singh …
Key electricity related case to be reheard as judge retires without giving ruling
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The appointment of Justice R.K. Agrawal as the head of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has left many in …
This UP village is still without electricity
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh), May 13 (IANS) Though the Central government has said all villages in the country have been electrified, there is one village (could …
Delhi government extends electricity subsidy
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Delhi government has decided to extend a subsidy of Rs 2 per unit to consumers who uses upto 400 …
Solar leads India’s electricity generation transition: IEEFA
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) India installed a record 10 gigawatts (GW) of solar electricity capacity in 2017-2018, twice the rate logged in the previous …
Electricity Act to be amended so that discoms sign PPAs: Minister
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The government proposes to amend the Electricity Act to ensure that companies applying for power distribution rights in an area …
All villages in India connected with electricity: Modi
New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) All villages in India have now been connected with electricity, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday. On Saturday evening, …
Up to 98% hike in Jharkhand’s domestic electricity tariff
Ranchi, April 28 (IANS) Jharkhand has hiked the electricity tariff for domestic consumers up to 98 per cent and slightly reduced the tariff for commercial …
Electricity to all MP villages by October: CM
Mandla (Madhya Pradesh), April 24 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday claimed all villages in the state will be electrified by …
Electricity rate per unit decreases in Delhi, fixed rate increases
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Electricity charges for domestic users in the city, per unit, have been reduced, while fixed charges per month has increased, …
Taliban attack on electricity pylon causes outage in Kabul
Kabul, March 26 (IANS) Nearly 80 per cent of Kabul was without power on Monday after the Taliban blew up an electricity pylon in Afghanistan’s …
Andhra to deploy IoT technologies for electricity sector
Visakhapatnam, Feb 25 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh will adopt smart grid and Internet of Things (IoT) based solutions of AutoGrid to improve energy utilities’ financial health …
‘Elephanta Island’s electricity supply beginning development period’
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described the electricity supply to Gharapuri Isle, which houses the Unesco World Heritage site …
No water, electricity in Delhi community toilets; Kejriwal seeks report
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday asked for within a week a report on shortage of water and electricity …
Jharkhand likely to steeply hike electricity rates
Ranchi, Feb 6 (IANS) The Jharkhand government is likely to hike the electricity tariff upto five times if the regulatory authority’s recommendation is accepted, a …
Nepal’s deposed king has not paid electricity dues for 10 years
Kathmandu, Jan 13 (IANS) Nepal’s last monarch Gyanendra Shah has not paid his electricity dues for the last 10 years, the state-owned Nepal Electricity Authority …
Nepal’s deposed king has not paid electricity dues for 10 years
Kathmandu, Jan 13 (IANS) Nepal’s last monarch Gyanendra Shah has not paid his electricity dues for the last 10 years, the state-owned Nepal Electricity Authority …