Massive power blackout hits Mongolia
Ulan Bator, July 20 (IANS) Strong winds and rain across Mongolia caused a massive power blackout across the country, an official said on Friday. A …
Tripura power plant snag causes supply cut to Bangladesh
Agartala, July 19 (IANS) The 726-MW gas-based power plant in Tripura is facing technical hiccups causing less supply to neighbouring Bangladesh, an official said here …
BYPL to procure 100 MW wind power at competetive rate
New Delhi,, July 18 (IANS) City electricity distribution company (discom) BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL), supplying to central and east Delhi, on Wednesday said it …
Guess who uses hatred, fear to maintain power: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) A day after social activist Swami Agnivesh was attacked in Jharkhand by a group, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday …
Rahul does not love anyone but power: BJP
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Launching a sharp attack on Rahul Gandhi, the BJP on Tuesday said that contrary to his claim in a tweet, …
Time changing, power now in hand of commoners, not elites: Modi
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday made a veiled attack on Congress and some other parties, saying “new ruling elites”, …
Essel plant to generate power from waste in Maharashtra
Nagpur, July 16 (IANS) Essel Infraprojects Ltd (EIL) will construct Maharashtra’s first Waste to Energy (WtE) plant with a capacity of 800 tonnes of waste, …
UP allows flat owners direct power connection
Lucknow, July 12 (IANS) In a move likely to benefit over 5 lakh flat owners across Uttar Pradesh, the state government on Thursday allowed individual …
Reliance Energy continues war on power theft, lodges 200 FIRs last year
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) In its aggressive drive to curb power thefts, Reliance Energy has registered 200 FIRs against 583 customers in 2017-2018, a company …
Tata Power wins 250 MW solar project at Karnataka’s Tumkur
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Tata Power on Wednesday announced it had been awarded the state-run Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL) project to develop …
Delhi’s peak power demand breaches 7,000 MW: BSES
New Delhi,, July 10 (IANS) With rains continuing to be elusive, peak power demand in Delhi broke all records on Tuesday to breach the 7,000 …
Delhi’s peak power demand touches new record at 6,998MW
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The peak power demand of Delhi broke previous records to hit an all-time high of 6,998 MW on Monday, the …
Delhi’s peak power demand at record 6,998 MW, BSES gears up
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Peak power demand in Delhi broke all records on Monday to touch the highest mark of 6,998 MW, and to …
Nod for Bangladesh’s 2nd 1,200 MW n-power plant
Chennai, July 9 (IANS) Construction work for Bangladesh’s second nuclear power plant will start soon with the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA) granting licence …
Will probe BJP CMs after coming to power, says Congress
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of protecting the “corrupt” BJP leaders including Chief Ministers of various BJP-ruled states, Congress on …
Six UP cities can generate 11.4 GW of solar power
Lucknow, July 6 (IANS) Six Uttar Pradesh cities alone can generate 11.4 GW of solar energy using 11 per cent of their built-up area, a …
Kejriwal clears Delhi projects but power tussle far from over (Roundup)
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday cleared three back-to-back Delhi projects previously awaiting the Centres decision but the AAPs …
Karnataka budget makes fuel, liquor, power costly
Bengaluru, July 5 (IANS) Petrol, diesel, liquor and power will soon be costly in Karnataka as the budget for 2018-19 on Thursday proposed higher levies …
AAP wins Delhi power tussle with LG, Centre (Roundup)
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled that Delhi’s Lt Governor was constitutionally bound by the “aid and advice” of …
Coal imports by power sector in April-May reduced 15%: Goyal
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Coal imports by the country’s power industry reduced by nearly 15 per cent during April-May this year in view of …
Delhi government takes back power to post officers
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Within hours of the apex court ruling in its favour, the Delhi government said on Wednesday it was taking back …
Don’t restrict coal intake during monsoon: CIL to power plants
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) The Coal India Ltd (CIL) has urged power stations “not to restrict intake of coal during monsoon period when power generation …
Highlights of Supreme Court ruling on Delhi power struggle
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The following are the highlights of the Supreme Court ruling on the division of power between the Delhi government and …
Ex-Malaysian PM charged with abuse of power
Kuala Lumpur, July 4 (IANS) Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged on Wednesday in a court here for his alleged role in the …
Himachal seeks Centre’s intervention over power arrears
Shimla, July 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday sought the Centre’s intervention in settling electricity arrears with neighbouring Punjab and …
CIL supplies to power plants up by 15.4% in April-June
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) Coal India Ltd (CIL) supplies to the power sector grew by 15.4 per cent during the first quarter of the current …
Sathiyan, Manika power Smashers to UTT title
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) India’s golden girl Manika Batra and country’s highest-ranked men’s player G. Sathiyan stamped their class on the Ultimate Table Tennis championship, …
Vote BJP to power in Bengal to stop Bangladeshi influx: Shah
Purulia (West Bengal), June 28 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday said his party has successfully stopped infiltration into Tripura from Bangladesh after coming …
Modi says greed for power has united opposition
Maghar (Uttar Pradesh), June 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the opposition parties and accused them of being …
Readapting to India: Hard landing in a soft power (First Person)
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) After a 21-year stint in the Gulf, which coincided with one of the region’s longest oil and gas booms, I …
Amalraj stars as Karlsson, Samara power United into UTT semis
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) Anthony Amalraj and Swedens Mattias Karlsson essayed key roles in paving Maharashtra Uniteds march into the semi-finals of the Ultimate Table …
BSES deal with Finland to induct new technology in power sector
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Delhi electricity distribution company (discom) BSES on Monday announced it has entered into a significant cooperation agreement with state-run Business …
Siemens Gamesa bags 150MW wind turbine order from ReNew Power
Chennai, June 25 (IANS) Wind turbine major Siemens Gamesa on Monday said it has secured an order for construction of a 150MW wind farm in …
To what end are PSBs continuing to finance coal-fired power? (Comment)
The government’s announcement to soon tender out 100 GW of solar power in one go is somewhat an ambitious step towards transition to clean energy, …
‘Hichki’ taught me I have power to make a difference: Director
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) A film made with conviction, honesty and a pure heart will touch people of any nation irrespective of language barriers, …
Reliance Energy restores power to Mumbai colony after CM intervenes
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Reliance Energy on Friday evening announced that it will resume full power supply to the residents of a Mumbai colony after …
Delhi facing all time high peak power demand
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The national capital faced an all time high peak power demand in May and June, compared to the last three …
Akon launches cryptocurrency to power youth entrepreneurship in Africa
Cannes, June 22 (IANS) Singer Akon is launching his own “AKoin” cryptocurrency in an effort to grow crypto-based apps in Africa to bring economic power …
Google gives Android users more power to control, secure accounts
San Francisco, June 22 (IANS) Google has rolled out new features for Android users to make it easier for them to navigate their accounts and …
Loan waiver, free power no lasting solution: Naidu
Pune, June 22 (IANS) Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said populist measures such as loan waivers and free power would not provide lasting solution to the …
Reliance Energy to ensure power supply during MMRDA outage
Mumbai, June 21 (IANS) Reliance Energy will take every possible step to ensure that power supply to its consumers in the city suburbs is not …