World energy issues monitor 2024
In a world where the demands for secure, affordable and sustainable energy are ever-increasing, global and national energy systems are showing signs of deficiencies and strains everywhere. There is an
Power Transmission
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State seeking Rs 1,200-cr ADB loan for power sector
AJIT PATOWARY
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Rajasthan to get 60 lakh more units of electricity
JAIPUR: Rajasthan will start getting an additional 60 lakh units of electricity every day after synchronisation of the sixth unit of the Suratgarh thermal power project which was lit up this past Sunday. The State Vidyut Utpadan Nigam has set the target of starting the 250 MW unit by March this year.
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No load shedding, OERC to Gridco
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) today restricted Gridco, the bulk supplier of power to the distribution companies (distcoms) in the State, from resorting to load shedding and meet the increasing load of the distcoms from sourcing power from captive power plants.
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Stop arbitrary exploitation of water resources: Mufti
Former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has expressed concern over the arbitrary exploitation of water resources of the state that has landed it in a financial mess and caused severe power shortage.
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Power-starved State inks three MoUs
Special Correspondent
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Needed: More funding in R&D of power sector
BHUBANESWAR: Calling for more research and development (R&D) funding for power sector, especially in transmission, Executive Director of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) RN Nayak today said Indian industries must come forward so that future planning for power transmission can use all the high-end technologies and nation can cut down losses in transmission.
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More power for the people of Mumbai
Mumbai: The state government has claimed to have increased power generation by 860 MW in the past one month. With this, they also claimed that load shedding in the rural and urban areas would be reduced by about an hour daily. However, activists have rubbished the claim and alleged that the government is diverting energy to select urban areas.
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Power crisis looms as NTPC units shut down
Jangveer Singh Tribune News Service Chandigarh, January 8 Power crisis looms large over North India following the closure of a number of gas-based thermal units due to shortage of gas. Ongoing strike by officers of the Oil and Natural Gas Company (ONGC) has led to the situation.
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Jairams assurance on Himachal power projects
Sujay Mehdudia
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Cities to get 24/7 power till May
The Power Minister said that the power tariff will not be hiked in near future. We do not want to burden people. Though Escoms have filed tariff revision applications before KERC, the Government will not approve any hike, he stated.