Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Funds crunch limits options Starved of funds to purchase adequate power to meet the demand in the state, the PSEB authorities have started imposing heavy power cuts, varying from 6 to 8 hours daily. Sources said the demand for power yesterday was in the range of 1,750 lakh units against …
Hisar- As many as 1360 cases of power theft have been detected and a penalty of Rs 2.80 crore has been recovered under the Power Theft Informer Scheme launched by the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN). A senior Nigam official said 40 per cent of the recovered amount of …
Three months after Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal mooted the Rs 80-crore energy saving Atal Bijli Bachat Yojana, envisaging free distribution of CFLs, Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board is finally ready to introduce the scheme. Yesterday, HPSEB top officials finalised the tender documents to start bulk purchase of compact fluorescent …
Enquiry and complaint are two chronic problems which plague divisional and subdivisional offices of the Assam State Electricity Board all over the State. Annoyed by frequent ringing of the telephone, most instruments in the complaint rooms of the ASEB offices remain uncradled. This is done just to avoid complaints. But …
Jangveer Singh The Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) is getting pushed in the red to meet needs of non-paying consumers and earning the dubious distinction of topping the country in the purchase of costly power. According to data available with the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), the board had to …
It's payback time for Delhi's discoms. Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has devised a new way to ensure that consumers' grievances are addressed
While the Delhi government has been talking of making the power sector competitive by permitting open access for domestic consumers, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), the power regulator, is perplexed at the poor response from stake holders for the public hearing on open access scheduled for June 27. Much below …
Even as Punjab farmers have been hard hit due to the acute shortage of farm workers for sowing paddy, the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has added to their woes by refusing to provide temporary power connections for tube wells. It has been a regular practice of the PSEB to …
The people of Assam are likely to get a respite in the current summer season as a power tariff is unlikely with the Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) and its subsidiary companies are yet to place its demands to the Assam State Electricity Regulatory Commission (ASERC) and as per the …
The power generation capacity in the state has risen by 2937 megawatts during the last four years. With an extension unit of Amarkantak thermal power plant becoming critical soon, 210 MW more is going to be added to this capacity. Giving utmost importance to power, the state government has provided …
The golden jubilee of the Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) was a damp affair with little public participation. Not just the public, the celebrations failed to elicit an enthusiastic response from a majority of its employees. This is symbolic of the mess that the ASEB
Shimla - Dhumal meets Power Minister in Delhi The Union Ministry of Power has left the issue of trifurcation of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) on the state government. In a meeting of Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde in Delhi today, …
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) is a pioneer among the State Electricity Boards in India in promoting renewable energy programmes. Tamil Nadu is blessed with conductive natural meteological and topographical settings for wind power generation. There are three passes namely 'Palghat Pass', 'Shengottah Pass' and 'Aralvoimozhi Pass' that are …
In a move aimed at giving great relief to the residents of Thane and Navi Mumbai circles including Bhandup, Mulund, Kanjurmarg besides Kalva from power cuts, the Bhandup zone of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDC) has mooted zero load shedding for the city and its suburb. Maharashtra Electricity …
Open Access System Will Allow People To Purchase Power Freely With the Assembly elections approaching, Delhi government has finally empowered Delhiites to choose discoms with a better image in over those with numerous complaints against them in the last six years. The open access system will allow people to take …
Improve the power situation or we won't vote for you. This is what people living in the semi-urban panchayat areas of Hooghly district have told the candidates of the CPI-M and other Left Front contestants during their door-to-door canvassing as a part of their poll campaign. Having been criticised for …
For the second consecutive day today and much to the embarrassment of the CPI-M leadership, Raj Bhavan, plunged into darkness for an hour this evening. Power in the palatial building was also switched off for an hour in the afternoon. A Raj Bhavan spokesperson pointed out that a decision is …
The State Power Department has prepared a Cabinet Memorandum proposing amalgamation of its three distribution companies into one and outsourcing some functions in a select number of urban and rural electrical circles. Stating this at a press conference here this afternoon, Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi said that the re-bundling of …
Power equipment major Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) is all set to finalise separate joint ventures with the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Company (APGenco) and the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board, close on the heels of its first joint venture company, NTPC-Bhel Power Projects, which was formed last month. As a first …
