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 …
Kochi: If you are looking for a solar panel as power backup and don’t know the technicalities, then ask the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). KSEB engineers association has launched a help desk to provide free technical assistance to domestic consumers in the state for selection, installation and operation of …
The proposed solid waste treatment plant will adopt incineration method The proposed solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram capable of processing 500 tonnes of waste material daily will adopt the waste-to-energy technology model based on the incineration method. Work on the Rs. 350 crore plant is expected to begin soon. …
The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has announced the rates at which independent producers of electricity from renewable sources could sell electricity to Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) and other distribution licensees in the State. The rates are Rs.4.88 per unit in the case of small hydroelectric projects with …
The state government has decided to provide a financial bailout package to Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL). Sources here said the Cabinet decided to provide the HPSEBL a package till March 31 of about Rs 650 crore to allow it take the benefit of the financial restructuring plan …
Reeling under severe power crises, Tamil Nadu government is mooting a plan to set up a power plant in Chhattisgarh. The proposal was in the preliminary stage as final decision will be taken after consultation with the Chhattisgarh government that would provide other infrastructure required for the project. Tamil Nadu’s …
Funds-starved state electricity boards (SEBs) across the country are resorting to load shedding in a massive way to deal with power shortages rather than buy electricity from the open market, which is turning more expensive. This is reflected in peak-hour electricity deficits of states with heavily indebted power distribution utilities. …
The concept of open access, included in the Electricity Act 2003 to promote competition, allows retail consumers to seek power supply from sources other than the incumbent utility. In 2011, the Government of India circulated an advisory mandating that all electricity consumers with certain minimum connected loads be deemed open …
Though the targets set were not met, the last two decades — particularly the later one — were marked by some revival of investor interest in the power industry, especially in the generation sector. The momentum, however, was partly lost in 2012 as fuel shortages and political arm-twisting led to …
The environment organisations have come out strongly against the new move of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) to revive the Pathrakadavu hydroelectric project. The project was proposed as an alternative to the Silent Valley project, being taken up now at the Silent Valley buffer zone in Mannarkkad taluk of …
Mahan I, in Madhya Pradesh, is Essar Power’s eighth operational power plant, taking its total generation capacity to 3,910 MW Essar Power has commissioned its 600 mega watt (MW) Mahan I power project. Essar Power, a subsidiary of Essar Energy Plc announced that the 600 megawatt (MW) unit is part …
The tiny tots at the Aided Upper Primary School in Podavur village continue their endeavour to conserve environment and energy. This time around, they not only managed to save 3,939 units of electricity during August-September in select households in a nearby locality but have sent out a strong message against …
Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) heaved a sigh of relief with the recent movement of coal from the mines of the Panem Coal Mines Limited in Pakur district of Jharkhand. The 22-day-long agitation in one of Jharkhand’s largest mines run by Panem Coal Mines Ltd was called off on December …
Rs.15 for a unit for those exceeding 300-unit monthly limit The Kerala State Regulatory Commission has ordered to levy Rs.15 per unit from domestic consumers who exceed the 300-unit monthly limit set for them. The current power tariff for the consumers in the 300 to 500 unit slab is Rs.7.50 …
State to give total co-operation, the company is planning to expant to 1,000 MW Raasi Green Energy Private Ltd today signed a MoU with the Tamil Nadu Government to set up a solar farm in the state of Tamil Nadu with an investment of around Rs 920 crore. The new …
Continuing its crackdown on non-serious players, the Ministry of Coal deallocated two more coal blocks- Baitarani West and Naini- allotted in Odisha in view of the unsatisfactory progress in development of the coal mines and end-use plants. The deallocation has been effected by the ministry on the basis of recommendations …
The government plans to enact a law soon to make states accountable for power distribution, Union Power Secretary P Uma Shankar said on Wednesday. “The State Electricity Distribution Responsibility Bill is in the process of drafting,” Shankar said at an event organised by industry lobby Assocham in Delhi. “The gap …
CESC Limited will take over power supply services from the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) by early next year. JSEB consumers feel this new arrangement will remove their long-standing grievances and discontents against the state’s power board. The Member (Distribution), JSEB, CD Kumar told Business Standard on Thursday that in …
State will have to wait for unit to stabilise to get full quota Will the commissioning of the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) lead to less load shedding in Tamil Nadu? There may not be much change in the situation in the immediate future, according to …
In the backdrop of India progressing towards increasing efficiency of coal fired power plants to reduce green house gas emissions even while holding on to the trajectory of economic growth, an international training programme here on Clean Coal Technologies (CCT) and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) has attracted 60 representatives …
Central project was in limbo for two years A Union government project to make Thiruvananthapuram a ‘Solar City’ is showing signs of revival. The project lay dormant for two years, until the last Corporation Council meeting. The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had decided to make Thiruvananthapuram and …
