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Power shutdown tomorrow
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Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on Saturday from 9am to 5:30pm for maintenance work.
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Nitish Kumar stresses on renewable energy for Bihar
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Environmental organization Greenpeace on Wednesday said it welcomes the recent statement made by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar stressing the need to harness the potential of renewable energy to provide energy access
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Cabinet directs KSEB to withdraw load shedding
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The Kerala Cabinet today requested the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) to withdraw the load shedding in the State.
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OPG Power Ventures plans to tackle uncertainties with a flexible biz model
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London-based OPG Power Ventures Plc may be a small player in India's power sector, but claims to have put in place a unique business model that shields the firm from uncertainties in the sector.
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Power cuts back as government returns to old ways
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Silently yet surely, authorities have brought back power cuts little over a month after it was declared that there would be no more load-shedding during summer.
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Centre yet to clear coal supply proposals
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Assam may be reeling under massive power shortages, but Union Power Minister is still sitting on the proposals to grant long-term coal linkages to Chandrapur and Margherita thermal power plants.
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250 MW Margherita power project yet to take off
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For an energy starved State it appears as an enigma waiting to be explained. Years after it was planned and was drafted into a cabinet memorandum, the proposed 250 MW Margherita Power Project continues to be in limbo.
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NHPC giving more free power to Arunachal
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The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has been occupying more Assam land for implementing the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project (LSHEP), but allocating about ten times more free power to Arunachal Pradesh
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Kudankulam plant to start commercial operations in August
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The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) Friday announced that the first of the two 1,000 MW units of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is expected to start commercial operations this August
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21-MW unit damaged in Tripura fire
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A three-member team of Bharat Heavy Electric Ltd (BHEL) arrived here on Thursday morning to restore a 21 MW power generation unit, which was damaged in a fire accident on Wednesday.
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Corporation tag on power sector in Manipur
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The state government, with the primary objective to improve the deplorable power situation in the state, has started the process for converting the power department into a corporation.
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Jharkhand sizzles amid power shortage & heat wave
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Railway reservation counters, online trading centres, media houses, hospitals, bank ATMs, mobile tower, pump houses, medicine shops and cold storages that require round-the-clock electricity supply to function have been facing hard times in the state over the past couple of weeks.
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Privatisation of power sector opposed
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The State unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today opposed any proposed move to rope in private players in the power sector, as was hinted by State Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi on Wednesday.
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'Welspun plans 500 MW of solar power projects'
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The Welspun group plans to put up 500 MW of solar photovoltaic capacity by 2016-17, the rating agency CARE has said.
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Solar, wind energy not viable in Assam: Minister
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Assam Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi today said solar energy and wind power were not viable means of power generation in the state as it is not naturally endowed
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Power supply curbs in Kerala to go from June 1
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The Kerala state electricity regulator has rejected a demand by the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) to extend power supply curbs beyond May 31.
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CAG concerned over method of computing power consumption by agricultural sector
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The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has expressed concern over the methodology of computation of electricity consumption by the agricultural sector, which enjoys free power supply.
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Jayalalithaa radiates hope of overcoming power shortage
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The problem of electricity shortage in the State will soon be overcome, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa told the Assembly on Wednesday.
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NTPC to add over 8,000 MW in next two years
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The public sector power generation major, NTPC, expects to add 4,160 MW and 4,298 MW respectively in the current year and the next.
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NHPC all set to directly enter thermal power generation
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Public sector hydro power generator NHPC has now acquired all legal rights to foray into thermal power generation.
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CESC acquires two hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh
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CESC Ltd on Wednesday said it has acquired India Bulls group outfits engaged in developing two separate hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh.
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Assam ready for more power reforms
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Assam is gearing up for the second phase of power reforms to increase electricity generation, Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi said here Wednesday.
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CESC buys 2 hydel projects in Arunachal Pradesh
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CESC, an RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company, on Wednesday, announced its plans to expand hydel power capacity through acquisition of two projects in Arunachal Pradesh.
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State gearing up for second phase power reforms
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State Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi today informed that the State is now gearing up for second phase reforms in the power sector after concentrating on infrastructure development in the first round.
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Assam set to kick-off second phase of power reforms
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Assam is set to undertake the second phase of power sector reforms, which is expected to see major initiatives to boost generation and greater efforts for privatisation.
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