NEW DELHI: Amid fuel shortages, state-owned Coal India (CIL) is yet to sign fuel supply pacts with power plants for around 4,000 MW. The government, in 2012, had issued a presidential directive to CIL...
DHAKA: India and Bangladesh have agreed to open ways for private sector partnership to swap electricity alongside existing government-level cooperation, officials said today as power secretaries of the two countries concluded a two-day meeting...
NEW DELHI: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) today signed an agreement with India to provide a loan of about Rs 1,150 crore to augment power transmission infrastructure in Odisha. “JICA today signed an agreement...
NEW DELHI: With stiff resistance from locals delaying commissioning of Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant, Union Minister Jitendra Singh today said the “the fault lies with” the government for not being able to convince the...
If the Maharashtra government has its way, most Mumbaikars may pay uniform rates for electricity, irrespective of their power distributor. The tariff may also be lower than the one that they are currently paying....
AIPEF to oppose Electricity amendment bill Friday May 15, 2015 Chandigarh All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has decided to oppose the amendments proposed in Electricity (Amendment) bill 2014 which has been approved by...
NEW DELHI: The government plans to soon auction about 11 coal mines which could not be sold in the first two phases of the recent coal block auctions. “The Coal Ministry has proposed to...
New Delhi: As part of the National Democratic Alliance government’s green energy push, state-owned NTPC Ltd will call for bids from solar project developers for buying 15,000 megawatts (MW) on behalf of the ministry...
Minister for Power Aryadan Mohammed said here on Thursday that the power situation in the State was getting worse due to opposition by a large section of people to projects declared by the government....
Putting to shame the Punjab government’s claim of Punjab being a power surplus state, rampant power outages have thrown life out of gear in Amritsar, not just affecting household chores and office functioning, but...