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Heatwave accentuates electricity demand; Bihar, Jharkhand, Punjab among st
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): The demand for power has risen in April due to heatwave and people in different parts of the country are facing power cuts. The problem has been accentuated by a steep rise in prices of imported coal due to Russia-Ukraine conflict and some power plants n
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Centre allocates 207MW of additional power to J-K to meet increasing deman
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): In order to meet the increasing electricity demand, the Centre has allocated 207MW of additional power to Jammu and Kashmir.
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Study suggests India could economically meet electricity demand through re
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 10 (ANI): The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) this week released an in-depth study of India's future power system investments which suggested that India could economically meet electricity demand through renewables by 2030.
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Unprecedented increase in electricity demand due to revival of economy amo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 10 (ANI): After Delhi and Punjab Chief Ministers flagged the issue of shortage of coal at power plants, the Ministry of Power listed four reasons for the depletion of coal stocks including an unprecedented increase in demand for electricity due to the revival of th
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Improving business sentiment can accentuate recovery: ICRA
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): A sequential improvement in economic momentum set in during June with many states having started phased unlocking of restrictions imposed after the second wave of Covid-19, rating agency ICRA said on Thursday.
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India's power demand surges to record high
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): With the peak electricity demand in the country crossing 1,85,820 Megawatt, the highest-ever recorded, Union Power Minister RK Singh on Wednesday said that the surging demand for power is a certain indicator of India's economy getting back on track. Read More
Coronavirus hits Indian electricity demand, capacity addition: Fitch
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Singapore, Aug 21 (ANI): Fitch Ratings expects India's electricity demand to drop by 4 per cent during the financial year ending March 2021 given the expectations of only a gradual pick-up in economic activity since pandemic-related lockdowns were relaxed in June.
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Delhi's peak power demand clocked at season's high of 5,268 MW on May 24
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): Delhi's peak electricity demand clocked 5,268 MW, the season's highest on May 24 night, according to BSES Delhi on Monday.
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Electricity demand went down but frequecy was maintained during PM's 'swit
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): Union Power Minister RK Singh has informed that demand for electricity supply went down during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'switch off the light' campaign at 9 pm on Sunday for few a minutes but the frequency was maintained and the voltage was kept stable
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Muted power demand growth to delay PLF recovery, discom dues on the rise:
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 10 (ANI): India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has revised the power sector outlook to negative for FY21 from stable-to-negative on account of muted growth in electricity demand and rising discoms dues.
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Delhi electricity demand touches record 7,241 MW
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Delhi's electricity demand touched an all-time high of 7,241 megawatt (MW) on Monday at 3:29 pm. This is the highest peak power demand recorded in any Indian city.
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No shortage of coal or electricity in Delhi: Piyush Goyal
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday ruled out Aam Aadmi Party's coal stock crisis at Delhi-based thermal power plants and urged the Arvind Kejriwal-led government to focus on strengthening distribution infrastructure to meet electricity demand for future
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