Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 30 (ANI): Employees from Telangana State Electricity agencies have contributed a huge donation amounting to Rs 11.40 crore, to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund to help contain the spread of COVID-19 in the State.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 25 (ANI): The countrywide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 has resulted in a sharp decline in the consumption of electricity in Uttarakhand, an official said.
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday directed authorities to ensure that there is no dearth of food, potable water, electricity and other requirements of sanitation in the area where the inhabitants of Yamuna Pushta have been relocated for the lockdown period to
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 15 (ANI): An employee of the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) has lost his life due to the coronavirus, said the BEST on Wednesday.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 14 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday issued directives for relief measures related to electricity bill payment and directed that power connections will not be terminated due to non-payment amid coronavirus lockdown.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 11 (ANI): The Tehri Dam is producing 6.5 million units of electricity instead of 9 million units as there is a dip in the consumption of electricity due to coronavirus lockdown.
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Industrial output in February grew at 4.5 per cent as against a 0.2 per cent a year earlier, data released by the government on Thursday showed.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], April 9 (ANI): Chief Secretary of Odisha government on Wednesday wrote to the Centre suggesting measures to ease the immediate burden of the power sector, so the state government can provide substantial relief on electricity tariff to public and industry bodies
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 6 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao congratulated the state electricity department for smoothly handling the switching off lights in the state on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to the nation to mark the fight against the corona
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
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday expressed concern over the Prime Minister's call to switch off lights at 9 pm on April 5, saying that it is not a contemplated move and might cause electric grid to crash.
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], April 4 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to switch off lights at 9 pm on Sunday to represent country's spirit in fight against COVID-19 can affect "power grid" as well as emergency services, said Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut on Friday.