Search For "electricity"
Govt making policy to facilitate supply of washery coking coal to steel se
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The government is working on a policy for the steel sector where the washery route will be applied as the end-route for coking coal thereby reducing the import dependence, M Nagaraju, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal said in New Delhi today.
Read More
Pakistan suffers PKR 600 billion loss annually due to power theft: Energy
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan Federal Energy Minister Awais Leghari said that the country was suffering a loss worth a whopping Rs 600 billion a year due to electricity theft, reported Geo News.
Read More
Protester in PoJK decries prison torture, laments non-implementation of pr
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Fahab Hameed Kiyani, a resident of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, who was arrested during protests in May while demanding subsided wheat flour and electricity, has decried torture in jail and lamented that demands have not been fulfilled so far despite promises.
Read More
UP govt gearing up to make state self-reliant in electricity production
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
With the increasing investments in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government under the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is planning to increase power generation by approximately 5255 MW through 10 new thermal power plants over the next three years.
Read More
Nepal to export 40 MW power to Bangladesh through Indian grid
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
India and Bangladesh on Saturday agreed to continue to expand their power and energy collaboration and together develop intra-regional electricity trade, including of competitively-priced power generated from clean energy projects in India, Nepal and Bhutan, through the Indian electricity gr
Read More
Electricity bills should reach every consumer's home on time, directs CM Y
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Chief Minister Yogi directed that electricity bills should reach every consumer's home on time and without any errors. It is crucial to hold meter readers accountable for this.
Read More
Coal Minister asks for faster operationalisation of auctioned coal mines
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Union Ministry of Coal and Mines is poised to begin a detailed exploration of mining blocks for faster operationalisation of auctioned coal mines, after a review meeting by Minister G Krishan Reddy.
Read More
Highest ever coal stocks available at thermal power plants, says Coal Mini
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Ministry of Coal (MoC) said despite the extremely high demand for power, the coal stocks at Thermal Power Plants remain robust, exceeding 45 million tonnes (MT) as of June 16, 2024, which is 31.71 per cent higher compared to the same period last year when it was 34.25 MT.
Read More
"Vegetables drying up, electricity supply erratic": HP's Agriculture Minis
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Amidst the water crisis in Himachal Pradesh, the state's Agriculture Minister Chander Kumar spoke about the different problems related to the agriculture sector and said that the vegetables are being dried up and the electricity required for the irrigation is also erratic in the state.
Read More
Delhi's peak power demand reaches all-time high of 8,656 MW
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Amid the heatwave conditions in Delhi, the national capital's peak power demand reached an all-time high of 8,656 MW at 3:06 pm, the highest ever in the history of the national capital, the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) data stated on Wednesday.
Read More
India's Northern region meets record peak power demand despite heat wave c
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In response to the increased demand and to ensure adequate power availability across the country, the Ministry of Power has implemented a series of measures to meet the highest-ever peak demand of 250 GW during this ongoing summer season.
Read More
Extreme heatwaves drive Delhi's power demand to record high of 8,647 MW
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The extreme heatwave continues to push Delhi's power demand northwards. According to the State Load Dispatch Centre data, at 3:22 PM on Tuesday, Delhi's peak power demand clocked 8647 MW. It is the highest ever in the history of the national capital.
Read More