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A minister in the Goa government has threatened protests over the proposed 11 per cent hike in electricity tariff that will come into effect in the state from April 1. Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, addressing a press conference today, expressed "utter displeasure" at his government accepting the recommendation of the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for a tariff hike.
Electricity charges for domestic users in the city, per unit, have been reduced, while fixed charges per month has increased, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) announced on March 28. The total electricity bill is the sum of charges for the electricity used per unit and fixed charges...
Out of 47,855 MW of the coal-based power plants currently under construction, only 6,445 MW of additional capacity would be required between FY17-22, the National Electricity Plan (NEP) published by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has said. The forecast was based on estimating power demand g...
Opposing the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to privatise power distribution in Lucknow, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Meerut and Moradabad, around 1 lakh employees and engineers from the power sector have decided to go on a strike and boycott work on March 27. Employees said they would indefinitely stri...
India’s electricity production grew 34% over seven years to 2017, and the country now produces more energy than Japan and Russia, which had 27% and 8.77% more electricity generation capacity installed, respectively, than India seven years ago.
India produced 1,160.10 billion units (BU) of electricity...
State-owned power giant NTPC on March 23 said its first unit of 2x800 MW Lara Super Thermal power station in Chhattisgarh commenced generating electricity, which took the group's total capacity to 52,991 MW.
NTPC has 21 coal based, 7 gas based, 11 solar PV, two Hydro, one wind and 8 subsidiaries / jo...
The Odisha Electricity Employees and Engineers joined the nationwide protest in all state capitals against Electricity Bill 2014, privatisation of electricity distribution and Franchisee.
The nation wide call was given by the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCC...
With subsidy dues that the Punjab government owes to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) running into Rs 5,000 crore, the cabinet, on March 13, allowed an increase in electricity duty by 2 percentage points, taking it to 15%. This means that bill of each consumer will also increase by...
Fearing adverse impact on their finances, the Telangana Transco and Discoms have requested the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) not to consider reduction of tariff to major customers, including Railways.
The submission come in the wake of a series of requests made by bulk consumers such as Sou...
The harnessing of solar energy has made Diu the country’s first energy surplus Union territory and a model for an effective way for people to harness this renewable energy source. In just three years, Diu has made rapid progress in solar power generation. The Union territory has an area of just 42 s...
Noted economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia on March 9 stressed on stopping free power and reduce subsidy on fertiliser over the next five years.
"We need to consider quantity rationing of water usage by stopping free electricity and curb the subsidy on fertiliser over five years," said Ahluwalia, who was...
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