When will the power crisis end in Tamil Nadu? This year?
Next year? You will end up scratching your head if you were to go by the sound bytes of people holding responsible positions in the government. Express does a reality check

Mumbai: The government has been claiming a load-shedding free Maharashtra by 2012, but the provision in the budget indicates otherwise.

Three of its major power generation plants, with consolidated generation of more than 4,000mw, are expected to be commissioned not before 2014-15, the budget document states.

KOCHI: With the onset of summer, consumption of power has gone up significantly.

At the same time the supply has come down.

If power consumption i s not controlled, it will surely lead to a crisis.

New Delhi: In the first ever investment of its kind by World Bank

Sujay Mehdudia

NEW DELHI: In what could prove to be a setback to India's growth in the power sector and reflects poorly on its performance, the Planning Commission has reduced the power generation capacity addition target by over 20 per cent to 62,374MW for the 11th Plan (2007-12) from the original 78,577 MW, in its mid-term review.

THIRUVANATHAPURAM: Kerala has finally done it. Daily power consumption has, for the first time, crossed 55 million units (MU) in the State. Keralites gobbled up a whopping 55.03 MU on Thursday breaking the existing record of 54.94 MU.

BHUBANESWAR: While the State is reeling under power crisis, the Government has not taken any proactive measures during the last 15 years to add hydro generation capacity despite huge potential.

KOLKATA, 17 MARCH: Mr Nirupam Sen, minister in charge of state power department today said unavailability of requisite amount of coal, railway rake and power from the Central power sector has led to massive power cuts during Madhyamik examination.

New Delhi: In a judgment that could make power tariff more consumer friendly, the Supreme Court has green lighted the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission's authority to cap profit margin on trading of electricity.

KOCHI: With climate change and energy crisis fast becoming a reality, scientists all over the world have started looking for solutions to tide over the crisis.