Ahmedabad: One can have electricity connection even though the consumer does not have any legal occupancy of the house or land, the Gujarat High Court ruled this in an order.

LUCKNOW: Managing director, Madhyanchal Electricity Distribution Company, Parthsarthy Sen Sharma has directed the officials of the distribution company to initiate adequate measures in solving the problem of overdrawal in the forthcoming summers.

PSERC says it will take this step if subsidy is not paid to PSEB
Jangveer Singh
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 28

- Energy minister Raghubar Das gives 3-member committee 15 days to submit report
SUMAN K. SHRIVASTAVA
reasons for darkness

Ranchi, Jan. 27: Deputy chief minister Raghubar Das, who holds charge of the energy department, has set up a three-member committee to probe frequent breakdowns at the Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd (TVNL) plant.

LUCKNOW: After throwing open thermal power generation to private players, the UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) is mulling to repeat the act with hydro power as well.

On Monday, a decision to this effect was taken at a review meeting presided over by UPPCL chairman-cum-managing director Navneet Sehgal.

TNEB acquires the land necessary for the construction of the sub-stations

boosting power supply: The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board

Chandigarh: Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has signed an agreement with Green Planet Energy Private Ltd to purchase 14 mw of power. The move will encourage private entrepreneurs to set up power plants using new and renewable sources of energy in the state.

India's largest power company NTPC plans to invest a massive Rs 2,25,000 crore in the next seven years in capacity expansion to become a 75,000-MW entity, company's chairman, Mr R. S. Sharma, said.
NTPC, which has a production capacity of a little over 30,000 MW annually, constitutes 19 per cent of the country's total installed capacity of 1,55,000 MW.

THE Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) on Monday notified regulation on renewable energy certificate (REC) to promote renewable sources of energy and development of market in electricity.