Lucknow: The Mayawati Government on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ahmedabad-based Torrent Power, which will function as a franchisee for distribution of power in Kanpur and Agra cities in Uttar Pradesh.

Mumbai: The distribution wing of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB), now Mahavitaran (MV), proposes to increase the rate of electricity supplied to consumers across the board within the next few weeks.

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SALEM: Distressing internecine activities and haunting power cuts are the primary factors that inflicted a string of defeats on Congress in this highly industrialised region of western Tamil Nadu, barring the hill constituency of Nilgiris.

Chennai: Electricity generation from wind mills installed in Tamil Nadu fell sharply to 16.71 million units on Saturday, compared with 34.72 million units the previous day. On Thursday, the windmills in the State generated a record 41.16 million units

Electricity tariffs may change as power sector regulator Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) will soon announce new parameters determining the cost of generation and transmission for thermal power projects.

Ahmedabad : Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has given in principle approvals to three companies Essar, Torrent and Suzlon for distribution of power in their respective special economic zones (SEZs) in the state.

MUMBAI: About 24 lakh power consumers in suburban Mumbai may be saved from a big hike in their electricity bills with Reliance Infrastructure and Tata Power deciding to bury the hatchet. The two companies had been at war over the allocation of power capacity.

NEW DELHI: After reeling under a power shortage for the past few days, the Capital can look forward to some relief now on the power front. Following requests from the Delhi Government

Mumbai: For a state already grappling with severe power shortage, this news is sure to come as a shock. If experts are to be believed, Maharashtra will now have to brace itself for more hours of load-shedding following a major snag at Chandrapur and Khaparkheda thermal power stations.

Enough water in reservoirs says KSEB