State-owned power companies whose coal blocks were taken back last week have questioned the government's move to revoke their licences while sparing private companies.
Public sector firms, including NTPC, Damodar Valley Corporation, Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corp and Jharkhand State Electricity Board, said they have invested huge sums in developing the mines while many private firms have
SARITA C SINGH NEW DELHI Cash-strapped state power utilities have cut offtake from thermal power generators, hitting their output and driving down tariffs in the short-term market.
Ranchi, April 15: Jharkhand High Court today once again pulled up the government and the state power board for erratic supply in the capital.
A division bench of Chief Justice Bhagwati Prasad and Justice Prakash Tatia, while hearing a PIL on poor power supply in Ranchi, said all government and Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) officials should be punished for their incompetence.
Ranchi, April 7: The latest state-wide 72-hour blackout after the breakdown of Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Limited (TVNL) has led Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) today to ask Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for power from its upcoming Maithon Right Bank Thermal Power Project, commonly referred to as Maithon Power.
In an SOS to DVC, JSEB requested that a power purchase agreement be inked be
Against 220 lakh hydel units in mid-Dec, Punjab is now getting only 160 LU a day
Falling mercury levels in the north have hit electricity generation hard at the region
The Punjab Government has clarified that the Centre has not extended any financial help to the state for passing on to farmers. The Rs 800 crore received by the state from the Centre is specifically meant for passing on to the Punjab State Electricity Corporation (PSEC) with the riders that if it is used for any other purpose, it will be taken back with interest.
Distribution Cos Need To Replace 6% Capacity With Renewable Energy
Gouri Agtey Athale PUNE
FIRST it blended green fuel into petrol. Now, the government wants green power blended into electricity to light up our homes, offices and factories. Energy distribution companies have to replace 6% of their total quantity with power generated from solar, wind or hydel energy.
