The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has released the draft guidelines for PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana which is aimed at installing rooftop solar (RTS) plants in one crore (10 million) households
NDPL has started to use Geographical Information System for providing electricity connections soon. The technology is used to monitor the increase in load annually, so that the distcoms can prepare
The Union Government was confident of convincing the people of Jaitpur in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra on the desirability and need to set up a nuclear power plant there, even as the demand for
The petroleum and natural gas ministry has asked Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd to study the financial viability of its proposed 7.5million-tonne a year greenfield refinery at Kakinada in Andhra
The much delayed Hirma Thermal Power Project may finally see the light of day with Reliance Energy getting the go-ahead from the Orissa government. The generation capacity of the project may be
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) on Thursday released a consultation paper to develop a Power Exchange (PX) for electricity trading. A common platform for trading would help
An "intelligent method" adopted by Andhra Pradesh for drawing more than its share of electricity from the regional pool is causing anxiety to Tamil Nadu power
Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) is likely to zero in on Mandarbani in East Midnapore to set up its nuclear power plant. The first set of soil tests conducted by it and the nature of
The Delhi government is planning to remote control and meter the functioning of streetlights in the Capital in an effort to conserve energy. Its first energy conservation project, the Power
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board will soon enter into long-term contracts with registered power traders for selling surplus power to other States, its chairman Hans Raj Verma
Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) today unveiled a grand spending plan of over Rs 60,000 crore in Orissa, which included an investment blueprint for the world's largest pithead thermal power plant.
