ALLAHABAD: Drawing state government's attention towards the worsening power scenario in the city, Samajwadi Party (SP) national general secretary and Allahabad MP Reoti Raman Singh met chief minist

After postponing it for several years, Jharkhand, which is among the last few states in the country that have not yet unbundled their power boards, is now set to form four independent companies fro

The government, on Monday, said power surplus States could transfer surplus electricity to ones grappling with shortage through a new system.

Bhopal: At dawn every day, elders of Goodar village in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district task one of the village youths with his most important assignment of the day — collecting mobile phones fro

Given the policy paralysis at the highest level of the government, which has failed to provide necessary funds for infrastructure upgrade, nearly 50 lakh people in the Jammu region may face a major

Execution of six mini hydel power projects is expected to complete by the end of 2014, while work allotment for the other four has been completed after the tendering procedure.

The state government has initiated the privatization of power distribution network in 12 cities and awarded the contract for Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur.

Even as the Rs 15,000-crore transmission project continues to remain embroiled in a controversy over change of conductors, the UP Transmission Corporation Limited (UPTCL) is all set to embark on ye

When fully completed, the state is expected to become power-surplus from a deficit of 4,000 Mw a day at present

Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday clarified the state government had proposed to implement new power projects totaling Rs 16,350 crore in the coming years. Under the proposed investments, the state is implementing the Sillahalla hydel power project at Nilgiris at a cost of Rs 7,000 crore besides setting up 56 sub-stations at an expenditure of Rs 8,000 crore.

Meeting slated for May 1, makes strong case for hydro to be declared as renewable energy, Jyotiraditya Scindia

Union Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia will chair an advisory group on May 1 to discuss the bottlenecks in the development of hydro power projects, falling share of hydro power, delays in environment and forest clearances and high capital costs.
The group, which also includes high-profile private sector players, is expected to make a case for hydro power to be declared renewable energy, by making it obligatory to increase its share to 20 per cent of total generation by the 15th Plan from the present level of 16 per cent.