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A water vendor and residents of an area take drinking water from a roadside water source in Kolkata. (Photo: AP)

AA Edit | Meet summer needs sustainably

The government is anticipating a record peak power demand of 270 gigawatts (GW) this summer, as against previous...

2 March 2025 11:07 PM IST

State-owned and private plants generated the power.

Discoms battle space crunch

700 places pose major challenge to regular power supply.

23 July 2018 1:21 AM IST

The Mahavitaran company has offered to waive the fine and interest on the electricity charges under the scheme. (Representational image)

Mahavitaran not to cut power

Currently, the state government is paying the monthly electricity bill of 26,051 consumers from drought-affected areas.

19 May 2019 5:47 AM IST

Power firms across Europe, which previously depended on coal or gas-fired power plants, are having to adapt to the expanding use of renewable power sources and facing a profit squeeze as wholesale electricity prices have fallen.

India to be power surplus in 2018-19: Central Electricity Authority

The reason for power deficit is limitation of transmission and distribution networks particularly in remote and hilly...

5 Aug 2018 12:16 PM IST

The magnitude 6.7 quake on Hokkaidos southern coast knocked out power to nearly all 3 million households on the island. (Representational image)

Japan's power supply system weak link in times of disaster

The blackout across entire northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful earthquake showed the weak link in all the...

8 Sept 2018 2:04 PM IST

Cabinet likely to okay package for power discoms reeling under revenue loss in lockdown. (PTI Photo)

Cabinet likely to approve package for power distribution utilities due...

The package may include creating an alternate investment fund to pay off dues on behalf of the discoms to gencos

19 April 2020 4:48 PM IST

The maximum demand was for the agricultural sector. (Photo: DC archives)

Power demand highest in 60 yrs

The electricity board is confident of supply more power as and when required.

30 March 2017 3:29 AM IST

BJP national secretary Shrikant Sharma. (Source: YouTube screegrab)

4 holy cities in UP to get 24-hour power supply: Sharma

The UP power minister said his department was committed to providing round the clock power supply in rest of the state...

26 March 2017 12:13 PM IST

State power department has started installing smart meters for West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) consumers.

Slum dwellers upset as BEST shifts totally to online

Ironically, the system was brought in to benefit these very same slum dwellers who keep shifting addresses.

18 July 2017 1:46 AM IST

The committee found that for the current fiscal also the power ministry had put forward a demand of Rs 31,519 crore, which was reduced to Rs 12,200 crore by the finance ministry.

Finance ministry pulled up for slashing power funds

MPs' panel asks power ministry to use allocations as per original demand.

13 March 2017 12:51 AM IST

Mahadiscom has cut the power for defaulters but not taken any stern steps for recovery of the money.

45 lakh families to get power supply in MP under Saubhagya

The REC has been appointed as the nodal agency for coordinating the implementation of the scheme.

27 Dec 2017 10:51 AM IST

A CESC spokesperson later in the day said that the 750 MW Budge Budge power station, which tripped on Thursday morning at 9.53 am, has returned fast to normalcy.

ADB, India ink $500 mn loan pact for power supply

Project also aims to strengthen transmission system to accommodate renewable energy-generation capacity.

24 Feb 2017 11:09 AM IST