Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan on Friday inaugurated Bharat Petroleum Corporation’s floating solar power plant at the Kochi Refinery. The 3.2MW AC floating solar plant has been set up in the rainwater harvesting pond and covers eight acres of the waterbody, which has a total area of around 19 acres, according to a release. The plant … Read more
Singareni and BHEL authorities after signing an agreement in Hyderabad on Tuesday (March 11, 2025) for setting up 800 MW thermal power plant near Jaipur in Mancherial district. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement HYDERABAD The Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) on Tuesday (March 11, 2025) signed an agreement with Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for … Read more
PA Media Amanda Pritchard, head of NHS England, would have regular Monday meetings with Health Secretary Wes Streeting to review performance and address challenges. But last Monday was different. After discussing the state of the health service, she announced she was stepping down – with just one month’s notice. It came as a shock to … Read more
Tamil Nadu has the highest power demand among the southern States. Haripriya V 9336@Coimbatore | Photo Credit: Haripriya V 9336@Coimbatore Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) rejected Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Ltd. ‘s (TNGECL) plea seeking nod for power purchase under the PM-Kusum Scheme-Component A. The regulator noted that TNGECL floated the tender without … Read more
Karnataka’s first combined cycle gas plant in Yelahanka, was inaugurated in September 2024. | Photo Credit: Jahnavi T R Karnataka’s first combined-cycle gas plant in Yelahanka, which was inaugurated in September, has generated a total of 454 Million Units (MU) since. The plant, which has a generation capacity of 370 Mega Watts (MW) is … Read more
Uttar Pradesh is looking to privatise two of its four power distribution companies, a State government tender showed, as the country’s most populous state grapples with power losses and a lack of sufficient transmission infrastructure. The State is inviting private companies to form partnerships with or privatise state-owned Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam and Purvanchal Vidyut … Read more
A YSRCP delegation, led by district president Bhumana Karunakar Reddy, returning after submitting a representation to APSPDCL in Tirupati on Friday. | Photo Credit: K.V. POORNACHANDRA KUMAR Leaders of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) took out demonstrations across Tirupati district on Friday (December 27) against the hike in power tariff. Led by party Tirupati district … Read more
While both rabi and kharif crops are generally sown during the day, the supply of electricity between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. forces the farmers to stay awake the whole night | Photo Credit: PTI Power supply lines of 33 KV are being divided in Rajasthan, along with the construction of new 33 KV power … Read more
Adani Energy Solutions said on Saturday that Kenya’s cancellation of a $736 million transmission line project did not require it to make any regulatory disclosure under Indian stock exchange rules as it was within its ordinary course of business. It said it was responding to a request for clarification from the Bombay Stock Exchange and … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a public meeting for the Jharkhand Assembly election, in Jharia, Jharkhand. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday (November 12, 2024) slammed the JMM-led coalition in Jharkhand for alleged corruption and coal smuggling and urged voters to strengthen BJP’s hands so that “corrupt leaders are … Read more