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India Was Power Deficit In 2014 With 15% Supply Shortage, It’s Now In Surplus: R K Singh
Union Power Minister R K Singh on Tuesday said the country was power deficit in 2014 when there was a shortage of 13-15 per cent in power supply and now, it is a power surplus. He added that the current government has connected the entire…
Coal production to be hiked significantly on high power demand: RK Singh
Union Power Minister RK Singh on Tuesday said the coal production will be hiked significantly to cope up with increased demand.
"On a day-to-day basis, our power demand is 40,000-45,000…
Delhi Cheap Power: Want Subsidy? Both Online, Offline Options Available; Check Details
As the Delhi government has decided to provide electricity subsidy to only those who specifically opt for it, both online and offline options will be provided to the consumers to inform the government whether they want to avail of the…
Power Crisis: CIL Raised 15.6% Coal Supply To Plants In April; Situation Normal? Know Details
At a time when several parts of the country are facing power blackouts during the high power-demanding summer season, state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Monday said its dry fuel supply to the power sector rose 15.6 per cent year-on-year to…
Coal Availability: Payment Dues Revolve Around Power Supply Crisis Amid High Demand
Many states across the country are facing power cuts with some resorting to blackouts for up to 12 hours during the hotter-than-normal summers, due to low coal availability and high demand. The power supply crisis is also being attributed…
Govt Urges States to Import Coal for Blending Up To 10% to Meet Rising Power Demand
As the power demand expected to rise, Union Power Minister R K Singh on Wednesday urged states to import coal for blending purpose up to 10 per cent to ensure adequate coal stocks for uninterrupted power supply and said ‘tolling facility’…
Discoms owed ₹1 lakh crore to power generating firms till February: Power Minister
Power distribution utilities outstanding dues stood at ₹1 lakh crore at the end of February this year, Parliament was informed on Tuesday."As per data provided by the power sector generating companies, on the PRAAPTI Portal, at the end of…
India to achieve 50% clean energy share, 500 GW RE capacity targets before 2030 deadline: Power…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also raised the nationally determined contribution (NDC) target of non-fossil energy capacity to 500 GW by 2030, from 450 gigawatts earlier
India will easily achieve the target of 50% share of energy from…
64 non-pithead power plants face severe coal shortage; Power minister refutes reports of severe…
At least 64 non-pithead thermal power plants are left with less than four days of dry fuel stocks, news agency PTI reported. A report from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) showed that 25 non-pithead power plants are left with coal…