India's peak power deficit drops to 2.9% in November: CEA

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 16:19

The country's peak power deficit shrank to 2.9 percent in November from a month earlier as a delayed winter lowered electricity demand and utilities added generation capacity, according to a report.

Soon, new power plant to turn unwanted carbon dioxide into electricity

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 10:41

Scientists are developing a new kind of geothermal power plant that will lock away unwanted carbon dioxide (CO2) underground and use it as a tool to boost electric power generation by at least 10 times compared to existing geothermal energy approaches.

Tata Power's generation increases 62% in first half of 2013-14

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 16:07

Tata Power on Wednesday said it increased electricity generation by 62 percent in the first six months of current financial year.

NTPC should commence mining from allotted coal blocks soon: CMD

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 14:53

NTPC, the country's largest power generation company, needs to urgently commence mining from the 10 coal blocks allotted to it, the company's top official said here on Thursday.

Rangarajan stresses need to improve coal availability

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 17:27

C Rangarajan, Chairman of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, Friday said India's growth trajectory would be disturbed if availability of coal, a critical input in power generation, was not increased.

Power generation at KNPP to resume after preparatory work

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 10:10

Power generation in the first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, which was shut down after running for a couple of hours on Tuesday, would resume soon after completion of preparatory work and certain mandatory procedures.

India records peak power shortage of 3.6% in September: CEA

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 14:55

Healthy monsoon season leading to lesser agricultural demand and higher hydro power generation narrowed the country's peak electricity shortage in September to 3.6 percent, according to official data.

No respite for Seemandhra from power woes

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 12:05

There is no respite from power woes for people of Seemandhra as electricity employees continued their strike for the fifth day.

Andhra bifurcation: Power generation in Seemandhra hit as employees on strike

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 00:23

Generation and supply of electricity was severely affected in several parts of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions on Sunday due to ongoing strike by employees of power utilities against the division of Andhra Pradesh.

UP CM Akhilesh Yadav urges private sector to help increase power generation

Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 20:24

Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said efforts are on to increase electricity generation in Uttar Pradesh, and called upon private sector to extend help to make the state a leading power producer in the country.

Odisha targets to complete OPGC's expansion work in 42 months

Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 18:11

The Odisha government today set a 42-month deadline for completion of the Rs 11,000 crore expansion plan of state run power generation company OPGC from November 1, 2013.