PM Modi meets officials of power utilities to tackle mounting debt

Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 15:31

The combined debt of power distribution companies (discoms) stands at over Rs 3 lakh crore. Faced with acute financial stress, many of these are unable to buy power.

NTPC sets a record in single-day power generation

Last Updated: Friday, August 28, 2015, 13:53

State-owned NTPC Ltd, India's largest power generator, has achieved a record highest single-day electricity generation of 733.12 million units.

CESC average Electricity tariff for 2015-16 remains flat

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 10:15

CESC Managing Director Aniruddha Basu told PTI that average tariff for 2015-16 remained same at Rs 6.97 a unit as cleared by state regulator.

Modi sets 1,000-day deadline to power up India villages

Last Updated: Saturday, August 15, 2015, 09:35

Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a 1,000-day deadline Saturday for every village in India to get electricity as he emphasies his commitment towards combatting poverty.

PM Modi directs speeding up of rural electrification

Last Updated: Friday, August 7, 2015, 00:04

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday directed speeding up of the process of rural electrification and called for stern action against power theft as he reviewed the progress in projects in energy sector at a meeting here.

DERC likely to announce new tariff rates in a fortnight

Last Updated: Sunday, August 2, 2015, 11:05

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) will hold public hearing on August 4 and 5 as part of the process to finalise the tariff following which the rates for domestic and commercial consumers will be fixed.

NDMC to give rebate in utility expenditure to consumers opting for e-bills

Last Updated: Sunday, July 26, 2015, 14:49

"Electricity and water consumers in NDMC areas can now opt for receiving their bills through email only in lieu of physical bill and get a rebate of Rs 20 per monthly bill," a senior NDMC official told PTI.

NDMC to give rebate in utility expenditure to consumers opting for e-bills

Last Updated: Sunday, July 26, 2015, 14:49

"Electricity and water consumers in NDMC areas can now opt for receiving their bills through email only in lieu of physical bill and get a rebate of Rs 20 per monthly bill," a senior NDMC official told PTI.

Need to keep electricity rates 'affordable': Piyush Goyal

Last Updated: Friday, July 24, 2015, 22:30

Lauding regulator CERC's role in the rise of the power sector, Union Minister Piyush Goyal Friday stressed the need for keeping electricity affordable while protecting interests of both developers and consumers.

12 lakh power employees, engineers threaten to go on strike

Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2015, 16:15

Around 12 lakh power employees and engineers across the country will go on one-day strike on the day Electricity (Amendment) Bill is presented in Parliament during the Monsoon session beginning Tuesday.

All coal blocks would become operational soon: Goyal

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 23:28

"Coal secretary would personally visit the states including Jharkhand, Orissa and Chhattisgarh to review the position of each mine. In next couple of months all the mines will be operational," he said.

38% increase in tax collection in last 3 months: Kejriwal

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 22:56

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said his government has seen a 38 percent increase in tax collection in the last three months, claiming that the earnings were even more than the Rs 1,700 crore subsidy for electricity and water.