Andhra Pradesh curtails wind power; violates grid norms againSources said the curtailment was undertaken by the state without attributing any valid reason and even as there was no abnormality in frequ...
26 Jul, 2019, 07.33 PM IST
No power supply to discoms without bank guaranteesThose who don’t give letters of credit in favour of gencos won’t get access to spot markets.
18 Jul, 2019, 07.10 AM IST
Wide power deficit discrepancy between NGO and govt data in Uttar PradeshAnalysts and former government officials said Prayas’ data could be portraying the reality since a number of financially weak distribution ...
23 Feb, 2017, 04.20 PM IST
Restriction on electricity injection blowing wind out of wind projectsWind power generation depends on the speed of wind at the project locations and it is uncertain, while curtailment of power receipt by the ...
01 Aug, 2016, 05.55 PM IST
Snow and pollution trip power transmission lines, lead to price fluctuationThe NLDC official said experts haven't been able to find a way of overcoming the effects of weather combined with pollution.
25 Jan, 2016, 11.34 AM IST
POSOCO is now an independent companyThe government has decided to set up Power System Operation Corp (POSOCO) as an independent government company, statement said.
18 Dec, 2014, 02.57 PM IST
Power shortfall in India comparatively lower despite paucity of coalOfficials of NTPC, India’s largest power producer, said they were forced to reduce capacity utilisation of a large number of generating uni...
10 Nov, 2014, 04.16 PM IST
Piyush Goyal blames UPA government for coal shortage in power sectorOn the impending Supreme Court order on the coal scam, Goyal said hopefully the verdict will bring some "finality" to the problem.
28 Aug, 2014, 09.13 PM IST
Alstom T&D India bags euro 8.4 mn contract from PowerGridIt includes expansion and upgradation of energy management systems for North Eastern Regional Load Despatch Centre and seven other Regional...
21 Apr, 2014, 02.45 PM IST
'Government panel did not carry out in-depth probe on grid failure'The government panel did not carry out "in depth" investigations into the technical issues that caused the failure of electricity grids in ...
24 Feb, 2014, 09.52 PM IST
Power supply to be hit in several areas in next two daysThough the discoms have been asked to back feed the areas from alternative sources to avoid long hours of power cuts at a stretch.
14 Jan, 2014, 10.02 PM IST
Power demand-supply gap narrows in April-AugustData released by 3 state-run organisations indicate a steep fall in the country’s electricity demand-supply gap in the five months to Aug.
16 Sep, 2013, 08.10 AM IST
- Government plans higher penalties to curb power overdrawal from grid
To ensure smooth functioning of electricity grids, govt is planning higher penalties and quicker punishments for entities that overdraw pow...
09 Aug, 2013, 06.34 PM IST
Posoco likely to become an independent regulatorThe government is likely to soon finalise a new organisational structure to make Posoco an independent regulator.
31 May, 2013, 05.57 PM IST
Breakdowns: States to pay levy for overdrawing powerThe National Load Despatch Centre is introducing a levy and setting lower limits to prevent a repeat of the recent breakdowns.
11 Aug, 2012, 06.44 AM IST
- Government plans to bifurcate power grid, transmission operations
In its waning months, the UPA government is pulling out all the stops to attract private investment in the power transmission sector.
15 Sep, 2008, 02.52 AM IST
- CERC for open access norms to include power bourse
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has proposed to make the National Load Dispatch Centre as the nodal agency for collective tra...
19 Dec, 2007, 10.45 PM IST