Asha Bhosle flags Rs 2 lakh power bill for June; discom says bill based on actual meter readingBhosle recently received a power bill of Rs 2,08,870 for the month of June, while the bill for May and April stood at Rs 8,855.44 and Rs 8,...
01 Aug, 2020, 12.01 AM IST
Maharashtra: Don’t kill our solar dreamsMahaDiscom’s decision to impose steep charges on rooftop installations does not augur well for clean energy.
10 Feb, 2020, 02.44 PM IST
3 Maharashtra power utilities yet to repay Rs 66-k crore loan: MinisterThe Maharashtra State Electricity Generation Company Ltd (Mahagenco) has an unpaid loan amount of Rs 35,310 crore with an average interest ...
20 Dec, 2017, 01.44 PM IST
7-crore LED bulbs to be distributed to domestic consumers in MaharashtraThe Maharashtra government has set a target of distributing seven crore LED bulbs to domestic consumers in the next one year as part of ene...
25 Jun, 2015, 06.55 PM IST
Maharashtra government to conduct special audit of its power companiesEnergy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the total debt of Mahagenco, Mahatransco and Mahadiscom stood at Rs 55,058 crore.
20 Mar, 2015, 03.39 PM IST
'Mahadiscom suffers revenue loss of Rs 1,860 cr in FY2014'These 12,000 consumers use almost 36 per cent of the electricity and contribute 54 per cent to the total revenues of the company.
23 Jan, 2015, 09.31 PM IST
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announces Rs 7000 crore package for farmersHe said that since farmers have not been able to pay off their electricity bills, he has decided to give them a one-time waiver to farmers.
12 Dec, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Mahadiscom sitting on Rs 1,000 crore Dabhol billChanda Kochhar first sounded alarm bells over loan default by Dabhol and its impact on the banking sector, with an exposure of Rs 8,500-cr ...
08 Jan, 2014, 11.43 AM IST
- Western grid sets up panel to review power situation
The Maharashtra utility has decided to set up a committee to review the power situation in the Western region.
08 Aug, 2012, 03.05 PM IST
- Thermax to set up 1st-ever geothermal power plant in Maharashtra
A Memorandum of Understanding between the Maharashtra Energy Development Authority and Thermax is likely to be signed shortly in this regar...
24 Jan, 2011, 05.19 AM IST
- Maharashtra's power utilities on a hiring spree
After almost a decade, Maharashtra’s power utilities will go in for a new round of recruitments as they expand capacities and grow business...
19 Jan, 2010, 11.40 PM IST
- Ratnagiri Gas to supply power at higher tariff to state distribution co
Ratnagiri Gas and Power, earlier known as Dabhol Power Project, will soon supply electricity at a higher rate of Rs 2.24 per unit to Mahara...
26 Aug, 2009, 06.22 AM IST
- Power majors vie for MahaDiscom’s supply contract
Seven private power generators, including Reliance Power, Adani Power, Essar Energy and PTC India, have evinced interest in supplying 2,000...
19 Aug, 2009, 02.29 AM IST
- Maharashtra sugar cooperatives to ask for a tariff hike
Problems have cropped up in Maharasthra’s cogeneration programme, which seeks to make sugar factories viable. Sugar cooperatives taking par...
19 Jul, 2008, 05.13 AM IST
- Dabhol plant to go on LNG from next week
Dabhol power plant, owned by Ratnagiri Gas and Power (RGPPL), will go on liquified natural gas (LNG) from next week.
28 Jun, 2007, 04.05 AM IST
- LNG from Qatar, Algeria to power Ratnagiri plant
Dabhol power plant seems to have been given a fresh lease of life. In what could ease gas supplies for Dabhol power, Petronet LNG (PLL) has...
30 May, 2007, 01.46 AM IST
- MERC puts power firms on notice
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has issued notices to power utilities in the state seeking a report on the power f...
27 Feb, 2007, 04.05 AM IST