Solar rooftops: Everything you need to know before installing a solar rooftop systemA typical home solar panel can produce about 290 watts by harnessing one hour of direct sunlight. A well-planned rooftop system can efficie...
21 May, 2019, 06.34 PM IST
Army looks to tap renewables to supply power to jawans deployed at high altitudesAccording to a report, Ladakh is a region where such renewable energy can be easily harnessed. The region is not connected to the national ...
11 Jul, 2018, 12.09 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
Power crisis: Six steps to finding light in the darknessWe are at the doorstep of an energy emergency and whatever we do here onwards will be too-little-too-late unless we manufacture political w...
05 Aug, 2012, 11.11 AM IST
States seek legislative changes to to punish those drawing excess power from gridPower sector officials from Ahmedabad to Kolkata seek legislative changes to to punish those drawing excessive electricity from grid.
03 Aug, 2012, 05.45 AM IST
Power grid failure: World's biggest blackout points at years of neglect of power sectorThe power outage made headlines around the globe as the world's biggest blackout turned the spotlight on years of neglect of the power sect...
01 Aug, 2012, 05.41 AM IST
- Power Grid failure: Centre holds states responsible for chaos
Centre held states responsible for the chaos while the Opposition alleged that UPA's 'policy failure' had plunged around 20 states into dar...
01 Aug, 2012, 03.06 AM IST
Northern & Eastern grids collapse: Biggest power failure in IndiaThis affected hundreds of trains, households & establishments as the grid that connects generating stations with customers collapsed.
31 Jul, 2012, 05.28 PM IST
- Northern & Eastern grids fail: Power for essential services to be restored in an hour, says Shinde
Confirming the collapse of northern and eastern grids, Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde told television channels that power for all essen...
31 Jul, 2012, 02.55 PM IST
Overdrawing made northern grid breakdown inevitableThe collapse of the northern grid on Monday was a breakdown waiting to happen because several states had been overdrawing power in recent m...
31 Jul, 2012, 09.03 AM IST
- MSMEs worst affected without adequate power back-up facility
The blackout in north India due the disruption in northern power transmission has hurt industry and raised concerns over the stability of t...
31 Jul, 2012, 02.51 AM IST
- Northern grid breakdwon leaves Delhi, seven other states in darkness for hours
Electricity supply in northern India collapsed dramatically early on Monday, leaving a third of Indian population in darkness and tripping ...
31 Jul, 2012, 02.46 AM IST
- Huge gap in demand-supply; need for power sector reforms: Industry
Attributing today's power breakdown to increasing demand-supply gap, the industry has pitched for early reforms in the energy sector.
30 Jul, 2012, 04.22 PM IST
Northern power grid breakdown: Power situation under control, normalcy in 2-3 hours, says Power Secretary"Restoration work is already under progress. Situation is under control, its just a matter of complete restoration. We expect normalcy in c...
30 Jul, 2012, 10.22 AM IST
Northern power grid breakdown: Major power failure in north India; Delhi Metro resumes servicesPower supply across seven states of north India has been hit as the northern power transmission grid failed. Train services affected.
30 Jul, 2012, 10.07 AM IST
- Smog caused North India blackout
Officials attributed smog for the tripping of the transmission lines that led to a power breakdown, affecting large parts of northern India...
07 Mar, 2008, 04.42 PM IST
- PGCIL moves CERC on overdrawing of power
The Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has filed a petition with the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) against overdraw...
20 Nov, 2007, 12.15 AM IST