Construction steel maker Micky Metals holds back expansion project due to 'high' power costThe power cost in areas under the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (WBSEDCL) is "nearly double of what is levied in l...
06 Nov, 2020, 02.02 PM IST
Purulia Pump Storage Plant to save West Bengal from grid crash on Sunday 9 PM as 1 GW demand vanishesThe state has estimated demand in WBSEDCL’s command area at around 9PM to be 5250MW under stable weather condition, while at around 9 PM on...
04 Apr, 2020, 04.06 PM IST
IL&FS Engineering surges 10% on bagging orders worth Rs 515.47 croreThe DDUGJY contracts are being funded by Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), and IPDS contract is being funded by Power Financial Corp...
02 Feb, 2017, 01.12 PM IST
Solar dome to create awareness about solar energyThe entire dome will be covered by solar panels which, in turn, will produce electricity to run the project and will also provide power to ...
25 Dec, 2015, 11.31 AM IST
New turmoil in Darjeeling sky: Waiver of old pending electricity bills worth over Rs 100 croreA new batch of dark cloud of uncertainty is brewing up over Darjeeling hills on the issue of waiver of old pending electricity bills worth ...
20 Feb, 2015, 10.54 AM IST
Government overdue in Darjeeling hills goes deeper under troubleThe complicated knot is likely to get further tightened due to recent political dynamics that has erased erstwhile friendship between TMC a...
07 May, 2014, 12.05 PM IST
Overdue Government revenue in Darjeeling hills is developing complicacyImpasse over pending state Government revenue of over Rs 100 crore in Darjeeling hills is developing yet another major knot.
26 Jun, 2013, 04.59 PM IST
- West Bengal government to stress on hydel power generation
The West Bengal government will stress on development of hydel power generation capacity in the state during the 12th and 13th Plan period.
09 Feb, 2013, 05.55 PM IST
- WBSEDCL to harness hydro power potential in Bengal
The West Bengal government would continue to prioritise harnessing hydro power projects in the ongoing and 13th plan period.
08 Feb, 2013, 08.59 PM IST
- No clarity about piled up government bills
Even after almost one year of the tri-partite agreement between State, Center and GJM, there is no clarity about the fate of over Rs 150 cr...
08 May, 2012, 04.26 PM IST
- L&T bags West Bengal power utility order for meter supply
Larsen & Toubro said it has bagged a Rs 110.31 crore order from the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company to supply energy met...
13 Jun, 2011, 05.53 PM IST
- L&T's electrical &automation biz to touch Rs 8K
Larsen & Toubro on Monday said that it expects its electrical and automation business to double to Rs 8,000 crore by 2015.
13 Jun, 2011, 05.31 PM IST
- How IT is increasing efficiency for power utilities in West Bengal
All complaints handled 24x7 by five call centres. Integrated with mobile SMS platforms for status update. Unresolved complaints for 2 hours...
23 Nov, 2010, 12.03 PM IST
- IT is becoming the efficiency lever for power utilities
Year 2005: Kolkata, and West Bengal, suffer from sharp and sudden power outages. And much of the fault lies with sloppy fault attendance, l...
23 Nov, 2010, 04.42 AM IST
- TCS to revamp WB Electricity Co's IT infrastructure
The WBSEDCL has just asked Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), the country’s largest software company in terms of sales, to revamp its IT infr...
07 Oct, 2009, 02.31 PM IST
- WBSEDCL approaches WBERC to discuss tariff hike
West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (WBSEDCL) feels the last tariff hike cleared by West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commis...
01 Aug, 2009, 10.55 PM IST
- Kolkata melts under scorching sun
Even as Kolkata's hapless denizens silently endured a merciless sun on Sunday afternoon, which happened to be hottest day yet in calendar 2...
19 Apr, 2009, 11.29 PM IST