Punjab government struggles to keep free power promise in summerEven as the party's top brass is determined to unveil the free power promise this week, the debt-ridden Punjab State Power Corporation Limi...
14 Apr, 2022, 12.40 AM IST
NTPC places order for 9.3 lakh tonne biomass pelletsNTPC placed an order for 8,65,000 tonnes of biomass pellets, for which supply is already in progress. Further, NTPC has placed an additiona...
31 Oct, 2021, 01.52 PM IST
Coal shortage: Punjab's power plants running at reduced capacity, power cuts imposedWith the power situation turning grim, power plants in the state are left with coal stock of up to five days, a PSPCL official said.
09 Oct, 2021, 07.50 PM IST
Goods suspension by Railways in Punjab causes power cuts as coal stocks dry uphe day-time power shortage rose to 1000 to 1500 megawatts and the state's last power plant, GVK Thermal, has also run out.
03 Nov, 2020, 08.19 PM IST
Power situation 'critical', Punjab stares at long power cutsCoal supplies to the thermal power plants were severely affected after the Railways suspended the operation of freight trains in the wake o...
03 Nov, 2020, 05.50 PM IST
CIL refutes Nabha Power allegation of coal shortageDuring the current fiscal, at the request of the Nabha Power, the CIL had allocated 3.64 lakh tonnes of coal to be lifted from the CCL and ...
09 Jun, 2018, 01.33 PM IST
BHEL commissions 270 MW unit of GVK power plant in PunjabAlong with thermal projects, BHEL has a significant presence in the state's hydro sector also, with around 95% share in the hydro generatin...
18 Feb, 2016, 02.08 PM IST
Coal industry strike: PSPCL fears coal supply to be hitWith trade unions across the country today commencing a five-day coal industry strike, Punjab's power utility PSPCL today feared it will hi...
06 Jan, 2015, 07.03 PM IST
Punjab power utility plans to use imported coalPSPCL has pointed out that the "short supplies" of coal by Panem coal mines had caused "depletion in its coal stock" at its plants.
30 Dec, 2014, 06.13 PM IST
Piyush Goyal asks CIL for action plan to liquidate 39 million tonne coalPiyush Goyal also asked that the stock in each subsidiary of state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) be limited to the most economic order,
08 Aug, 2014, 04.31 PM IST
Half of power plants have less than 7 days of coal stocks: LS sourcesNearly half of country's coal- based power plants reeling under fuel shortages;had stocks to last less than seven days as of July end.
07 Aug, 2014, 04.54 PM IST
Coal supply restored to PSPCL's power plants: Panem Coal MinesCoal supplier Panem Coal Mines Ltd today said it has restored coal supply to three thermal power plants of Punjab power utility.
15 May, 2014, 05.10 PM IST
PSPCL to buy short-term power due to demand-supply gapPSPCL has resorted to purchase 5,047 million units (MU) of short-term power in order to bridge gap between demand and supply till September.
10 May, 2014, 05.23 PM IST
- Bhakra dam achieves black start within 24 minutes of Northern grid failure
Black start, process to restore power generation in the grid, was started today at 2:59 am at Bhakra Nangal & Beas hydel project after comp...
30 Jul, 2012, 11.08 PM IST
- Punjab thermal plants face crisis, coal supply down
Punjab may be in for a power crisis with the coal stock in state's thermal plants reaching critical stage due to a transporters' strike.
22 Jun, 2008, 09.19 PM IST
- GHTP lowest SPM emitting thermal power plant in India
Punjab-based Guru Hargobind Thermal Power Plant has achieved a distinction of being a power plant with the lowest emission of SPM for the s...
22 Jan, 2008, 03.31 PM IST
- PSEB sustains heavy loss after closure of unit
The Punjab State Electricity Board is suffering a daily generation loss of Rs 1.5 crore due to closure of unit no 3 of Ropar thermal plant.
02 Oct, 2007, 10.40 PM IST