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31 Mar 2023

Fact Check: Do Consumers Need To Update Their Electricity Bills?

Customers receive letter allegedly from ministry of power to update bills to avoid disconnected. PIB in fact check found those letters fake and urge customers be cautious and vigilant.

Power System Operation Corporation Limited

15 Nov 2022

Centre renames Power System Operation Corporation as Grid Controller of India

Power System Operation Corporation Ltd will now be known as 'Grid Controller of India Ltd' or 'Grid-India' Grid-India is designated as the nodal agency for major reforms in the power sector. Grid Controller of India operates the National Load Despatch Centre and five Regional Load Despatch Centres.

Electric vehicles

08 Nov 2022

Power Ministry amends guidelines for EV charging infra, adds THESE features

Power Ministry issues amendments in EV charging infrastructure The revised guidelines have two additions The guidelines were issued in January this year with the aim of enabling faster adoption of EV

Electric vehicles

20 Feb 2022

Electric vehicles charging stations doubled in THESE nine cities

Number of charging stations increased by 2.5 times in 9 cities 678 public EV charging stations were installed between October 2021 to January 2022 Government further plans to expand the coverage to other cities in a phased manner

10 Oct 2021

Power crisis: Centre says 'all is well', states and discoms flag coal shortage

Several states, discoms have flagged concerns over coal shortage Centre has assured sufficient coal is available It said the fear of power crisis is unfounded

10 Oct 2021

'No power crisis, Tata Power warned for sending baseless messages'

Union Minister RK Singh said there was no crisis of power He warned Tata Power and GAIL for "irresponsible behavior" He said there will be no power crisis in Delhi

10 Oct 2021

Ministry of Power lists 4 reasons for coal shortage amid looming power crisis

"There are four reasons for the depletion of coal stocks at the power plant end unprecedented increase in demand for electricity due to the revival of the economy...," the Ministry of Power said in a release.

17 Sep 2020

Only 2 documents to be required for electricity connection –Check details

A draft of Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 have been prepared for the first time by the Government. Draft seeks timely and simplified procedure for connection. Provision of compensation or penalties for delay in service by DISCOMs.

06 Nov 2017

NTPC blast: Ministry of Power forms committee to probe causes of explosion

The mishap took place when the ash-pipe exploded due to pressure at the power plant.

Raj Kumar Singh

03 Sep 2017

Raj Kumar Singh, MoS Ministry of Power, Renewable Energy - Profile

Here is the profile of Raj Kumar Singh, MoS (Independent Charge) Ministry of Power, MoS (Independent Charge) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

Power Grid Corporation of India

05 Apr 2016

PowerGrid commissions record Rs 30,300 cr projects in 2015-16

The Power Grid Corporation of India (PowerGrid) has commissioned a record Rs 30,300 crore projects in the just-concluded fiscal and also achieved a planned capex of Rs 22,500 crore.

Centre on Power woes

03 Jun 2015

Goverment talks of contingency plan to tackle power woes

"Today, we have stocks which can run these power plants for almost 20-22 days continously...," the minister said, adding that the buffer stock has been built up. "Power plants are ready to produce more. They have sufficient capacity in the system. Sufficient contingency plans have been drawn up," the minister said.

11 May 2015

RLNG subsidy to help fuel 9,000-MW power plants

The scheme provides for a per-unit tariff subsidy from the Power System Development Fund (PSDF).

01 Apr 2015

NHPC aims at Rs 5,439 cr power sales in FY'16

NHPC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Power for 2015-16.

Ministry of Power

10 Dec 2014

Cabinet may take up Electricity (Amendment) Act soon

The Cabinet may soon take up Ministry of Power's proposal to make necessary changes to the Electricity Act 2003.

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