electricity supply

Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy has stated that a service building at one of its power and water desalination plants was damaged in an attack by Iran, resulting in the death of an Indian worker and significant material losses.According to ministry spokesperson...

Mumbai, March 22 Train services were disrupted for nearly 1.5 hours at Kalyan station in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Sunday after a man climbed an overhead equipment (OHE) mast and subsequently fell onto the track, sustaining injuries, an official said.The incident occurred around 2 pm...

Patna, March 18 – With the aim of accelerating industrial growth in Bihar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary announced a series of major development initiatives for Jamui and Nawada on Wednesday during the ongoing ‘Samriddhi Yatra’.Addressing public gatherings alongside Chief Minister...

New Delhi, March 17 With the war in West Asia disrupting the supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to India, experts have suggested a gradual expansion of electric cooking, especially in urban areas, as a key way to limit the country's high reliance on imported cooking gas.An analysis by the...

Rajouri, March 17: Under the Samagra Shiksha scheme, eight schools in the winter zone of Rajouri district have been equipped with solar panels to ensure a continuous supply of electricity. At the Government Higher Secondary School in Koteranka, a 5 kV solar setup now benefits approximately 530...

Mumbai, March 17 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday that the state has become power surplus and is well-prepared to meet the rising demand from industry and data centres.Electricity tariffs will remain stable while increasing the share of green energy, Fadnavis...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 14 Kerala Electricity Minister K Krishnankutty said on Saturday that there would be no power outages or load shedding, despite a rise in electricity consumption in the state.Krishnankutty, speaking at a press conference here, said that there was no need for people to...

On Friday, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel stated that gas cylinders would be available to everyone on time, despite the current global situation, claiming that there was no shortage.The Chief Minister was addressing farmers during a state-level program of the PM-Kisan scheme.Patel...

Ranchi, March 12 Members of the opposition in the Jharkhand assembly on Thursday raised issues such as the electricity supply problem causing inconvenience to people and alleged the slow pace of paddy procurement in the state.Leader of the Opposition Babulal Marandi alleged that paddy...

Hyderabad, March 11 – The Telangana government on Wednesday approved the formation of a third power distribution company (discom) in addition to the existing two discoms in the state.The new company is named the Telangana Rythu Power Distribution Company Limited (TGRPDCL), also referred to as...

Amaravati, March 9 As summer approaches, Andhra Pradesh's power utilities are preparing to handle a surge in power consumption, with daily demand expected to reach 280 million units by May 2026.Special Chief Secretary for Energy, K Vijayanand, has directed power utilities to ensure a...

Jaipur, March 7 An official from a power distribution company (discom) was allegedly angered by being made to wait for his food at a roadside eatery and reportedly ordered the disconnection of power supply in a locality in Kuchaman City, Rajasthan.His actions drew the ire of his superiors and...

Jammu, March 7 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday directed the power development department to adopt strict safety measures for field staff, stressing that the government must work towards achieving the goal of "zero casualties" among linemen during duty.Presiding over...

New Delhi, March 7 The peak power demand is projected to be around 270 GW this summer, and there will be no disruption to regular electricity supply due to the West Asia crisis, Minister of State for Power Shripad Yesso Naik said on Saturday.The Ministry of Power had projected a peak power...

Chandigarh, March 6 Punjab Power Minister Sanjeev Arora announced on Friday that the power tariff for domestic consumers has been reduced by 70 paise per unit, and for commercial consumers, it has been reduced by up to 79 paise per unit.The new power tariff will come into effect from April 1...

Slovakia has suspended emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine in the midst of a growing dispute over the suspension of Russian oil deliveries through the Druzhba pipeline. Prime Minister Robert Fico announced this yesterday, stating that the measure would remain in place until Kyiv restores...

The heads of Bangladesh's three armed forces paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Bangladesh Secretariat this morning, on his second day in office.Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M. Nazmul Hassan, and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief...

Jammu, February 17 The Jammu and Kashmir government informed the Assembly on Tuesday that the Sewa-II hydropower project in the Kathua district has generated a revenue of Rs 3,674 crore since its inception in July 2010.It stated that no direct expenditure on local area development was met from...

Amaravati, February 10 Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary K Vijayanand directed power utilities on Tuesday to ensure uninterrupted, reliable, and quality power supply 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the upcoming summer.He instructed officials to begin power generation from the 960 MW...

Srinagar, February 10 Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir, Anshul Garg, reviewed the arrangements for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan on Tuesday.Garg chaired a high-level meeting here to review arrangements aimed at facilitating smooth observance of the fasting month across the Kashmir...