electricity supply

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...