power sector

Mumbai, April 10 Integrated stainless-steel manufacturer, Mangalam Worldwide, announced on Friday that global and domestic entities like QatarEnergy, BHEL, EIL, and Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals have empanelled it as an approved vendor.These approvals, besides opening new revenue...

New Delhi, April 3 Coal India's subsidiary, NCL, announced on Friday that it supplied a record 137.08 million tonnes (MT) of coal to its customers in the power and other sectors during 2025-26, significantly bolstering India's energy security amid rising domestic demand and shifting global...

New Delhi, April 2 State-owned REC Ltd announced on Thursday that Rajesh Kumar has taken over as Director (Finance) effective April 2, 2026.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) had, on March 25, approved the Ministry of Power's proposal for Kumar's appointment as Director (Finance)...

New Delhi, April 2 The outstanding dues of power distribution utilities or discoms were reduced to Rs 3,300 crore in March this year from Rs 1.39 lakh crore in June 2022, Parliament was informed on Thursday.The Government of India notified the Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge and Related...

New Delhi, April 2 The government stated in the Lok Sabha on Thursday that consumers are not required to install pre-paid electricity meters.Responding to supplementary questions during Question Hour, Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar rejected suggestions that the government was compelling...

New Delhi, April 1 The power sector led rating upgrades in the fiscal year 2025-26 due to improved execution and stable operations, said rating agency ICRA on Wednesday.The power sector emerged as one of the key drivers of rating upgrades in FY2026, supported by improved project execution...

New Delhi, April 1 Coal India Ltd announced on Wednesday that its production fell by 1.7 per cent to 768.1 million tonnes in the recently concluded fiscal year 2026.The company, which accounts for over 80 per cent of domestic coal output, produced 781.1 million tonnes (MT) in fiscal year 2025...

Kanpur (UP), March 31 Police in Kanpur held a high-level meeting on Tuesday to review security arrangements at 27 key installations, focusing on preparedness against emerging threats such as cyber attacks, drone intrusions, and unauthorized access, officials said.The meeting, chaired by Police...

Amaravati, March 27 Andhra Pradesh Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar on Friday directed officials to expedite the implementation of 'PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana' and the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) across the state.During a teleconference with the Chairmen and Managing...

New Delhi, March 27 Asserting that behind every statistic lies a human story, President Droupadi Murmu on Friday said that the true measure of economic policy is not merely in numbers, but in its outcome.Addressing a group of Indian Economic Service (IES) officers, who had called on her at the...

Chandigarh, March 26 Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday directed officials to ensure transparency in the implementation of welfare schemes of the Centre and the Haryana government, and to ensure that their benefits reach the maximum number of people.Khattar, who holds the...

New Delhi, March 26 The domestic coal market is witnessing rising demand and price pressure as the West Asia crisis is triggering an energy crisis, while the power sector remains steady on the back of coal and renewables, mjunction services said on Thursday.According to mjunction services, a...

March 26, New Delhi: As the U.S. fuel blockade intensifies, the energy crisis in Cuba has raised growing health concerns. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the situation in Cuba as "deeply concerning." The island's aging electricity system is...

In New Delhi, on March 26, India's carbon dioxide emissions grew at the slowest rate in over two decades in 2025, according to an analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).The analysis also noted that emissions in the power sector fell by 3.8% due to record growth in...

New Delhi, March 25 Tata Power announced on Wednesday the commissioning of two transmission lines – a 400 Kilovolt (kV) Tanda–Gonda line and a 400kV Gonda–Basti double-circuit line, spanning 154 circuit kilometers (Ckm) in Uttar Pradesh.With this milestone, the company has now commissioned all...

New Delhi, March 23 Coal and Mines Minister G Kishan Reddy informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday that seven coal gasification projects, with an investment of Rs 64,000 crore, will be set up in Maharashtra, Odisha, and West Bengal, and this will help in reducing the import of energy products.In...

New Delhi, March 23 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Lok Sabha at 2 p.m. on Monday, focusing on the key concerns related to the ongoing West Asia conflict.Earlier on Sunday, Prime Minister Modi chaired a high-level meeting to review the situation in the petroleum, crude oil...

March 23, New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security to review the ongoing conflict in West Asia and the measures being taken and proposed to mitigate its effects.PM Modi directed the formation of a group of ministers and secretaries to work...

New Delhi, March 23 Electricity rates in the city are likely to rise from April as the Delhi government is preparing to disburse pending dues of over Rs 38,000 crore to the three power distribution companies, officials said on Sunday.The government is, however, planning to subsidize the...

New Delhi, March 22 The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Sunday reviewed the situation arising from the conflict in West Asia and carried out a detailed assessment on the availability of essential needs for the common people, including food, energy, and fuel security.Prime Minister...