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Better distribution may ease power sector woes: ETILCBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 27, 2020
At a time when India is looking to fight the global financial slowdown and surge ahead by adding trillions to its gross domestic product (GDP), the power sector in the country seems to be facing its own problems. According to members of The Economic Times India Leadership... Read more.. |
Delhi govt's free electricity scheme an example of smart governance: Arvind KejriwalBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 11, 2019
The Delhi government's free-electricity scheme will be an example of "smart governance" as it is encouraging the people of the city to reduce their power consumption, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on October 10. In August, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government had... Read more.. |
Treating Electricity as a Right is Detrimental to Expanding Access: Suggest researchers at the LSE, the University of Chicago & Yale UniversityBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 10, 2019
To expand access to electricity, governments in low-income countries should treat electricity as a private good, not a right, a new publication argues. ... Read more.. |
Govt’s 100-day plan aims to re-energize India's power sectorBy : Sustainability ..., Jun 12, 2019
The Union power ministry has proposed a “power sector council" to address issues between the Union and state governments as part of the ministry’s 100-day action plan for the second term of the... Read more.. |
Eyeing investment, India considers new solar tender with focus on factoriesBy : Sustainability ..., May 9, 2019
India is considering a new tender to develop solar power equipment manufacturing that doesn’t include a requirement to also generate electricity, a move aimed at sparking investor interest,... Read more.. |
Uttar Pradesh gets Rs 1,500 crore grant for meeting deadline on 100% electrificationBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 2, 2019
The Saubhagya dashboard showed that of the 2,49,01,600 households that have been identified, 96.15% have been energized, while 3.85%, or 9,57,950, households are remaining. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , electrified households , India , LED , power demand , Saubhagya , Uttar Pradesh Government |
96% households get electricity connectionsBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 2, 2019
The government has connected about 96% of households across the country with electricity supply, and hopes to take power lines to the rest by January 26, officials said. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , electrified households , energy access , India , Indian government , power demand |
Power demand revival drives 19% volumes growth at Indian Energy ExchangeBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 23, 2018
A revival in power demand spurred volumes growth in electricity trading at Indian Energy Exchange (IEX). The exchange's electricity trade volume rose 19 per cent during April-September, aided by... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , Energy Exchange , IEX , India , power , Power Generation , solar projects |
Average spot power price up 45% at Rs 5.94 per unit in October; highest ever sales volume in any monthBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 6, 2018
The average power spot prices jumped over 45% to Rs 5.94 per unit in the month of October on the energy exchange from Rs 4.08 per unit in the same month a year ago. According to a statement by... Read more.. Subject Tags: electricity , hydropower , India , Indian Energy Exchange , power , spot prices , wind power |
Haryana's CM announces power tariff cut by Rs 2 per unitBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 12, 2018
Ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Haryana, the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday announced Rs Two per unit reduction in power tariffs for domestic users consuming up to... Read more.. |