The power department employees under the banner of UT Powermen Union will observe a 72-hour strike from February 22 to oppose the privatisation of the profit-making electricity department of Chandigarh, threatening to make it an indefinite strike if the UT administration and the Centre did not change its attitude. Meanwhile, the National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEE...

  Chandigarh may witness another power cut this month, as the employees of the Chandigarh power department have decided to observe another strike, this time for 72 hours. Earlier, a similar strike caused many sectors to face power cuts for over 24 hours. The electricity employees of Chandigarh, under the banner of the UT Powermen Union, will observe a 72-hour strike from February 2...

  The Electricity employees of Chandigarh under the banner of UT Powermen Union will observe a 72-hour strike from 22 to 24 February to oppose the privatisation of the profit-making electricity department of Chandigarh and have threatened to make it indefinite strike if the government did not change its attitude. The National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Eng...

The Electricity employees of Chandigarh ion will observe a  72-hour strike from 22 to 24 February to  oppose the  privatisation of the profit-making electricity department of Chandigarh and have threatened to make it  indefinite strike if the government  did not change its attitude. The National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE) &nbs...

  The Electricity employees of Chandigarh under the banner of UT Powermen Union will observe a 72-hour strike from 22 to 24 February to oppose the privatization of the profit-making electricity department of Chandigarh and have threatened to make it indefinite strike if the government did not change its attitude. The National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineer...

Synopsis There is no longer any economic justification for new coal plants, as there are now cheaper, cleaner and more reliable options (mainly wind and solar PV, coupled with battery storage) to meet expected electricity demand growth by 2030. Fortunately, India is no longer at the stage where it needs to follow an “all of the above” energy strategy and can afford to choose options based on reliabilit...

Powermen Union begins protest, threatens to launch indefinite strike from February 21 against privatisation moveThe union, which fears that powermen might lose their jobs, had announced a three-day strike on Tuesday against the privatisation and have threatened to launch an indefinite strike from February 21 onwards if the decision is not rolled back. The Union government has given its nod to Eminent Electricity D...

  Torrent Power on Tuesday said it has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) to acquire 51 per cent equity stake in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman/and Diu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd. The company is to be incorporated for holding assets of the Electricity Department, Daman and Diu and DNH Power Distribution Corporation Ltd related to electricity distribution business. It wil...

  A public hearing by Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission was conducted on Tuesday, during which petitions filed by Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL) for revised estimates of aggregate revenue requirement (ARR) and tariff determination/approvals for 2022-23 were taken up. The hearing, which saw different ...

  A dharna will be held at Sector 17 by Opposition parties, trade unions, public representatives and employees’ organisations against the privatisation of the UT Electricity Department on February 15. After this, a joint delegation of parties, farmer groups, residents’ welfare associations, trade unions and councillors will submit a memorandum to the UT Administrator, said ...