AIPEF opposes privatisation agenda of central government, Elects new body

The Federal council meeting of All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) vehemently opposed the privatisation agenda of Ministry of Power through the Electricity (amendment )rules. Large scale privatisation of transmission is going on in almost every rate in the name of competitive bidding. The federal council meeting was held at Chennai and 23 state constituents from across the country participated in it inclu...

‘Bias’, cries state as PSPCL ranking slips to ‘B’ grade

Punjab has alleged bias by the Centre after the recent drop in Punjab State Power Corporation Limited’s (PSPCL) position in the 12th national annual ranking report. The utility has slipped to B grade and is now positioned at 20th rank. Last year its ranking was at 16th with an A grade. Its marks went down from 83.8 it got last year to 61.6 this year. Punjab has also claimed that the key issues raised by the ...

Costly power purchase, decline in revenue proved costly for PSPCL; Punjab power utility slips, Haryana maintain its annual ranking position

Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), the power utility of Punjab has slipped to B grade and Haryana’s Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam(DHBVN) Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam(UHBVN) have maintained their A+ grade in the 12th National annual ranking report. Both the UHBVN and the DHBVN have maintained their A+ group but now are at the 11th and 12th positions. Last year DHBVN and UH...

Punjab utility slips to B, Haryana power utilities maintain A+ in annual rankings

The power utility of Punjab (PSPCL) has slipped to B grade and Haryana (DHBVN & UHBVN) have maintained their A+ grade in the 12th. National annual ranking report. Both the UHBVN and the DHBVN have maintained their A+ group but now are at 11th and 12th position. Last year DHBVN and UHBVN were at 8th and 9th position. UHBVN improved its performance by 0.3% while DHBVN went down by 2.6%. PSPCL has slipped to B...

Adani Electricity Mumbai tops Centre's discom ranking ; Torrent Power takes 2nd, 3rd spot

  Adani Electricity Mumbai tops Centre's discom ranking ; Torrent Power takes 2nd, 3rd spot The top three positions went to private discoms for the financial year 2022-23 that was evaluated. Torrent Power Surat of Gujarat was ranked at the second position and Torrent Power Ahmedabad of Gujarat at the third position. Gujarat’s state power utilities Dakshin Gujarat Vij Compan...

Rajasthan govt signs 5 MoUs worth Rs 1.60 trn to boost energy sector

In a step towards making Rajasthan self-reliant in energy sector, the Rajasthan government signed 5 MOUs worth Rs 1.60 lakh crore to boost energy production, strengthen the energy transmission system in the state and establish new projects for the production of thermal and renewable energy. "Today, 5 MoUs and one MoU has been signed in the Chief Minister's Office between the top officials of 3 power corpo...

Power demand! Is India again moving towards the coal sector? Details inside

In India, seven years ago, private-sector coal generators largely stopped building new power plants, fleeing massive losses and the looming threat of cheaper renewable power. However, that seems to be changing. Companies including JSW Group Ltd., Essar Power Ltd., and Adani Power Ltd. are looking to invest in new and existing plants, Reuters reported. That’s an object lesson in the power of state i...

Punjab, Haryana gearing up for power demand surge

Punjab, Haryana gearing up for power demand surge Punjab and Haryana are gearing up for the anticipated surge in power demand in the coming paddy season. The surge in maximum demand and total supply is likely to touch 8 percent. The coming summer months are likely to be hotter than usual across the northwest region, as per IMD report. EL Nino conditions are likely to persist for most of this period, which could in...

Punjab, Haryana gearing up for power demand surge during paddy season

CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana are gearing up for the anticipated surge in power demand in the coming paddy season. The surge in maximum demand and total supply is likely to touch 8%. The coming summer months are likely to be hotter than usual across the northwest region, as per IMD report. EL Nino conditions are likely to persist for most of this period, which could in turn result in a higher number of heatw...

Peak power demand likely to rise 8% this summer: PSPCL

The summer months of March to May are likely to be hotter than usual across the northwest region, including Punjab, the IMD said last week Amid prediction of record summers this year by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the power demand of the state during the upcoming summer and paddy season is likely to increase by over 8 %, according to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited. The summer months of March...