Cabinet approves PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana for installing rooftop solar in One Crore households Households to get 300 units of electricity free every month The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana with a total outlay of Rs.75,021 crore for installing rooftop solar and providing free electricity up to 300 units every mon...

Cabinet approves ?75,000-crore ‘free electricity’ solar scheme The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a ?75,021-crore package for the “PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana” (PM Free Electricity scheme) to promote rooftop solar (RTS) installations in India. The scheme claims to be able to provide 300 units of “free electricity” every month to one crore households. However, ...

India's hydroelectricity output fell at the steepest pace in at least 38 years during the year ended March 31, a Reuters analysis of government data showed, as erratic rainfall forced further dependence on coal-fired power amid higher demand. The 16.3 per cent drop in generation from the country's biggest clean energy source coincided with the share of renewables in power generation sliding for the first t...

  India's powhttps://www.business-standard.com/industry/news/domestic-power-consumption-rises-1-4-to-129-89-billion-units-in-march-124040100344_1.html Power consumption growth remained subdued at 1.4 per cent to 129.89 billion units (BU) in March as compared to the year-ago period mainly due to pleasant weather, according to government data. In March 2023, power consumption stood at 128.12 BU, lower...

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...