In a significant development, the government announced on April 29 that the electrification work of all inhabited villages in India has been completed. There are 597,464 inhabited census villages in India. This means that all the inhabited villages have now joined the country’s mainline electricity supply network. Rural electrification has been the cornerstone of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s d...
PATIALA:An inquiry into the multi-crore purchase scam in the centrally sponsored schemes of the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd has indicted a former chief engineer and other senior officials, hinting that it might just be the tip of the iceberg and the probe may lead to the top brass of the corporation, including a director. An HT report on the fraud in the centrally sponsored integrated power development sche...
Jaipur: Saddled with a debt burden of Rs 80,500 crore, discoms in Rajasthan were given a lifeline in 2016 under the Uday scheme. But after two years, their performance on many parameters shows that the scheme is far from being a panacea for the beleaguered power sector even as it left the state finances in complete disarray, constraining its spending for developmental works. The latest data ava...
Bhaderwah: Over hundred villages in Jammu and Kashmir are "un-electrified", the state's PowerDevelopment Minister Sunil Kumar Sharma has said adding efforts were on to ensure power supply reaches them by the end of next month. Sharma's comments come a week after the Centre claimed all villages in India had access to electricity. "A total of 102 village...
The utility’s losses in domestic and commercial sector are 25%, officials find it ‘hard to digest’ › It’s a complex issue. Feeders giving power to tubewells have meters to know how much power is supplied. There is very little scope for crossover of T&D losses. A VENU PRASAD,, PSPCL chairman and managing director CHANDIGARH : The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited has bee...
New Delhi: Power Minister R K Singh today laid foundation stone of underground cabling project in the Kumbh area of Haridwar. The project is very significant as Haridwar is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in India and a large number of devotees visit this holy city round the year, a power ministry statement said. Underground cables have several...
A village is declared electrified if 10% of its households get power, apart from public institutions Last Published: Wed, May 02 2018. 11 53 PM IST Rural electrification has been the holy grail for successive governments. Graphic: Naveen Kumar Saini/Mint All of India’s 597,464 census villages have finally got electricity. This marks a milestone in India’s history and sets the stage for unive...
01st May 2018 11:53 PM | Last Updated: 01st May 2018 11:53 PM | A+A A- Image of CBI Headquarters for representational purpose (File photo | PTI) By PTI NEW DELHI: The CBI today told the Delhi High Court that a preliminary enquiry against Adani Enterprises Ltd, Maharashtra Eastern Grid Power Transmission Company Ltd (MEGPTCL) and variou...
Higher prices paid by altering tender approved by directors STATE GOVT HAS ASKED PSPCL TECH AUDIT WING TO SUBMIT REPORT; VIGILANCE OFFICER OF PFC WANTS REPORT FROM STATE AS FUNDS CAME FROM UNION GOVT From page 01 PATIALA: Investigation has been ordered into alleged overpayment for electricity meters that caused a loss of Rs 16 crore to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) between 2013 and 201...