Demonstration on 29th November against EA Bill 2021, Nov 15, 2021

NCCOEEE has decided that on the first day of the winter session of Parliament demonstrations will be held on 29th November at all State / Union Territory Capitals. Similar demonstrations will be held at all District / Project Headquarters across the Country on 29th November 2021. Draft of Memorandum to be mailed to authorities after demonstration will be sent. 2. NCCOEEE Circular is attached for det...

Power engineers to protest against Electricity (amendment)Bill on Nov.29 , Nov 15, 2021

Power  Engineers across the country will hold protest demonstrations at power utility headquarters and generating stations against Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2021 on  November 29, the first day of the winter session of Parliament. In a statement here on Sunday, All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) spokesperson V K Gupta said on Sunday that the real objective of the Electricity (amen...

Electricity (amendment) Bill - Power engineers to protest on 29th November, Nov 14, 2021

  :Power Engineers across the country including Punjab and Haryana will hold protest demonstrations at power utility headquarters and generating stations against Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2021 on 29th November, the first day of the winter session of Parliament. V K Gupta spokesperson All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF)said on Sunday that the real objective o...

Need to cure Discoms’ health first, Nov 14, 2021

  With the threat of climate change looming, nations have to relook and reconfigure their energy sourcing basket to ensure it is ‘Clean’ and ‘Green’. Though not buckling under global pressure as yet to move away from using coal as a fuel for electricity generation, India has been carving out its own strategy to make energy produced from other sources including renewab...

Power firms may move court against new Punjab govt Bill, Nov 13, 2021

Power plants are contemplating taking legal action against a new Bill of the Punjab government proposing tariff revision of all renewable energy contracts and termination of contracts of two coal-based plants. The companies said they will also write to the Prime Minister's Office seeking intervention. The Punjab Energy Security, Termination of PPAs and Redetermination of Power Tariff Bill, 2021 provi...

Punjab CM gives green signal to PSPCL for repudiation of TSPL's PPA, Nov 2, 2021

In a bid to ensure uninterrupted, affordable and quality power supply to the consumers across the state, the Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday gave a go ahead to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to immediately issue notice to Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL) for repudiation of its Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Pointing out further, CM Channi said that this step had been ...

Power sector staff, engineers to protest against electricity amendment bill on November 29: AIPEF, Nov 13, 2021

  Power sector employees as well as engineers will hold demonstrations on November 29 at all state capitals to protest against the proposed Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2021, AIPEF said on Friday. All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) Chairman Shailendra Dubey asserted that the agitation is against the unilateral approach of the central government to rush through the bill in Par...

After tabling white paper on power, Punjab CM Channi announces vigilance probe into PPAs, Nov 12, 2021

  Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, while speaking on the white paper said that the three private power plants meant a liability of Rs 50,000 crore on the state. Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi Thursday a Vigilance Bureau probe into the contentious Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) entered into by the previous SAD-BJP government and said that responsibil...

Special assembly session: Punjab government tables ‘white paper’ on private thermal plants, Nov 12, 2021

The Charanjit Singh Channi-led Congress government on Thursday tabled a ‘white paper’ in the Vidhan Sabha, with a focus on shortcomings in setting up of private thermal plants in the state when the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) was in powerHT Correspondent, Chandigarh The Charanjit Singh Channi-led Congress government on Thursday tabled a ‘white paper’ in the Vidhan Sabha, with a focus on short...

White paper on PPAs issued and PSERC to fix revise tariff for IPPs, Nov 11, 2021

  Punjab Government has issued today a white paper on the power purchase agreements (PPAs) in the assembly and all the quoted tariffs of the agreements shall stand terminated. Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission(PSERC) has been requested for re-determination of tariff including both Capacity and Energy Charges and all matters that impact tariff directly or indirectly. ...