New Delhi: Joining the chorus against power distribution utilities (discoms) delaying payment to electricity producers, the Association of Power Producers (APP) has said the burgeoning dues may adversely affect electricity supplies. Earlier this month, state-run power giant NTPChad given notices to Andhra Pradesh, Karantaka, Telanganaand Jammu and Kashmir for curtaining power supply over pending d...

Lucknow: A study conducted by a Delhi-based think tank has found that only 39 per cent of the households in Uttar Pradesh are metered, billed, and pay their electricity dues. In the report shared on Thursday, the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) said that the survey, conducted in collaboration with the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy (ISEP) in the summer of 2018, covered 1...

New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The Fifteenth Finance Commission on Friday discussed the impact of the power sector reforms on state finances in a meeting with the Ministry of Power. "The fiscal positions of states have been impacted by exposure to guarantees provided to power utilities and other public sector units, including those in the transport sector," an official statement said. Power Minister R.K. Si...

Power Engineers and Power Employees have finally succeeded in stalling Electricity(Amendment) Bill 2018 in 16th Lok Sabha. 13th February 2019 was the last day of 16th Lok Sabha and with last meeting of 16th Lok Sabha over, now Electricity(Amendment) Bill 2018 died it's own death.  As per  rule any Bill placed in Lok Sabha which could not be passed in that Lok Sabha is known as lapsed after the expiry of...

Power Engineers and Power Employees have finally succeeded in stalling Electricity(Amendment) Bill 2018 in 16th Lok Sabha. 13th February 2019 was the last day of 16th Lok Sabha and with last meeting of 16th Lok Sabha over, now Electricity(Amendment) Bill 2018 died it's own death.  As per  rule any Bill placed in Lok Sabha which could not be passed in that Lok Sabha is known as lapsed after the expiry of...

New Delhi: Power demand is expected to rise further as the per capita consumption of electricity will increase two to three times from the current 1,200 units, Union minister R K Singh said Wednesday. "The power sector is witnessing an increased demand which is further expected to go up in the near future. The current consumption of 1200 units per capita is expe...

We the Power Engineers and Power Employees have finally succeeded in stalling Electricity(Amendment) Bill 2014 later amended as 2018, in 16th Lok Sabha. 13th February 2019 was the last day of 16th Lok Sabha and with last meeting of 16th Lok Sabha over now Electricity(Amendment) Bill 20...

R K Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Power and New & Renewable Energy, Govt of India will inaugurate a two-day "Indian Power Stations 2019 (IPS)- International O&M Conference" of NTPC Limited here at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Auditorium at Raipur on Wednesday. A K Bhalla, Secretary (Power), Govt of India, Gurdeep Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, NTPC Lim...

India’s economy is the world’s sixth-largest by nominal GDP and the third-largest by Purchasing Power Parity (PPP). It is the world’s fastest growing major economy, as well. India is the third largest energy consumer in the world and is the backbone of the economy. Access to cheap energy is essential to India’s sustained accelerated growth. As per International Energy Agency (...

New Delhi: NTPC, country’s largest power generator, will regulate power supply to Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) for not clearing Rs 1,985 crore dues. The company has asked the state to clear the pending dues or face blackout. Of the 1,985 crore, Rs 1,626 crore dues are outstanding for more than 60 days, a company official said. NTPC has been supplying about 940 megawatt (MW) power to t...