With per-capita consumption of power a fraction of that in developed countries, and with some small towns powering themselves using diesel generators for up to 12 hours a day, India still has tens of thousands of megawatt of generation capacity rendered stranded, with no takers for the power it could produce. The way out of this paradox of scarcity amid excess lies in fixing distribution. The formula that politici...

A total 200 potential sites have been identified for setting up as many large thermal power plants of total 428.9 GW capacity, more than the existing installed capacity of 346.61 GW, according to a study by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). The authority conducted the study for identifying large pithead and coastal sites based on satellite mapping using remote sensing technology.&nbs...

National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees and Engineers (NCCOEEE) has called for a strike on January 8 and 9 demanding changes to the proposed Electricity Amendment Bill-2018. Speaking to media persons here on Saturday, All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) chairman Shailendra Dubey along with secretary general P Rathnakar Rao said around 15 lakh employees of all ranks will take...

The state powerdistribution companies have suffered a major setback in the last 15 years with their losses rising by a whopping 900% to Rs 36000 crore ever since the electricity board was dismantled into three discoms, alleged joint group of engineer and worker unions in energy sector. Blaming the wrong policies for the massive loss, the union has decided to go on a strike on January 8 and 9. ...

Power engineers and workers in a seminar held at Visakhapatnam demanded that the proposed legislation Electricity Bill 2018 should  be withdrawn instead of being rushed through Parliament in the current winter session. The  seminar on the proposed amendments in the Electricity Act 2003 through Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2018 was inaugurated by E A S Sarma IAS Former Secretary Power Government of India....

With pending dues running into a whopping Rs 583.51 crore, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has hired a private detective agency to trace thousands of power bill defaulters.  ‘Countrywide Detective Services’ will be handed over the defaulters’ list. It will be paid Rs 350 for every consumer traced (excluding taxes).  The agency will start work with the operation sub-divisi...

  NITI Aayog has pitched for bringing oil, natural gas, electricity and coal under GST(goods and services tax), a move that would allow input credit to make Indian industry globally more competitive and reduce energy bill for consumers. The ‘Strategy for New India @75’, a vision document released by the government think-tank on Wednesday, also es...

  Discoms will now have to pay power consumers enhanced compensation for outages with Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission on Wednesday issuing the revised Supply Code 2017. The third amendment will make powerdistribution companies financially accountable to consumers for their failure to address complaints within the stipulated time period. The compensat...

  India must look at ensuring steady power supply to households for the government's electrification drive to be truly successful, and merely adding new consumers to the electricity grid is not enough, a senior World Bankeconomist said. “It’s very important that connected households receive adequate level of services because the size of the b...

Strategy for New India @75, the latest strategy document published by government’s think-tank NITI Aayog, has recommended a slew of measures to reform the country’s energy sector. These include privatisation of power distribution companies, operationalising commercial coal mining, and breaking up the functions of the oil regulator. The paper, launched by ...