A target of 15 per cent reduction in aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses by March 2019 by state discoms has been a key barometer set by the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY). The UDAY target seems to be on track for Haryana’s power distribution company, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (DHBVNL), which has been able to steadily bring down losses from a level of 24 per cent in 2013-1...

The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Monday approved selection of Adani Transmission and Power Grid Corporation for setting up transmission networks for evacuation of power from two thermal power projects —2×660 MW Obra-C project and 2×660 MW Jawaharpur project. Both these projects, which have been awarded through the tariff-based competitive bidding process, will bring an investment of Rs 1,401 crore in th...

While the Gujarat state electricity board has received a go-ahead from the state government to file a petition to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission seeking Supreme Court-granted relief to the state’s three imported-coal-based power plants, at least three of the four other states that purchase power from these plants are yet to take a call on whether to follow the suit.   The CERC migh...

NEW DELHI: The IAS officers association termed the conviction of "honest" IAS officers in the coal scam on Saturday "as most unfortunate" and vowed to rally behind the three officers who have been convicted by a special CBI court. "Conviction of honest IAS officers in the coal scam is most unfortunate. A black letter day for bureaucracy — convicting offi...

New Delhi: The Gujarat government has directed its powerdistribution company to raise tariffs of the three imported coal-based power plants owned by Tata Power, Adani Power and Essar Power by amending their power purchase agreements (PPAs) and approaching the power regulators for approval. This comes as a big relief for the three plants which together can generate about 10,000 mw but ...

The all round  improvement is visible in Punjab power sector after Baldev Singh Sran  took over as CMD of Punjab State power Corporation Limited (PSPCL)  on June 6 this year.   With the out of box thinking of Baldev Singh, PSPCL  has managed the power requirements of Punjab  in a commendable manner without going in for  usual short term power purchases which are to the tune of...

New Delhi: Punjab has put up a strong opposition against the recent proposal by Union government to pass 2018 amendments to powertariff policy under which a single tariff regime is to be introduced across the nation. The proposed amendments will give more powers to Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) while leaving State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) redunda...

New Delhi: The outgoing state BJP government committed a corruption of over Rs 6000-cr in the purchase of power from two private electricity companies, the Congress alleged on Friday. The opposition party accused chief minister Vasundhara Raje of promoting cronies at the cost of state exchequer. Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala claimed that the Raje-governmen...

New Delhi: A battery of powerengineers from across the state who converged on Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Hall at Punjabi University to participate in the annual general body meeting of PSEB Engineers’ Association on Thursday predicted a fast revival of the finances of the Punjab State Power CorporationLimited (PSPCL) with the resumption of the Shahpur Kandi Hydel Project and re-operationalisation of Pachhw...

  PATIALA: Punjab has put up a strong opposition against the recent proposal by Union government to pass 2018 amendments to power tariff policy under which a single tariff regime is to be introduced across the nation. The proposed amendments will give more powers to Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) while leaving State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) redundant. Unde...