The Delhi government is going to extend the amnesty scheme for defaulters of power bills for the third time.
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Tata Power Odisha Discoms Secure Top National Rankings for Third Consecutive Year
SDHI Secures $227 Million Chemical Tanker Deal, Revives India’s Commercial Shipbuilding
India’s Energy Transition Sets Global Pace: Pralhad Joshi at Davos
IWDC Clears ₹15 Billion Projects to Boost Green Mobility, Cargo and River Tourism
World Bank Approves $815 Million Financing for Tata Power-DGPC Dorjilung Hydropower Project in Bhutan
Indian Railways Deploys Humanoid Robot ASC ARJUN at Visakhapatnam for Smart Station Security
India’s Power Grid Crosses 500,000 Circuit Km, Marks 71.6% Growth Since 2014
India Inc Optimistic on Growth, Flags Infrastructure, Defence and Export Priorities: FICCI Survey
NHAI, Konkan Railway Ink MoU to Boost Integrated Road‑Rail Infrastructure Development
DGCA Digitises Pilot Licensing with Electronic ATPL Services to Strengthen Aviation Ecosystem
Power Minister Calls for Financially Strong Discoms to Drive India’s Energy Future
BLR Airport Launches Gate Z, India’s First Social Lounge Redefining the Airport Experience
MoPNG Highlights Financing Strength, Regulatory Reforms Ahead of New Upstream Bid Rounds
ABB India Modernises BPCL’s Vadinar‑Bina Pipeline for Uninterrupted Operations
Vaishnaw Projects 6-8% Growth, Highlights Reform Momentum at Davos
Aerem Solutions Secures $15 Million to Drive Distributed Solar Adoption Across India
India Showcases Energy Transition at Davos: Joshi Calls for Global Collaboration
Indian Railways Expands High-Speed Track Network, Boosts Safety with Modernisation
Steeling Energy Security: SAPL Redefines India’s Gas Economy
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
UDAY scheme not people friendly | TN Power Minister
Tamil Nadu has not signed the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme as it is not people-friendly, State Power Minister Natham R Viswanathan said.
UPNEDA to go solar on govt buildings
UP New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) is all set to install rooftop grid-interactive solar power plant at government and private buildings.
Omron’s solution to address power theft
Sensing and control technologies major, Omron, has launched the first-of-its-kind Total Tamper Detection Solution, to address concerns of power theft in the electricity sector. Positioned as a revolutionary offering for smart energy management, the solution was unveiled at the India Smart Grid Week 2016, in New Delhi.
Ramboll India awarded quality audit assignment for Rapid Metro Phase-II
Ramboll will undertake the quality audit of the different civil and track structures such as the viaducts, stations and maintenance depot developed for the Phase-II of Rapid Metro.
KPMG Statement Budget reaction – Renewable and Overall ENR
The increase in coal cess will improve relative attractiveness of renewables, but increase the overall cost of power for utilities by approximately 10,000 crores, thus impacting retail tariffs and utility financial health.
Budget 2016-17: Clean energy cess doubled to Rs.400
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has doubled the clean energy cess to Rs.400 per tonne of coal. He also introduced infrastructure cess on petrol, diesel and luxury cars.
LIC stars in NTPC stake sale show
The Rs.5,000-crore stake sale by the government in NTPC saw demand for almost twice the shares on offer, led by a big-ticket application by insurance giant Life Insurance
Power firms await coal linkage policy
Power producers have made a fresh appeal to the Centre to release a coal linkage policy soon. They have argued the coal linkage policy announced by the previous UPA government had covered 78,000 MW to be commercially operational by March 31, 2015.
Chandigarh: Electricity dept proposes power hike
The Chandigarh electricity department has submitted an Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR) and tariff petition to the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC).



