The All-India Agricultural Workers´ Union (AIAWU) members staged a protest against the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) for recommending measures against the free supply of electricity to irrigation pump sets (IP sets), and fixing meters to the Bhagya Jyothi and Kuteera Jyothi schemes.
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States receive Rs.582 cr from coal block auction so far
Six state governments have received a total of Rs.582 crore from 31 coal blocks that have been auctioned so far
Metro turns to green for power saving
With its electricity bill responsible for nearly 15 per cent of the annual ordinary working expenses, Metro Railway is turning to non-conventional sources of power to bring down costs. After Mumbai, Kolkata is the most expensive, so far as power tariff charged is concerned.
Power plants falter on green regulations
A staggering 90 per cent of coal-based thermal power plants in India fare unsatisfactorily on the environmental front. While state-owned power generation companies are among the worst performers, plants owned by private firms have performed better on environmental and energy parameters.
FM switches on power plug
The beleaguered power sector will find some respite, if the measures announced are implemented properly.
CESC power distribution contract overseas
The power flagship of the Rs 10,000 crore RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, CESC has now taken the first step in power distribution space overseas, bagging a distribution right for Port Harcourt in Nigeria, Sanjiv Goenka, Vice-Chairman, CESC and Chairman of RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, said. The distribution right covers an area of 48,000 sq km and an annual turnover of $180 million.

