Browsing Archive: April, 2013

Gujarat government may merge 4 power distribution companies

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

Eight years after the Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB) was un-bundled into separate holding, generation, transmission and distribution companies, the state government is now thinking of merging the four power distribution companies into one entity. In 2005, the GEB was un-bundled into separate entities under the Electricity Act of 2003, as part of the restructuring of the electricity sector to improve efficiency in management and delivery of services to consumers.

The exercise led to the creati...


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Electricity consumers across the country may have to pay about 50 paise more

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Sunday, April 21, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Electricity consumers across the country may have to pay about 50 paise more for a unit of power if the government allows a complete pass through of the cost of imported coal to be blended with domestic coal for firing the turbines of power plants. The power ministry has told the finance ministry that pooling prices of imported and domestic coal can jack up the cost of electricity. Accordingly, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) should be tasked with fixing the fuel's ...
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Power situation may grim in most parts of the country

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Friday, April 19, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

It's going to be a summer of discontent in most parts of the country this year as the power situation is grim. Some states are unlikely to meet even half the total demand in the peak season, raising concerns of another grid collapse. The situation is critical in places where state electricity boards are bleeding and have not secured the power they need to supply. Since they are unable to recover the cost of electricity, they are reluctant to make adequate purchases as this will only increase ...


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More power curbs likely in Kerala

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Saturday, April 13, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 

With Kerala's power supply sources becoming scanty, more power restrictions seem to be imminent in the state.The half-an-hour cyclic load-shedding during morning and evening (between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. and 10.30 p.m.) and the bid to curtail power use by switching off rural feeders during daytime since April 1 do not seem to have yielded the desired results.

Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) sources said that the prevailing consumption rate of 60 million units a day has thwarte...


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POWER HIKE - A.P

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Normal life in Andhra Pradesh was hit on Tuesday as opposition parties in the state called for a shutdown to protest the hike in electricity tariff. Buses of the state-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) were suspended in most parts of the state as opposition leaders and activists stopped vehicles. Shops and business establishments also remained closed in many towns. In Hyderabad, the response was mixed.

Ten Left parties have called for the shutdown, which is ...


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Panel to submit report on Electricity Act amendments

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Monday, April 8, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
The government plans to amend laws to provide more powers to state regulatory commissions and load dispatch centres so as to ensure proper functioning of electricity grids, and is expected to soon receive a report on the issue. A panel headed by Chairman of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) - the apex planning body for the power sector - is expected to soon submit its report to the Power Ministry. The report is on amendments in the Electricity Act 2003 relating to grid matters,

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Demand for CAG audit

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Protests against the power tariffs in Delhi are gaining ground with National Advisory Council member and activist Aruna Roy joining in with the demand for an audit of the discoms by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and environment watchdog Greenpeace taking on the Delhi Government for failing to have a policy on alternate sources of energy.

On Monday, the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS) issued a statement signed by Ms. Roy, Nikhil Dey and Shankar Singh in support of the ongoi...
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ASANSOL ,WB ELECTRIC BLACKOUT

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Asansol area in west bengal is facing thee day power outage due to DPL & Santaldihi power transmission blackout, one of the transmission tower was collapsed and the city is facing electrical blackout, on the fourth day DVC is feeding nearly 17MW to various important industries & city meanwhile tower rectification work in progress, one of the famous power plant in asansol area who also inject the power to Kolkata through the same grid is incapable to inject the supply power due to this problem...
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Electrical transmission line collapsed

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
Five persons were killed and eight injured after a high-tension power transmission tower collapsed in Shikrawa village in Mewat district of haryana. All the deceased and the injured were migrant labourers from West Bengal. Police have booked the project manager and site engineers of the company for negligence.

The incident took place in Shikrawa village near Punhana block in Mewat district, around 80km from Gurgaon around 10.30am on 28-03-2013 when the work of 765kV electricity transmission fr...
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PGCIL

Posted by Debyendu Chakraborty on Monday, April 1, 2013, In : POWER NEWS 
State-run Power Grid Corp is developing an advanced grid security system, worth Rs 1,300 crore, as part of efforts to boost the country's electricity transmission network and stave off possible cyber attacks on the power systems. The proposed security system is part of larger measures being initiated by the Power Ministry to prevent recurrence of events like last year's massive collapse of grids that affected more than half of country's total population.

According to a Power Ministry do...


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