All eyes are on Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) whose overdue audit of electricity utilities in the capital will be the key to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) being able to deliver on its electoral promise of halving power bills. An AAP government is set to be sworn in on Saturday under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal.
The regulator had appointed Feedback Ventures ( now Feedback Infrastructure Services Pvt. Ltd ) as a consultant in early 2012 for the capital expenditure revie...
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On January 14, a single national power grid would allow seamless pan-India flow of electricity in uniform frequency. State-owned transmission utility Power Grid Corporation is set to charge its high-voltage (765 KV) transmission line between Solapur in Maharashtra and Raichur in Karnataka by the second week of January, ending isolation of the southern grid, which has remained technically cut-off from the north, east and western grids. The integration of the grids would enable consumers...
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Tata Power today said the restoration work at its Mundra plant, which was impacted by fire, has been completed and the insurance claim is being processed. "Restoration of the impact of fire on conveyor was achieved on November 20, 2013 and the company has processed the insurance claim as per coverage," Tata Power said in a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges.

Tata Power's 4,000-MW ultra mega power project at Mundra in Gujarat caught fire on November 18 last month, partly affecti...

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