In a bid to provide quality electricity to consumers and farmers, Odisha government today decided to invest Rs 3,600 crore within next four years in the power sector, official sources said.

The decision in this regard was taken at the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here. While the state will invest Rs 2,600 crore in construction of new 33/11 kv substations, another Rs 1,000 crore to be invested in installation of dedicated feeders for agriculture and fishery se...

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The contentious issue of privatisation of electricity distribution in the urban centres of Uttar Pradesh has 'once again' come to the fore. The powermen have warned the Akhilesh Yadav government against any such move lest they resort to agitation.

The privatisation issue has witnessed several such face offs over the years spanning both previous Mayawati and current Samajwadi Party regimes.

Earlier this year too, the powermen had held statewide protests against the alleged move to pri...

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At a time when the Prime Minister's Office is busy paving the way for fuel linkage to new power projects, India's largest electricity generation company, NTPC Ltd, is claiming that capacities worth nearly 5000 MW are lying idle due to lack of demand. This includes nearly 2,000 MW of gas-based power.

Blaming it squarely on the cost of fuel and lack of purchasing power of State distribution utilities, NTPC Chairman Arup Roy Chowdhury said: "For the last two-and-a-half months, 5,000 MW of generat...

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Narendra Modi's Gujarat government, lauded by India Inc for being business friendly, has stumped industry as it seeks to back out of the high tariffs contracted for nearly 1,000 MW of solar plants of the Tatas, GMR, Adani, Bollywood star Ajay Devgn, Lanco and others.Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL), the off-taker for 852 Mw of installed solar capacity in the state, petitioned the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC), stating projects commissioned before January 29, 2012...
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Kerala's opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) has called for a state-wide shutdown on 10-07-2013 to press its demand for resignation of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, whom it has accused of involvement in the solar panel scam.

The call for the 12-hour shutdown (6 am to 6 pm), taken at an emergency meeting of the LDF here, would mean all shops, establishments, and markets would be closed and no public transport vehicles would operate.

The LDF's demands that Chandy resign and face a j...

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The recent decision of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) to allow power projects to pass on the cost of expensive imported coal to recipients would enable quick clearance of at least nine of the 18 power projects which are coming up on 03-07-2013 for the consideration of a sub group of the Cabinet Committee on Investment.

These are projects with a total capacity of 8,890 mw and include projects of Adani Power, and Haldia. Projects belonging to GMR and Lanco are also to be...

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