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'No farmer required to pay electricity bills for next 5 years': Amit Shah

Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that once the party is re-elected to power, farmers will not have to pay electricity bills for the next five years.

Bring home the power of the sun and save big on electricity bills

Though expensive initially, rooftop solar installations usually pay for themselves in seven years max. Any power that they generate after that is free for the next 18 years

Govt rolls back proposals in draft power Bill, drops subsidy abolition

First made public in April 2020, the Bill is yet to get the Union Cabinet's approval

MP to give Rs 20,500 crore power subsidy to farmers, domestic consumers

MP cabinet approved subsidy in power bills of over Rs 15,700 crore for farmers, and the continuance of subsidy of Rs 4,980 crore for domestic electricity consumers during the current fiscal

Afghanistan requests UN to pay its power bills before nation goes dark

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan from mid-August, electricity bills haven't been paid to neighboring countries that supply about 78 per cent of its power needs

Punjab to waive pending power bills of those having connection of upto 2 kW

The Punjab government on Wednesday announced to waive power bills of those having electricity connection of up to 2 kW, a move that will put a burden of Rs 1,200 crore on the state exchequer

PowerMin tells Bengal CM not to oppose people-friendly Electricity Bill

Sources say R K Singh also alleged that Mamata is protecting the rights of a private power discom operating in Kolkata

Power ministry issues timelines for installing smart electricity meters

The Ministry of Power on Thursday provided timelines for replacing existing electricity meters with smart meters with pre-payment feature in government offices, commercial establishments and industrial units, among others. According to a notification issued by the ministry on Thursday, all consumers (other than agricultural users) in areas with communication network shall be supplied electricity with smart meters working in pre-payment mode. All union territories, electrical divisions having more than 50 per cent consumers in urban areas with AT&C (aggregate technical and commercial) losses more than 15 per cent in 2019-20, other electrical divisions with AT&C losses more than 25 per cent in FY20, all government offices at block level and above, and all industrial and commercial consumers shall be metered with smart meters by December 2023. However, it provided that the State Electricity Regulatory Commissions may extend the period of implementation, after giving reasons, ...

States oppose Electricity Bill as Centre pushes reforms in power sector

The proposed new Bill is slated to be placed on the floor of the Parliament in the current session

Navjot Sidhu allegedly owes Rs 8.67L in pending bill to state power utility

Reports of Navjot Singh Sidhu allegedly owing over Rs 8.67 lakh in pending bills for eight months to the state power utility have come to light

Power back, but Texans stormed with thousand-dollar electricity bills

Consumers are facing sky-high payments in the aftermath of the storm, with many taking to social media to show electricity bills ranging as high as $8,000

New Bill set to amend the Electricity Act, end licence raj in power supply

Electricity Bill, 2021, will be tabled in the ongoing session

Govt proposes panel to vet MSP, repeal of farm laws; fresh talks on Jan 4

Centre agrees to demands on air quality ordinance, draft electricity Bill

Early winter: Power consumption growth slows to 4.7% in November

India's power consumption growth rate slowed to 4.7 per cent at 98.37 billion units (BU) in November this year amid the onset of early winters especially in the Northern part of the country. In November 2019, electricity consumption in the country was recorded at 93.94 BU, as per government data. Power consumption had entered positive territory in September and recorded double-digit surge in October, showed the power ministry data. In September this year, power consumption recorded a growth of 4.4 per cent at 112.24 BU, compared to 107.51 BU in the same month last year. India's power consumption grew by nearly 12 per cent to 109.53 BU in October this year, as against 97.84 BU in the same month last year. According to experts, the onset of early winters especially in the Northern part of the country has affected power consumption. Economic activities are almost near normal due easing of lockdown, they said adding that growth in power consumption would continue in coming ...

Over 90% families have electricity meters, billed regularly: CEEW study

As many as 93 per cent of families have metered electricity connections and 91 per cent of households are billed regularly for power consumption, as per two independent studies released by the CEEW.

Electricity Consumer Rights: Power Ministry publishes first draft

While the Act currently has a consumer charter, the latest draft empowers users and has introduced new supply rights for them

Covid-19: DERC reduces fixed power charges for non-domestic users

According to DERC, the reduction is for electricity bill pertaining to consumption related to April 2020 and May 2020

Varanasi powerloom workers on strike demanding electricity bill waiver

The workers of the powerloom industry are on strike in Varanasi, demanding a waiver of the electricity bill till December.

1.5 million power employees to protest against privatisation on August 18

Warn of intensified agitation if Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020 is not withdrawn

Overdue bill amount now at Rs 750 crore, says Adani Mumbai Electricity

Firm says most complaints about abnormally high bills have been resolved; number of consumers with bill payments overdue for over 30 days is 570,000