Page 7 - Electricity

India's average daily electricity use in May fell 10.4% from April

India's average daily electricity use fell 10.4% in May from April, a Reuters analysis of government data showed, as states imposed lockdowns to rein in a second wave of coronavirus infections

India may build new coal plants due to low cost despite climate change

Coal's contribution to electricity generation in India fell for the second straight year in 2020

Nordic region, Bitcoin's green haven, is running out of surplus electricity

Clean Nordic power available for Nordic mining set to dwindle; electricity needed to mine Bitcoin surged 66-fold since 2015

60 villages in Maharashtra's Nashik without electricity for last 10 days

People from sixty villages in Trimbakeshwar Tehsil of Nashik district have been facing difficulties as there has been no electricity for the last 8-10 days in this region

Power of tech tools: Andhra using AI to control electricity purchase costs

Day-ahead predictions are critical, as they have implications for how much electricity should be generated in coal plants and how much should be purchased through the open market

ITC pledges to meet 100% grid electricity needs from renewables by 2030

Firm has been expanding its renewable footprint over past two decades, meets 40% of its electricity needs from wind, solar and biomass; Its investment in renewable assets is about Rs 1,000 cr

Peak power demand expected to touch record 5,400 MW this winter in Delhi

The peak power demand of Delhi in the last winter season was 5,343 MW on January 1, 2020

Weekly economic indicators stuck in narrow range, exports remain subdued

Electricity, freight numbers improve over previous week; but remain lower early-October levels

Power trips in Mumbai: Financial capital, adjoining areas face rare outage

The outage even bought the city's suburban rail network to a halt even as stock exchanges continued to function

Hurricane Delta leaves thousands without electricity in Louisiana

Delta has been downgraded to a tropical depression, but not before leaving roughly 575,000 thousand customers without electricity

Villages along LoC connected with national electricity grid after 70 yrs

Villagers in these areas have also enthusiastically participated in elections with the turnout always being over 60 per cent, Garg, who took over as DC in February 2019, said

Just 2 papers for power connection: Govt drafts easier, user-friendly rules

Among a slew of consumer-centric rules, the ministry has proposed to give those who have set up rooftop units or solarised their irrigation pumps the right to produce electricity for self-use

UP to engage women SHGs to recover unpaid power bills from 60,000 villages

Success of pilot project in Varanasi, Gorakhpur and Mathura prompts state govt to extend it to all districts, as recovery by energy dept is about 50%

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

Power tribunal allows passing pollution control costs on to tariffs

Moves comes as a breather for Vedanta and L&T for their plants in Punjab

Nobel-winning Mexican scientist calls for complete ban on fuel oil

Molina said it was "very worrying" that the plant's emissions can reach the sprawling capital of more than 20 million inhabitants

Power outage leaves several blocks in the dark in Manhattan after storm

A power outage cast darkness across large swaths of Manhattan early Friday, as tens of thousands of people in other parts of New York City were still without electricity

Power discoms asks people not to fly kites near electricity installations

A BSES discom spokesperson urged people to enjoy kite flying responsibly

Continued decline in all-India power demand affecting thermal PLFs: Ind-Ra

Electricity generation (excluding renewables) also decreased 17.7 per cent to 96.3 billion units in May

Is the spot market mechanism the panacaea for the slack in energy sector?

While benefits in supply and pricing are likely to accrue to the consumer with the activation of energy exchanges, certain grey areas need to be addressed