Page 6 - Power Supply

Tata Power to restart Mundra UMPP units to supply low-cost electricity

Tata Power supplies power to five states - Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana - from the 4,000-megawatt plant

India's electricity supply rises 7.1% in February on strong demand

Higher electricity supply could mean a rise in power demand, as electricity deficit in India is marginal. Electricity demand is seen by economists as an important indicator of industrial output

Round-the-clock power supply via renewable-thermal bundling: Draft policy

Addressing the issues of intermittency, limited hours of supply and low capacity utilisation of transmission infrastructure, the draft policy provides for reverse bundling

Budget 2020: Powermen red flag any 'privatisation' attempt by govt

To be named as Atal Distribution System Improvement Yojana (ADITYA), the scheme is likely to be introduced in Union Budget, since the previous Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna (UDAY) is expiring in March

Electricity supply falls for 5th straight month to 1.1% amid slowdown

Power supply fell to 101.92 billion units in December, down 1.1% from 103.04 billion units last year, an analysis of daily load despatch data from state-run Power System Operation Corp Ltd showed

Reliance Infra receives Rs 94 cr from Goa, to urge state to pay rest 75%

The company will request the Government of Goa to pay the balance of 75 per cent of the arbitral award against bank guarantee immediately as per a recent Niti circular, RInfra said in a statemen

Making sense of energy data

Production cuts in the manufacturing sector is bound to reflect on energy consumption numbers

Rs 4,100-crore EPF scam: UP power employees begin 48-hour work boycott

Yogi government warns workers against arson, disrupting power supply

Govt's franchise model in power supply will interest private firms: Experts

However, some say the benefits have not been encouraging and full privatisation might be better

States become the thorn in Centre's ambitious 24x7 power supply schemes

Infra in slow lane, states lag in fund utilization

How low prices prevent India from supplying power 24x7 to all homes

The inability or refusal of state governments to increase power bills, as we explain later, has led to more borrowing and power shortages and made DISCOMs reluctant to buy available electricity

NTPC may cut power to 3 southern states over non-payment; UP next in list

Telangana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh may face power cut from 9 February

Lights out? More load shedding on the cards, suggests power supply report

Data shows that peak demand for power rose 8.5 per cent in just six months

Growth in power supply exceeds demand, not need: Fitch Ratings

Fitch attributes the low pick-up in demand to the inability of financially stressed companies

To boost fodder farming, Gujarat extends power supply to farmers by 6 hours

The state government extended power supply from eight hours a day to 14 hours a day to farmers in districts of Anand and Kheda