Power Supply

Power supply hours in rural areas up from 12.5 to 23 in past decade

Stating this while chairing the meeting of the Consultative Committee of the MPs for the Ministry of Power here on Thursday, Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal, said the implementation of smart meters installations, the Minister stated that smart meters benefit both consumer and distribution companies by reducing billing errors, enhancing energy efficiency, and providing greater convenience for users and help DISCOMs in reducing losses, optimisation of power purchase cost, integration of renewable energy, etc.

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Snowfall causes disruption in power supply in Kashmir: Dept fully geared, says official

KPDCL Managing Director Mussarat Islam said five 33 kV feeders out of 120 are presently under fault, while 76 out of 1118 HT 11 kV feeders were down, in view of heavy snowfall in parts of Electric Divisions Handwara, Baramulla & Kupwara

Punjab assures 24-hour power to domestic, 8-hour to farm consumers

State power minister said the import capacity (available transfer capability limit) of Punjab from outside Punjab has been enhanced to 8800 MW which is likely to be enhanced in a day or two to 9000 MW.

Erratic power supply upsetting consumers in J&K

Undeclared power cuts and frequent tripping have become a routine in the Union Territory (UT), particularly in the rural areas, even as summer is at its peak.

Power, water cuts hit Kyiv after “massive” Russian missile strikes

Almost 80 per cent of Kyiv residents on Monday faced power outages and water cuts as Russian missiles struck key infrastructure facilities.

Over 5K Haryana villages get 24-hour power supply

Haryana government linked these 202 villages to the Mahara Gaon, Jagmag Gaon Scheme, which aims at providing 24-hour uninterrupted power supply to the villagers, on the day of Sushasan Diwas (Good Governance Day) which is celebrated on 25 December to commemorate the birth anniversary of India's former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

By Statesman News Service

27 December, 2020 8 mins read

Avoid kite flying near electrical installations on I-Day: BSES

We advise residents not to fly kites near electricity installations, including overhead cables and certainly avoid using metal or metal coated 'manjha'

By IANS

02 August, 2020 8 mins read

Sanction 5 lakh PMAY houses for cyclone-hit areas as special case: Odisha CM to Centre

Naveen Patnaik has said Centre should sanction the 5 lakh houses on a Centre-state fund-sharing pattern of 90: 10 as a special case for the cyclone-hit areas of Odisha

By Statesman News Service

13 May, 2019 8 mins read