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Bihar: Discoms to be fined for load shedding, says minister

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 18, 2019

Union minister of state for power and renewable energy (independent charge) R K Singh on Saturday said a tariff policy, which envisages imposition of fine on discoms (power distribution companies) for load shedding, has been submitted to the Union cabinet. Singh said the...

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India to cross 200 GW renewable energy capacity by 2022

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 13, 2019

Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh exuded confidence that India will have over 200 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022. India has set an ambitious target of having 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022. "We have decided that by 2022 we will...

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EESL inks pact with BSNL

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 14, 2019

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of four National Public Sector Enterprises under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BSNL (Punjab Telecom Circle), to install 100 public charging stations to...

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Environment Ministry constitutes committee to implement National Clean Air Programme

By : Sustainability ..., May 1, 2019

The Union Environment Ministry has constituted a new committee to implement the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which aims to cut pollution in the 102 worst affected cities by 20-30 percent...

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Renewable energy set to witness 10,000 Mw capacity addition in FY20

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 31, 2019

Renewable energy is set to witness 10,000 megawatt (Mw) in fresh capacity addition in FY20, aided by project awards from central agencies and state-owned distribution utilities....

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Panel suggests mechanism for facilitating payments to power cos

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 22, 2018

The high-level committee for revival of stressed power assets has suggested setting up a mechanism to allow public financial institutions (PFI) like REC and PFC to discount receivables from...

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Panel suggests mechanism for facilitating payments to power cos

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 22, 2018

The high-level committee for revival of stressed power assets has suggested setting up a mechanism to allow public financial institutions (PFI) like REC and PFC to discount receivables from...

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Power Ministry Electrifies 51 Villages in Uttar Pardesh and 13 Villages in Assam

By : sustainabilityo..., Dec 23, 2015

Ministry of Power has electrified 51 villages in Uttar Pradesh last week, Out of  these electrified villages, 34 belong to Bareli district and other 17 villages falls in Mainpuri district of the state.

Apart from these, Ministry of Power also electrified...

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