Fact Check: Do Consumers Need To Update Their Electricity Bills By Contacting Provided Helpline Number To Avoid Disconnection?
Scammers use different mechanism to dupe customers into their traps and siphone off money from their accounts. It’s very important to double check any website link, number, and messages in order to ensure safety and security online.
Mar 31, 2023, 12:52 PM IST
Centre renames Power System Operation Corporation as Grid Controller of India
Grid Controller of India Limited operates the National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) and five (5) Regional Load Despatch Centres (RLDCs).
Nov 15, 2022, 07:01 AM IST
Power Ministry amends guidelines for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, adds THESE features
Power Ministry makes amendments in guidelines for EV charging infra, adds feature of prepaid collection of service charges with the time of the day rates and discounts for solar hours, reports agencies.
Nov 08, 2022, 18:42 PM IST
Electric vehicles charging stations doubled in THESE nine cities
"The efforts undertaken by the government through various implementing agencies have resulted in rapid growth in deployment of public EV charging infrastructure," the Union Power Ministry said in a statement.
Feb 20, 2022, 13:34 PM IST
Power crisis: Centre says 'situation under control', states and discoms flag coal shortage
The power and coal ministries in separate statements asserted that coal availability is sufficient and that the fear of disruption in power supply is unfounded.
Oct 10, 2021, 20:45 PM IST
No power crisis, Tata Power warned of action for sending baseless messages: Union Minister RK Singh
The Power Minister also hit out at state-run GAIL for “acts of irresponsible behavior”.
Oct 10, 2021, 13:52 PM IST
Ministry of Power lists 4 reasons for coal shortage amid looming power crisis
"There are four reasons for the depletion of coal stocks at the power plant end unprecedented increase in demand for electricity due to the revival of the economy...," the Ministry of Power said in a release.
Oct 10, 2021, 07:56 AM IST
Only 2 documents to be required for electricity connection –Check this pro-consumer move by Modi government
A draft of Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 have been prepared for the first time by the Government.
Sep 17, 2020, 13:33 PM IST
NTPC blast: Ministry of Power forms committee to probe causes of explosion
The mishap took place when the ash-pipe exploded due to pressure at the power plant.
Nov 06, 2017, 23:25 PM IST
Raj Kumar Singh, MoS Ministry of Power, Renewable Energy - Profile
Here is the profile of Raj Kumar Singh, MoS (Independent Charge) Ministry of Power, MoS (Independent Charge) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Sep 03, 2017, 22:09 PM IST
PowerGrid commissions record Rs 30,300 cr projects in 2015-16
The Power Grid Corporation of India (PowerGrid) has commissioned a record Rs 30,300 crore projects in the just-concluded fiscal and also achieved a planned capex of Rs 22,500 crore.
Apr 05, 2016, 15:30 PM IST
Goverment talks of contingency plan to tackle power woes
"Today, we have stocks which can run these power plants for almost 20-22 days continously...," the minister said, adding that the buffer stock has been built up.
"Power plants are ready to produce more. They have sufficient capacity in the system. Sufficient contingency plans have been drawn up," the minister said.
RLNG subsidy to help fuel 9,000-MW power plants
The scheme provides for a per-unit tariff subsidy from the Power System Development Fund (PSDF).
May 11, 2015, 15:01 PM IST
NHPC aims at Rs 5,439 cr power sales in FY'16
NHPC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Power for 2015-16.
Apr 01, 2015, 16:05 PM IST
Cabinet may take up Electricity (Amendment) Act soon
The Cabinet may soon take up Ministry of Power's proposal to make necessary changes to the Electricity Act 2003.
Dec 10, 2014, 14:28 PM IST
