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BJP, AAP trade barbs over ‘increase’ in Delhi power bills
5 months, 1 week ago

BJP, AAP trade barbs over ‘increase’ in Delhi power bills

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party traded barbs on Wednesday over allegations of power hikes in the Capital. The Delhi BJP accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of “surreptitiously” increasing electricity tariffs under the guise of power purchase adjustment cost. PPAC is the surcharge component in power bills which is provided by electricity regulatory commissions to meet …

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Delhi Budget: Solar is govt’s new mantra for cheaper, reliable power
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Budget: Solar is govt’s new mantra for cheaper, reliable power

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government will set up solar plants on the rooftops of all government buildings in 2024-25 to give a targetted push towards green energy, finance minister Atishi said during the Delhi Budget address on Monday, adding that a target of generating 4500 MW or around 25% of Delhi’s total power supply through solar energy by 2027 has been set. …

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AP: Extra financial burden for 36 months
2 years, 4 months ago

AP: Extra financial burden for 36 months

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The true-up charges imposed on consumers for the next 36 months by the electricity department puts an extra financial burden on present tenants, as they have to pay the charges of earlier tenants who had occupied the same space. The electricity department started the collection of true-up charges across the state, covering 1.64 crore consumers. Tenants P Poorna and …

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Delhi power bills set to go up from today: Here’s why you’ll pay additional 4%
2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi power bills set to go up from today: Here’s why you’ll pay additional 4%

Live Mint  

With a 4% increase in the Power Purchase Adjustment Charge, electricity in Delhi is going to become more expensive. On June 11, 2022, the PPAC will increase by almost 4% thanks to a decision by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission. Prior to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission capping power exchange prices at ₹12 per unit, they had reached almost ₹20 …

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Uttar Pradesh: Discoms asked to adjust interest on security deposit in electricity bills
3 years, 1 month ago

Uttar Pradesh: Discoms asked to adjust interest on security deposit in electricity bills

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Power consumers’ long wait to get the bank interest on their security deposits that they paid to the UP Power Corporation Ltd while taking an electricity connection seems to be over now. In Uttar Pradesh, there are around 50 lakh power consumers whose security deposit data have not been fed by discoms since 2003. According to an estimate, in …

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Powering agriculture in India
3 years, 3 months ago

Powering agriculture in India

Hindustan Times  

The Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan scheme in 2019 to improve irrigation access and farmers’ income through solar-powered irrigation. Under its components A and C, the scheme aims to promote innovative models for solar-powered irrigation by setting up solar power plants on agricultural land, and solarising existing grid-connected pumps, respectively. Component A …

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Wind power developers risk loan default as discoms fail to pay bills
3 years, 9 months ago

Wind power developers risk loan default as discoms fail to pay bills

Live Mint  

MUMBAI: Risk of non-payment of dues by power distribution companies has resurfaced for wind power projects, with four key states--Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh--that act as a counter-party to around 40% of overall wind capacity in India toting up unpaid dues of Rs5,450 crore to 156 renewable projects as of January. “For wind power projects rated by Crisil, …

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Embracing energy efficiency
3 years, 11 months ago

Embracing energy efficiency

The Hindu  

The Power Minister, R.K. Singh, recently announced the Electricity Rules, 2020. Embracing energy efficiency can be a win-win solution as this can bring down household energy bills and reduce discoms’ financial stress. Tryst with energy efficiency In recent years, India has seen significant adoption of energy-efficient appliances, especially those covered under the mandatory labelling programme, according to the India Residential …

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