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1 year, 9 months ago

Jagan government to bear annual Rs 10,135.22 crore for free power to people in AP

VIJAYAWADA: Energy Minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy stated on Sunday that the Jagan-led state government would bear a burden of Rs 10,135.22 crore for financial year 2023-24 towards subsidy for providing 9 hours’ free power to agriculture and by way of concessions to various classes of consumers. The minister said the government extended free power to SC/ST families upto 200 units …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Telangana Assembly Adopts Resolution Urging Centre to Name New Parliament Building After Ambedkar

News 18

The Telangana Legislative Assembly on Tuesday adopted two resolutions urging the Centre to name the new Parliament building in New Delhi after B R Ambedkar, and opposing the new Electricity Amendment Bill 2022 proposed by the Union government. State IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao, who moved the resolution, said it would be appropriate to name the newly-constructed …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Power Grid Pushes Dated Connectivity Tech For Smart Electricity Meters

News 18

State-run Power Grid Corporation of India is pushing dated technology for connecting smart electricity meters, potentially saddling users with old technology and jeopardising an important reform dear to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. If smart metering technology falls prey to myopic decision-making, it could send wrong signals about the power ministry’s commitment to choosing the best alternatives, those aware of discussions …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Power sector workers to observe strike on March 28, 29

India TV News

Highlights Power sector employees will protest against the privatisation policies of the government The main demand is that the Electricity Bill 2021 should be withdrawn Power sector employees across the country will observe a strike on March 28 and 29 in protest against the privatisation policies of the central government, a workers' union leader said on Wednesday. The decision was …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Goal-setting and planning for decarbonising India's power sector

Hindustan Times

The 26th United Nations Conference on Climate Change, has ended. Resource planning is not a part of the lexicon of the Indian power sector, and is poorly understood by distribution companies and regulators. Once there is sufficient expertise to carry out effective resource planning in distribution companies, it would be best for each state to have an emissions-intensity target for …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Core sector output grows 11% in August

The Hindu

Output from India’s eight core sectors accelerated for the second successive month in August, rising 11.6%, compared to a 6.9% contraction recorded a year ago, with four sectors registering strong double-digit growth although crude oil and fertilisers output declined. All sub-sectors except refinery products and crude oil were above pre-COVID levels noted, ICRA chief economist Aditi Nayar. “The lull in …

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3 years, 5 months ago

House unites against Electricity (Amendment) Bill

The Hindu

The Kerala Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution demanding the Centre to withdraw the Electricity Bill, 2021. The resolution presented by Minister for Electricity K. Krishnankutty and passed by the ruling LDF and Opposition UDF members noted that the proposed amendments would render cost-effective electricity inaccessible to farmers and weaker sections of society. Furthermore, the proposed amendments encroach upon …

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5 years, 2 months ago

As energy problems fuel protests, Lebanon eyes gas revolution

Al Jazeera

Beirut, Lebanon – When the lights in his textile shop went out, Nadir did not even blink. Renewed urgency to finally tackle Lebanon’s power problems could jump start the integration of natural gas into the country’s energy mix, and dovetail with a highly anticipated, years-in-the-making exploration of Lebanon’s offshore natural gas reserves. In April 2019, Lebanon’s council of ministers approved …

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5 years, 5 months ago

California’s planet-warming emissions declined in 2017, even as its biggest pollution source keeps rising

LA Times

California’s greenhouse gas emissions declined by about 1% in 2017, with a continued shift toward renewable electricity keeping the state ahead of schedule in meeting its 2020 climate target, according to a report released Monday by air quality regulators. “It has to be about 2-1/2 times what we saw in this year’s data.” It’s a similar dynamic to last year, …

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6 years, 4 months ago

RBI deadline for resolution of ₹ 3.8 trillion in NPAs ends today

Live Mint

New Delhi: With the deadline set up by Reserve Bank of India for resolution of stressed assets worth around ₹ 3.8 trillion coming to an end today, all eyes are on the expected Allahabad high court judgement on a clutch of petitions against the central bank’s 12 February circular. The Allahabad High Court had earlier ordered lenders to avoid acting …

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