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Govt working on package to offer loans to state distribution companies
The government is working on a package to offer loans to state power distribution companies to help them clear dues…
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CIL maintains supplies amid defaults by gencos
Despite default by some generating companies, Coal India has maintained supplies due to COVID-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown, an…
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Gujarat state successfully handles 1,600MW demand drop
Gujarat successfully handled a drop of 1,600MW in power demand as households switched off lights following the Prime Minister’s call…
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UP: DVVNL records 29 per cent fall in power consumption
The 21-day Covid-19 lockdown has significantly reduced power consumption. After the shutdown of industries and factories, Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam…
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Power projects in India may come to a grinding halt, warns Hemant Kanoria
Power projects in India may come to a grinding halt unless generation companies are supported with easier access to fuel…
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Power Ministry warns discoms to pay bills on time, promises more funding
The central government intends to infuse liquidity into financially frail public power distribution companies (discoms), a press release from the…
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CPDCL gets 23.34% share in power purchases by State
The State government has allocated 40.44%, 36.22% and 23.34% of the total power being purchased by the State to the…
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No free lunches, pay for power consumed as per PPAs: Power Minister to discoms
The government has come to the rescue of electricity generating companies through a clarification on Monday which stated that the…
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Discoms obligated to pay for electricity within 45 days: Power Ministry
With its relief being construed as a moratorium on payments, the Union Power Ministry has clarified that electricity distribution companies…
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Explainer: Power managers’ strategy of using hydro and gas power during lights-out may have paid off
The strategy of power managers to use hydro and gas-fired plants to absorb the sharp load changes during the lights-out…
