We're looking at ways to reduce hydro power generation costs: Goyal
30 March 2017 5:08 PMThe government is considering "several ideas" to reduce the cost of power generation from hydel sources, including the possibility of gradual...
DTL slams BSES Yamuna's poor infrastructure
24 July 2012 2:28 AMDelhi Government-run transmission utility Delhi Transco Ltd (DTL) on Monday charged BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL) with not improving its infrastructure...
DERC to introduce new power tariff system
23 July 2012 2:30 AMIn a major reform initiative, Delhi’s power regulator Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has decided to introduce a new system under which...
Shinde seeks funds for rural electrification
18 July 2012 1:09 AMPower minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Tuesday asked Planning Commission to provide additional sum of Rs 50,000 crore for the government’s flagship...
Power tariff must increase by 5-10%: report
17 July 2012 9:53 AMLoss making power distribution companies would have to keep hiking rates by 5 to 10 per cent for the next five years to breakeven, according to a...
'Delhi power tariff much less than other cities'
11 July 2012 1:26 AMSeeking to justify the recent hike in power tariff, the Delhi government said the sector should be looked at ‘realistically’ as the cost of raw...
PMO pushes for coal production
7 July 2012 2:56 AMAs the country battles coal shortage, the Prime Minister's Office [PMO] on Friday sought to give a push to its production by directing the environment...
Management issues hold up DVC growth
4 July 2012 2:09 AMThe central power utility Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has entered into a difficult phase, in which its projects are getting delayed and many...
Touch 201-units for power, pay Rs 454 more
3 July 2012 1:46 AMWhile maintaining the subsidy on consumption of power up to 200 units, Delhi government has decided to adopt stricture norms to reduce consumption. As...
Sheila prefers subsidy balm on power bills
2 July 2012 2:46 AMFollowing the widespread protests and criticism on the unprecedented hike in power tariff, the Delhi government may announce a fresh subsidy on Monday...
Get ready to pay more for electricity
1 July 2012 2:03 PMThe 26 per cent hike in power tariff for domestic consumers in the city would come into effect from 1 July.The new rates were announced by the Delhi...
‘No rollback of power tariff’
30 Jun 2012 12:31 AMResidents across the city may have cried themselves hoarse on Friday, but Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that there would be no rollback of...
