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electricity sector news

Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission advisory committee to meet on Sept 24

A total of 21 members will participate in the meeting, including HERC members, managing directors of power distribution companies, representatives of consumer organisations, industry and agriculture sector, and the electricity ombudsman. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
chandigarh news
Published on Sept 24, 2025 07:12 am IST

College in Jamshedpur to top spot in Nepal: India link of likely new PM Ghising

In 2016, Kulman Ghising was appointed managing director of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).
world news
Updated on Sept 11, 2025 07:00 pm IST

Digital energy grids: The UPI moment for electricity?

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economy
Published on May 23, 2025 06:49 pm IST

Swapping: A solution for India’s e-mobility

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Swap Point
governance
Published on May 11, 2024 04:02 pm IST

Karnataka facing acute power shortage as demand surges due to deficit rainfall

The state is realising an unexpected demand of more than 15,000 MW in October. (Sakib Ali/Hindustan Times)
bengaluru news
Published on Oct 11, 2023 04:20 pm IST

Rise above political bickering, give name for DERC chairperson: SC to Delhi CM, L-G

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (left) and Delhi LG VK Saxena (right) (File Photo)
india news
Updated on Jul 17, 2023 05:21 pm IST

No blackouts this summer! Centre invokes emergency rules

Power ministry previously invoked the emergency rule during a power crisis last summer.
business
Updated on Feb 22, 2023 08:54 pm IST

India to boost coal imports this year to cope with harsh weather, freight snags

Coal imports by Indian utilities more than doubled to 42 million tonnes during the first eight months of this fiscal year from April,
india news
Published on Jan 17, 2023 05:59 am IST

PM Modi says many states owe over ₹1 lakh cr to power firms, makes an appeal

PM Modi addresses 'Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya – Power @2047’  event. 
india news
Published on Jul 30, 2022 03:26 pm IST

India, Sri Lanka restart talks to link power grids

The grid connection project came up in talks with India's power ministry in March, when Basil Rajapaksa, then Sri Lanka's finance minister, visited New Delhi to seek assistance, said a source with knowledge of the matter.
india news
Published on Apr 20, 2022 07:06 am IST

Bengaluru to face power cuts on April 16 and 17: Here's a list of areas

Bengaluru to face power cuts on April 16 and 17.
bengaluru news
Published on Apr 16, 2022 02:28 pm IST

India's March electricity shortage worst since coal crisis in October

A surge in power demand in March has forced India to cut coal supplies to the non-power sector and put on hold plans for some fuel auctions for utilities without supply deals due to a slump in inventories.
india news
Published on Mar 31, 2022 11:08 pm IST

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

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Since 2010, when the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) was launched, there have been unprecedented technological and other changes in the energy sector, particularly dramatic reductions in the cost of renewable energy (RE)- based power.
climate change
Updated on May 11, 2024 11:19 am IST

Industrial production grows 4.5 % in February

Electricity generation grew at 8.1 per cent as against a growth of 1.3 per cent in February 2019. Mining sector output grew by 10 per cent compared to a growth of 2.2 per cent earlier. (Photo by Sakib Ali /Hindustan Times)
business
Updated on Apr 09, 2020 06:09 pm IST

Can smart meters solve India’s electricity problem? | Opinion

Smart meters could help improve detection of theft (a necessary but not sufficient condition for viable discoms), but they can’t accurately pinpoint all forms of theft alone
analysis
Updated on Mar 10, 2020 10:19 pm IST

Indian states and cities don’t have adequate funds to tackle climate crisis

Schoolchildren hold placards as they participate in a protest against the inaction to curb global warming and climate change, Connaught Place, New Delhi, March 15, 2019
analysis
Updated on Nov 26, 2019 01:45 pm IST

Power sector gets ₹150 crore in Delhi budget, share of renewables up

Delhi residents pay the lowest power bills among all metropolitan cities in India, finance minister Manish Sisodia said in his budget speech on Tuesday.
delhi news
Published on Feb 27, 2019 02:16 am IST

India considers merging two-state owned power lenders to bridge budget gap

India is considering a proposal to combine two state-run lenders to utilities, REC Ltd. and Power Finance Corp.
business
Updated on Nov 28, 2018 01:10 pm IST

UP gears up to apply blockchain technology to power sector

lucknow news
Updated on Oct 10, 2018 01:30 pm IST

Consumers upfront in tale of two reforms in Andhra Pradesh

A coal yard in front of a power plant in Krishnapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
india news
Updated on Sept 20, 2018 10:24 am IST

Taking two steps forward, one step back

The cooling towers of Mejia Thermal Power Station in Bankura, West Bengal. CPI (M)’s embrace of economic reforms had brought rewards in the state’s electricity sector.
opinion
Updated on Sept 20, 2018 09:05 am IST

Reform in electricity sector is all about getting the politics right

The electricity sector risks acting as a drag on the economy as its poor finances reverberate through the banking sector in the form of non-performing assets.
india news
Updated on Sept 17, 2018 07:51 am IST
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