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Late-night storm cripples Ludhiana’s power network, outage lasts 11 hrs

Fallen trees damaged transformers in several localities in the city on Saturday. (HT PHOTO)

Published 1 day ago

Can competition strengthen India's electricity distribution?

Electricity

Published 4 days ago

India’s next power milestone is reliability

Electricity (HT File)

Updated 5 days ago

From US to Europe, why heat waves are heightening the risk of blackouts

In late June, a heat wave in France left nearly 70,000 households without power after a transformer failed under high temperatures.

Updated 7 days ago

Can CAG audit privately run discoms? The question before SC in Delhi dispute

Delhi has three discoms, BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd, BSES Yamuna Power Ltd and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.

Updated 9 days ago

Why is PJM asking millions to cut electricity use? US power grid faces emergency

PJM has issued an emergency alert as extreme heat, generator outages and overloaded power lines strain the US grid, sending electricity prices soaring. (Pexel/Representative image)

Published 9 days ago

India must delineate its nuclear power trajectory

AI (Photo credit: Unsplash)

Published 21 days ago

Ludhiana reels under 14-hr outage, PSPCL pegs losses at nearly ₹2 crore

An uprooted tree and a damaged electricity transformer after Thursday’s storm in Ludhiana. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)

Published 30 days ago

Ludhiana: Storm leaves trail of destruction; 215 electricity poles, 65 transformers damaged

PCPCL worker repairing the line at Dugri area after thunderstorm that hit in Ludhiana. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)

Published 31 days ago

Guarantee scheme beneficiaries to be verified again: K’taka CM

DK Shivakumar

Published 37 days ago

UP set to see 10% hike in electricity bills as govt announces ‘fuel surcharge’

Uttar Pradesh is set to announce electricity price hike from June.

Updated 44 days ago

Delhi's power demand hits a new May high of 8,439MW amid heatwave

According to data from the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC), the demand peaked at 8,439MW at 3.35pm on Monday.

Updated 48 days ago

Cornell professor talks AI chaos, and dismissing AI writers

Seth Rogen

Published 54 days ago

Ludhiana: SAD protests against prolonged power cuts

Protest by SAD party leaders and workers against the State Government outside the PSPCL office in Ferozepur road in Ludhiana. (Gurpreet?HT)

Published 73 days ago

From conflict to progress: Remote Irpanar village in Chhattisgarh gets electricity

From conflict to progress: Remote Irpanar village in Chhattisgarh gets electricity

Published 78 days ago

Agriphotovoltaics as a dual-use solution for India’s energy transition

Farmer (ANI)

Updated 93 days ago

Reduced power tariffs to kick in today

File picture

Published 103 days ago

Farmers in Dausa, Karauli will receive electricity for daytime irrigation: Rajasthan CM

Farmers in Dausa, Karauli will receive electricity for daytime irrigation: Rajasthan CM

Published 104 days ago

Coal, non-fossil fuel sources: Centre lays out plan to meet electricity demand

The minimum additional thermal capacity required to meet projected demand is around 97,000 MW, the government has said.

Updated 105 days ago

Massachusetts power outages map: Thousands without electricity amid snowstorm

Massachusetts power outages map: Workers clear snow around South Station during blizzard conditions in Boston, Massachusetts on February 23, 2026. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)

Updated 140 days ago

India’s core sector output rises 3.7% in December 2025

Despite the stronger headline growth, energy-related segments continued to weigh on the index. (AFP FILE)

Published 173 days ago

Massive power outage hit Cuba's western region after transmission line fails

The outage followed two days of peak-hour power shortages across the island.

Updated 221 days ago

Putting citizens at the centre of power reform

Electricity demand

Published 224 days ago

OpenAI needs a favour, and Mustafa Suleyman details a superintelligence vision

An IEA estimate indicates the US electricity demand will grow annually at 2% between 2025 and 2027

Published 243 days ago

Lahore is suffering an internet breakdown. Reason: Govt firm won't share poles

A street opposite the Badshahi Mosque amid dense smog that has engulfed Lahore over the past week.

Updated 264 days ago

The promise and peril of Ethiopia’s new mega-dam

FILE PHOTO: The Blue Nile River is seen as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam reservoir fills near the Ethiopia-Sudan border, in this broad spectral image taken November 6, 2020.

Published 307 days ago

Book Box | Himalayan floods, Sarajevo siege and the stories that anchor us

l Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris and the latest Robert Galbraith thriller.

Published 309 days ago

Delhi Ramlila groups and Durga puja pandals to get 1200 units electricity free

Earlier, CM Rekha Gupta chaired the preparatory meeting for Ramlila and Durga Pooja celebrations in the capital at Delhi Secretariat.

Published 310 days ago

Mechanic electrocuted to death after slipping on rain-soaked road in Delhi

Police said that further action will be taken based on the autopsy report and inquiry findings.

Published 322 days ago

Women blow fuse over outages, offer bangles to power officials

In a video from the Indira Chowk electricity substation, a woman is purportedly seen handing over a set of bangles to a junior engineer. (Sourced)

Updated 348 days ago

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