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India's power demand surges to all-time high; crosses 200 gigawatts mark
India | July 09, 2021 10:06 ISTHigh temperatures due to delayed monsoon in several states led to a surge in power demand these days.
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Power consumption grows 12.6% in first week of June
India | June 08, 2021 11:56 ISTPower consumption in the country grew at 12.6 percent in the first week of June to 25.36 billion units (BU)
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Power sector employees threaten strike against Electricity Bill
India | February 15, 2021 8:16 ISTThe All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has demanded that the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 must be put out in the public domain before starting the discussion on it in Parliament.
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Man shocked after getting Rs. 40,000 electricity bill, dies by suicide in Maharashtra
India | August 10, 2020 7:55 ISTShocked to get an "inflated" electricity bill, a 57-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by setting himself on fire in Nagpur city, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon at his residence in Yashodhara Nagar locality
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Man receives electricity bill worth Rs 6.67 lakh. This is what he does next
India | August 01, 2020 10:17 ISTA resident of B Veerababu, Hyderabad could not, in his wildest dreams, have imagined that he would get an electricity bill worth Rs 6.67 lakh from a monthly average of about Rs 1,000. In his house in Amberpet he received an electricity bill of Rs 6.67 lakh for the last four months combined.
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Arshad Warsi complains of inflated power bill, later says 'problem solved'
Celebrities | July 05, 2020 18:56 ISTBollywood actor Arshad Warsi took to social media complaining about receiving an exorbitant electricity bill but then later shared that his problem was solved. Arshad, in a tweet, had shared that Rs 1,03,564 was debited from his account on July 5 for the electricity bill.
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Adani Electricity to install 7 lakh smart meters to enable real-time unit reading for consumers
Business | July 02, 2020 10:41 ISTThe company, which distributes power to around 30 lakh consumers from Bandra to Bhayandar and Kurla to Mankhurd, had come under criticism from its customers, including Bollywood celebrities for receiving inflated bills in June.
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Power provider reacts to Taapsee Pannu's high electricity bill
Celebrities | June 29, 2020 13:59 ISTHours after Bollywood actress Taapsee Panny complained about the 'insane' increase in her electricity bill, the company in question extended a clarification in the issue. Taapsee attached pictures of the electricity bills, showing how she was charged Rs 36,000 for the month of June 2020. The bill for April was Rs 4,390 while the one for May amounted to Rs 3,850 only.
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Power supply to entire UP village cut off for not clearing dues
India | November 03, 2019 16:10 ISTAll 300 consumers in the Jahanpura village, under the Kairana police station limits, have not cleared their electricity bills amounting to Rs 91.88 lakh despite reminders being issued to them, said Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation's Sub Divisional Officer Atul Yadav
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Chhattisgarh villagers receive electricity bill without power supply
India | September 21, 2019 13:50 ISTOn being asked, a villager said, people cook in the dark and children study under oil lamps in the village.
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Water cannon shot at BJP workers protesting against hike in electricity charges in Kolkata
News | September 11, 2019 14:41 ISTWater cannon shot at BJP workers protesting against hike in electricity charges in Kolkata
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Hapur man charged crores for electricity bill, power supply cut on non-payment of amount
India | July 21, 2019 10:07 ISTA man in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur has been charged more than Rs 128 crores for electricity bill of his house. According to the man, he has been charged a huge amount despite his low consumption of electricity. When confronted with the electricity department, the officials at the office asked the man to pay the complete amount. The power supply to the man's house has been cut as he was unable to pay the amount charged by the electricity office.
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UP: Man asked to pay Rs 128 crore electricity bill in Hapur
News | July 31, 2019 14:52 ISTThe bill sent to Shamim by the electricity department is of Rs. 128, 45, 95,444 for a home connection of 2 kilowatt.
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Rajya Sabha BJP member suggests one nation, one electricity tariff
India | July 15, 2019 14:13 ISTRaising the issue during the Zero Hour in the House, Swait Malik of the BJP highlighted that power tariffs vary across states. He said while one has to pay Rs 8 per unit of electricity in Punjab, consumers in neighbouring states of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir were paying much less.
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Uttar Pradesh: 'Power' shock for electricity consumers as UPPCL proposes 25% hike in electricity tariffs
India | June 17, 2019 11:32 ISTThe UPPCL has already submitted the proposed new power tariff structure for 2019-20 to the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) for vetting and final approval.
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Electricity consumption likely to get costlier in Delhi
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Stricter penalties for non-payment of electricity bills in offing as govt proposes changes to Electricity Act
Business | October 27, 2017 10:52 ISTThe proposed amendment bill will include penalty provisions, stricter enforcement of PPAs and RPOs, Power minister R.K. Singh said.
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This eco-friendly washing machine can cut down your electricity and water bills!
Lifestyle | June 03, 2017 11:59 ISTCan you imagine how much water and electricity you would be able to save with the help of this no-electricity washing machine?
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In Basti people are receiving electricity bill without any power supply
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Scientists develop new 'smart' window material to reduce your electricity bill
World | August 23, 2016 16:35 ISTScientists have discovered a new smart material that, when incorporated into windows, sunroofs or curved glass surfaces, can help cut your power bills. This new flexible windows material has the ability to control both
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