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  Uttarakhand Power Corporation buys expensive 2.3 million units of electricity to normalize supply

  India | October 13, 2021 10:42 IST

  Meanwhile, central government sources said that the situation will be normal within a month. There is no shortage in daily power and coal supply.

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  India's power consumption returns to pre-COVID level in July; up nearly 12 pc to 125.51 bn units

  India | August 01, 2021 13:43 IST

  In July 2020, power consumption stood at 112.14 BU, lower than 116.48 BU in the same month of 2019. Thus, consumption of power has not only grown year-on-year but also returned to pre-pandemic level.

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  Electricity (Amendment) Bill may come before Union Cabinet for approval in next few days

  India | July 25, 2021 11:17 IST

  The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021 seeks to enable power consumers to choose from multiple service providers as in the case of telecom services.

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  India's power demand surges to all-time high; crosses 200 gigawatts mark

  India | July 09, 2021 10:06 IST

  High temperatures due to delayed monsoon in several states led to a surge in power demand these days.

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  Father, 12-year-old daughter die of electrocution in Agra

  India | April 23, 2021 17:29 IST

  "The incident occurred at about 9.15 am in Salempur Ghankar village when Dileep Jadon (32) and his daughter Sapna were fencing their field with iron wires to protect crops from stray cattle.

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  Power sector employees threaten strike against Electricity Bill

  India | February 15, 2021 8:16 IST

  The 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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  Govt may announce new scheme for revival of discoms to achieve 24X7 power for all

  Business | January 31, 2021 12:41 IST

  The government may announce a new scheme for cash-strapped and loss-making electricity distribution utilities to reduce stress in the sector and achieve the goal of '24X7 Power for All', a source said.

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  Electricity in far flung villages of Jammu and Kashmir's Nowshera brings ray of hope

  News | November 09, 2020 16:41 IST

  Border villages in far flung areas of Nowshera have been electrified after decades of independence.

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  Haryana govt to give exemption in electricity duty for 20 years to industries

  Business | November 03, 2020 22:56 IST

  Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Tuesday said the state government has decided to give exemption in electricity duty for 20 years under the Haryana Enterprises and Employment Policy 2020 (HEEP) to attract more industries in the state.

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  Installation of smart electricity meters to begin in Jammu, Srinagar from next month

  India | October 25, 2020 22:14 IST

  Installation of smart electricity metres to bring transparency in billing and reduce power losses will begin in Jammu and Srinagar from next month, officials said on Sunday.

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  Mumbai power grid failure: Railway takes hit as electricity goes off

  India | October 12, 2020 12:09 IST

  A massive power grid failure in the entire Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) has brought the city to a standstill. Among others, Railway services have also taken a hit as the electricity went off in the region.

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  Mumbai Power Outage: Electricity back in most areas; train services too resume

  India | October 12, 2020 14:11 IST

  A major power outage brought Mumbai and parts of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region of Thane, Raigad and Palghar districts to a standstill on Monday, owing to a power grid failure.

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  Technical flaw in smart meters make consumers‘powerless’ on Janmashtami

  News | August 13, 2020 8:51 IST

  Due to the negligence of the electricity department, on Wednesday, about five lakh population of the capital suffered a severe power crisis for about eight hours. Due to technical flaws in the software of smart meter, electricity connection was cut in about one lakh houses and shops.

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  Slum dwellers clash in Kolkata over electricity restoration

  News | May 27, 2020 13:00 IST

  Clash erupted between people from two slums in Metiabruz area after power was restored to one of the slum areas, following cyclone Amphan on May 26.

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  Electricity consumption in India slowly returning back to pre-lockdown levels

  Business | May 25, 2020 10:34 IST

  Power demand in India, which had gone down during the lockdown period due to several industries, businesses temporarily suspended operations, has got back to the pre-lockdown levels.

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  Electricity workers, engineers to observe 'protest day' on June 1

  India | May 23, 2020 22:45 IST

  Electricity employees and engineers will observe 'protest day' on June 1 to oppose proposed privatisation in the power sector. 

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  Atmanirbhar Bharat: Power departments in UTs, including Delhi, to be privatised

  India | May 16, 2020 19:14 IST

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Saturday that power departments and utilities in all the centrally-administered territories would be privatised

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  Electricity demand falls 24 per cent in April due to lockdown: Crisil

  Business | May 13, 2020 19:24 IST

  With almost no economic activity taking place in first 20 days of April due to lockdown, and very little operations after that, power demand declined sharply by 24 per cent in the month, Crisil Research said.  

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  West Bengal govt announces free electricity, conditions apply

  India | February 10, 2020 16:56 IST

  The West Bengal government on Monday announced free electricity in the state. Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress' decision on providing free electricity applies to only those consumers with quarterly consumption up to 75 units.

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  Providing cheap electricity gets you vote: Arvind Kejriwal

  Elections | February 10, 2020 13:05 IST

  Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday expressed happiness that cheap electricity has become part of nationwide political discourse, adding that Delhi has shown that it also gets you votes.