Power plants are operating at full throttle to meet the demand, and the govt has ordered coal import to meet the shortfall in domestic supplies.
According to Power Ministry, the demand surpassed last year's maximum demand met of 200.539 GW which occurred on July 7, 2021.
In the past, RK Singh has served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation and has served on the Boards of Air India, Indian Airlines, Alliance Air, Air India Charters Limited (Air India Express) among others.
Several areas of Jammu and Kashmir witnessed electricity outages as linemen to senior engineers begin their indefinite strike on Saturday against the government's privatisation move and failure of two-round talks.
Addressing the event on Monday, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy RK Singh said, "India is already ahead of what we pledged in our Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)."
According to a power ministry statement, Singh has shot off letters to his union cabinet colleagues as well as all CMs in this regard.
"Did he remember migrant labourers only after 50 days? Our government, at Centre and in states, has been arranging food, trains for them... He met them just for photo-op. There should be some sensitivity," said Union Minister RK Singh
Power Minister R K Singh on Monday said India will eventually be an electricity-based economy, as the nation is embarking on power usage for running vehicles and cooking food.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has appointed Jitendra Asati, a 2009-batch IES officer, as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Pradhan for a period up to October 20, 2021.
The government plans the second wave of reforms in the power distribution sector and has shared the draft with states, the minister told reporters here. The Centre in November 2015 had launched the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) to bring about the operational and financial turnaround of debt-laden power distribution companies.
Power Minister R.K. Singh on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha during Question Hour that farmers can use their land to install solar panels and the power generated will be bought by the government.
By March 2019, all homes in the country will be provided uninterrupted 24-hour power supply throughout the year, Power Minister R K Singh said today.
NTPC has also announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the dead. The Prime Minister's Relief Fund will also give Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased.
The proposed amendment bill will include penalty provisions, stricter enforcement of PPAs and RPOs, Power minister R.K. Singh said.
Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana 'Saubhagya' launched on the birth anniversary of Hindutv icon Deendayal Upadhyaya will entail free electricity connections to poor households, PM Modi said.
Power Minister R K Singh today said India will achieve the target of power for all by December next year, while all villages will be electrified by the end of this year
The government has been working hard to electrify all villages in the country and wants to achieve 24X7 power for all by 2019.
RK Singh successfully contested 2014 LS poll from Arrah.
Former Union Home Secretary and BJP MP R K Singh on Wednesday said that it is quite possible that former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, sentenced to death by a Pakistan military court on espionage charges, is already dead.
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