India’s energy crisis has power giant NTPC rushing back to coal
New Delhi-based NTPC will this month award a contract to construct a 1,320-megawatt plant in Odisha, according to a company official with knowledge of the plans.
New Delhi-based NTPC will this month award a contract to construct a 1,320-megawatt plant in Odisha, according to a company official with knowledge of the plans.
The seven-year deal for the 70 MW of battery capacity comes at a time when the Australia's most populous states are at a risk to face a blackout from 2025 if new power capacity is not built in time to replace its biggest coal-fired plant.
The minister joked that people then would deliberately name their daughters “Bijli” so they could tell others that electricity was at home in the evening.
"The new order is not only anti-people but is an attempt to benefit the private sector, by backdoor entry, overlooking the interest of people," Shailendra Dubey, chairman of AIPEF said.
The development work in Minpa village comes after a year when 17 District Reserve Guards (DRG) were killed and 14 others were injured in a deadly Naxal attack on March 21, 2020.
Rural development minister Hasan Mushrif, in a statement issued on Thursday, said the gram panchayats can recover the power supply dues from the water and property taxes charged from the villagers.
Power supplied to Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat - India's richest and most industrial states - fell by over 2.1% during the second half of April, the data showed.
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (MSEDCL) has remained firm on its policy to temporarily disconnect power supply for non-payment of electricity bills in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).
Das said the problem of overloaded transformers should be immediately looked into and repair of 11KV sub-station and low tension lines should be done to ensure smooth power supply in the summer season.
State-run Solar Energy Corp. is discussing an option to pool electricity supply from renewable energy projects by developers including Adani Green Energy Ltd.
Electricity supply to hundreds of Zilla Parishad schools in Pune district has been disconnected over non-payment of bills. Maval taluka with 149 schools is the biggest defaulter.