Power Distribution

Private investments plunge to 25% in FY18; fall 1200 bps from FY08 high: Crisil report

Private investments, which averaged 37 percent between fiscals 2008 and 2013, fell by 600 basis points (bps) between fiscals 2013 and 2017 to 31 percent, which fell a steep 600 bps further to 25 percent in FY18, as a plethora of stalled projects and stressed assets dampened investor interest and risk appetite.

Heatwave pushes Delhi's electricity needs; capital records country's highest power demand at 6,361 megawatt

With the mercury rising in the national capital, the peak power demand shot up to 6,361 megawatt this afternoon, the highest ever recorded in the city.

Mobikwik is offering 10 percent cashback to encourage BSES users in Delhi to pay bill on time

"To avail the cash-back, all a consumer has to do is make the payment from Mobikwik's website or mobile app," a BSES statement here said.

GST in Jammu and Kashmir brought traders of two regions together, says Mehbooba Mufti

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said ensuring the protection of the state's special position under Article 370 while extending the GST to Jammu and Kashmir was the great achievement for the PDP-BJP government.

J&K Selects Wipro For Power Distribution Dept Automation

Wipro to rollout integrated solution across the state; sustain it for 5 years.

Infosys Picked For Karnataka: Sources

The project was awarded by all five electricity distribution utilities in Karnataka last week.

New Enzen Global Solution To Cap Power Distribution Losses

The iDMS is designed to bring control, co-ordination, transparency, and information accessibility to the power distribution sector.

Infosys Drafts Hi-Tech Plan To Check Power Distribution Losses

Ageing and poorly maintained assets, unreliable and overloaded systems, low demand side management, lack of skilled resources and training and absence of corporate governance in discoms are the reasons for high AT&C losses.

Bypass electricity grid: As costs plunge, consumers go solar

Solar power is competitive with newly-built thermal, hydro and nuclear power plants, although it still faces issues of being available mainly when the sun shines. Nevertheless, these rates are encouraging a growing number of consumer to bypass India’s creaky electricity grid and directly go solar.

Dealing with SC's coalgate verdict: Govt seeks legal opinion on issuing ordinance

Depending on the advice of the Attorney General of India, the coal ministry will take a view on the ordinance so as to deal with the implications of the Supreme Court's order in the coal case.<br />