NEW DELHI: India's power sector saw increased capacity commissioning in July, aided by strong policy incentives, adding 2 GW of conventional and 3.2 GW of renewable capacity, a report said on Wednesday.
NEW DELHI: India is prepared to highlight its progress in the power and energy sector at the upcoming BRICS 'Energy Ministers’ Meeting', which will take place in Brazil on May 19, the Ministry of Power said on Saturday.
HISSAR: Haryana Power Engineers Association (HPEA) today held a protest meeting at Hissar to show their solidarity with power sector employees of Uttar Pradesh , Rajasthan and Chandigarh Electricity Department as per directive of All India Power Engineers Federation(AIPEF).
NEW DELHI: As India is poised to see a surge in energy demand than any other country over the next decade owing to its sheer size and scale of rising demand from all sectors, the country’s power transmission sector is set for significant growth due to ambitious renewable energy targets.
CHANDIGARH: Lakhs of power sector employees staged a nationwide protest and work boycott on Monday against the privatization policies of the central government ,,which are against the interest of the consumers and employees. said V K Gupta a spokesperson of All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) .
CHANDIGARH: The Indian Captive Power Producers Association (ICPPA) in a recent representation to Ministry of Coal, Railways and Power, Government of India has sought urgent support for normalizing the coal supplies to Captive Power Plant (CPP) based industries.
CHANDIGARH: PSEB Engineers Association in a letter to Chief Minister Punjab has suggested various ways and means to improve the efficiency and health of the Punjab power sector.
CHANDIGARH: Ministry of Power has written to all the states and union territories that mass vaccination camps be organized for all the power sector employees on priority in coordination with utilities and state health department.
CHANDIGARH: All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF )has written to the Prime Ministerthat electricity consumer, power employees, and engineers who are the major stakeholders in the power sector should be consulted before sending draft electricity (amendment ) bill 2021 to Parliament
CHANDIGARH: The intention of the Ministry of Power in rushing through Standard BidDocuments (SBD) is not to reform the power sector but to thurst privatization of the power sector across the country,
CHANDIGARH:Lakhs of power sector employees and engineers across the country observed the nationwide protestby holding demonstrations and protest meetings at all districts and projects against privatization to show solidaritywith UP power engineers and employees, said V K Gupta spokespersonAll India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF).
There is a need for an introspection and course correction before taking up further amendments in the Electricity Act 2003. Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2014 which envisages segregation of carriage and content has far reaching implications not only for the industry, but also the consumer.
By Vinod GuptaThe NDA government announced two schemes for strengthening last mile power connectivity – Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana for rural areas and Integrated Power Development Scheme for urban areas. The progress has been though slow yet adding a new target for the power ministry, the PM has announced on Independence Day electrification of 18,500 villages in 1000 days.
CHANDIGARH: Amid a record surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, around 1000 employees working in the power sector have died and more than 15000 employees have tested positive for the virus said V K Gupta Spokesperson of the All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) on Friday.
CHANDIGARH: All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) oppose privatisation of banks and the power sector and extends full support to bank employees for their two days strike on March 15 and 16.
NEW YORK: A cyber intelligence company says it has found that hackers linked to China have infiltrated power systems and ports in India in a "show of force" and they have the ability to create disruptions.
NEW DELHI: 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.
CHANDIGARH: The power sector of India remained in turmoil this year due to the number of happenings whether due to lockdown or move to privatise the power sector.
DEHRADUN: There is no proposal to privatize the power sector in Uttrakhand as all the engineers and employees are working wholeheartedly working for better performance and reducing the line losses said Radhika Jha Power Secretary Uttrakhand.
NEW DELHI:The Covid-19 pandemic will have a wider impact on the country's power sector in the current financial year with the acute slowdown witnessed in the first quarter period continuing well into the year affecting both demand and supp
CHANDIGARH: Citing the severe cash deficit and adverse impact on the finances of the State Discoms amid the COVID-19 lockdown, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a financial package for the Power sector, while suggesting a slew of measures to rescue PSPCL and other from the current crisis and ensure that the consumers are not harassed or hassled in these difficult times.
CHANDIGARH:All India Power Engineers Federation is of the firm view that the finance minister's statement of providing smart meters to all the consumers is more of a policy statement than of budgetary requirement, said V K Gupta Spokesperson of the federation.
CHANDIGARH: Despite the loud talks of Sukhbir Singh Badal, boasting to have made Punjab a surplus state in the power sector during Badal dispensations, but the facts speaks contrary to such fake and bogus claims. This was stated here today by Bir Devinder Singh former Deputy Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
CHANDIGARH: The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) in its Federal Executive meeting decided that the power engineers across the country would resort to a one-day work boycott on January 8, 2020 to protest and oppose the move of the central government to introduce multiple private supply licenses.