Scam worth crores unearthed in Discom
Jaisalmer: A scam worth crores of rupees has come to light at Discom in Chandhan area of Fatehgarh in Jaisalmer district in connivance with Discom employees. The employees and officers allegedly...
View ArticleDiscoms can’t test meters in own labs: DERC
NEW DELHI: Following complaints of unfair power theft cases being lodged against consumers by discoms, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has ordered that 'electricity meters shall be...
View ArticleDiscom inquiry indicts officials on funds
GURGAON: An inquiry has found that some officials of power discom DHBVN transferred Rs 20.3 crore to a contractor who was supposed to install new high-voltage feeders in several parts of the city,...
View ArticleNo Sunrise Just Yet
Uday (Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana), the Centre’s scheme for turning around electricity distribution companies, has generated hope and debate about the financial viability of these state-owned...
View ArticleDiscoms in vicious cycle of piling losses and rising debt
NEW DELHI: The power loan recast programme that will help discoms improve their finances, buy power and help ensure 24x7 power supply is called UDAY — Ujjwal Discom Assurance Yojna. It'll allow states...
View ArticleUpgrading equipment, technology helps EPDCL minimise T&D losses
Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) has recorded the lowest transmission and distribution loss of 6.33 per cent, among all the power distribution companies in the...
View ArticleDISCOMs strive to earn profits in State
The electricity distribution companies in Andhra Pradesh laid renewed emphasis on increasing metered sales and tie loose ends to make profits like their counterparts in Gujarat and other States. The...
View ArticleDiscom losses may fall to 28 paise per unit by fiscal 2019
The aggregate loss of distribution companies (discoms) of the 15 states that have joined the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna (UDAY) so far will more than halve to 28 paise per unit by fiscal 2019 compared...
View ArticleHERC warns discom as 50% power from feeders stolen
GURGAON: Consumers in the city will be astonished to know that about half the electricity supplied to them by the DHBVN never reaches their homes. After data from the discom revealed that electricity...
View ArticleDiscoms striving to earn profits in State
The electricity distribution companies in Andhra Pradesh laid renewed emphasis on increasing metered sales and tie loose ends to make profits like their counterparts in Gujarat and other States. The...
View ArticleDiscom takes software route to cut power loss
Indore: Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Ltd (MPPKVVCL) has developed a software that will enable it to reduce loss of power during distribution. The software developed by IT cell...
View ArticleNational Grid Half Year Results - 30 Sept 2016 (National Grid plc)
(Source: National Grid plc) London | 10 November 2016: National Grid, a leading energy transmission and distribution company, today announces its Half Year results. 30 September 2016 Highlights Good...
View ArticleFull text of Budget 2015-16 speech
Madam Speaker, I rise to present the Budget of the Union for the year 2015-16. 2. I present this Budget in an economic environment which is far more positive than in the recent past. When other...
View ArticleChampions and Orphans: The 1968 Fresno City College-College of the Sequoias...
Here’s the story. College of the Sequoias football Coach Al Baldock wanted to beat Fresno City College Coach Clare Slaughter in 1968. Instead, Slaughter – blessed with some of the finest talent in the...
View ArticleFull text of Suresh Prabhu's Rail Budget speech 2015-16
Madam Speaker, 1. I rise to present before this August House the Statement of Estimated Receipts and Expenditure for 2015-16 for Indian Railways. 2. At the outset, let me thank the Hon'ble Prime...
View ArticleEnergy Conservation Program for Consumer Products: Energy Conservation...
(Source: ASE - The Alliance to Save Energy) The effective date of this rule is September 2, 2014. Compliance with the prescribed standards established for residential furnace fans in this final rule is...
View ArticleNASA Solicits Proposals for Vehicle Assembly Building High Bay 2 Use (NASA -...
(Source: NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) A loud whoosh, faint smoke trail and billowing parachutes marked a successful demonstration Wednesday by SpaceX of its Crew Dragon...
View ArticleNaomi Klein: "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate" (Book...
Note: On Thursday award-winning journalist and author Naomi Klein joined us for the hour to discuss her new book, "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate." This kicked off Democracy Now!...
View ArticleNASA Tests Green Aviation Technology on Boeing ecoDemonstrator (Ames Research...
(Source: Ames Research Center) Two NASA experiments designed to help reduce fuel consumption and emissions will fly this spring on a specially outfitted Boeing 757 airplane called the ecoDemonstrator....
View ArticleID# 6949 (Filebank) (City of Palo Alto, CA)
(Source: City of Palo Alto, CA) City of Palo Alto (ID # 6949) City Council Staff Report Report Type: Informational Report Meeting Date: 8/15/2016 Summary Title: Utilities Policies and Plans Title:...
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