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100-Word Edit: Fani ‘No Fun’ for People without Power

TNI Bureau Jun 12, 2019

The News Insight: When people in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack remained without power for more than 10 days, the Government was on a back foot. The outrage in media and public was the worrying factor for the Govt, which was having a tough time to…

Every Discom to make profit by 2019: Piyush Goyal

TNI Bureau Feb 24, 2016

Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy, has expressed confidence that all Discoms in India will be making profits by 2019. "This is important, as we cannot burden people of India with tariff…

Bihar Joins ‘UDAY’ Scheme; 6th State to Sign MOU

TNI Bureau Feb 23, 2016

The Government of India, the State of Bihar and the DISCOMs of Bihar (North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, and South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under the Scheme UDAY –…

258 Villages electrified last week under DDUGJY

TNI Bureau Feb 22, 2016

A total of 258 villages in six states were electrified during the third week of February under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna, an official statement said on Monday. "Of these electrified villages, 120 villages belong to…

Power Shortage reduced to 2.4% in 2015

TNI Bureau Dec 14, 2015

The energy shortage has been reduced from 8.5% in 2011-12 to 2.4% in the current year i.e. 2015-16 (upto October, 2015), which is the lowest ever. Further, the peak shortage has reduced from 10.6% in 2011-12 to 3.2% during the current year…

Supply of Quality Coal to Power Stations

TNI Bureau Dec 14, 2015

As per information received from Coal India Limited (CIL), the subsidiary coal companies of CIL are supplying the requisite quality and quantity of coal to all power stations under Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA). In terms of FSA, Joint…

CMPDI identifies 7 Lignite and Coal Blocks for UCG

TNI Bureau Dec 11, 2015

The Central Mine Planning and Design Institute (CMPDI) has identified following 7 blocks (5 Lignite & 2 Coal) for development of Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) technology in India. A. Lignite Blocks: 1. Sindhari West,…

Punjab, J&K, Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand Join UDAY Scheme

TNI Bureau Dec 10, 2015

UDAY (Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana) Scheme of Ministry of Power is getting enthralling support from several states. After Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Rajasthan, State Governments of Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), Himachal…

Investments by CIL to Increase Coal Production in India

TNI Bureau Dec 7, 2015

CIL has assessed a tentative capital investment of Rs. 57,000 crores for the next five years to ramp-up its coal production to one billion tonnes by 2019-20 from the production level of 494.80 Mt. in 2014-15. This was stated by Shri…

Cyclone Phailin: Collectors asked to ensure Zero Casualty

TNI Bureau Oct 11, 2013

Bhubaneswar, 11th Sept: The Collectors of all 7 districts namely Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Jagatsingpur, Kendrapara, Nayagarh and Khurda have been directed to start evacuation and ensure 100% evacuation of people to cyclone, flood shelters…

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