UP power companies peg revenue gap at Rs 12,000 crore
Virendra Singh Rawat The Uttar Pradesh power distribution companies (discoms) have pegged their revenue gap at almost Rs 12,000 crore in the next financial year 2024-25. In their annual revenue…
UP allows net metering to edu institutions
Virendra Singh Rawat The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has allowed the net metering facility to the government and private educational institutions. Till now, the facility was available only…
UP to set up 1,600 mw thermal power plant
Virendra Singh Rawat The Uttar Pradesh government will set up a 1,600 megawatt (mw) thermal power plant in Sonbhadra district of the state. The proposed coal-fired power plant ‘Anpara E’…
UP targets solar energy basket of 25,000 mw
Virendra Singh Rawat Aiming for a robust renewable energy portfolio, Uttar Pradesh is targetting to achieve solar energy generation capacity of 25,000 megawatt (mw). Even as energy demand has hit…
IIT Kanpur announces eMasters in renewables, energy, e-mobility
Virendra Singh Rawat The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur has launched a unique eMasters degree program in Renewable Energy and e-Mobility. The global renewable energy market is expected to…
Yogi government bullish on bioenergy domain
Virendra Singh Rawat Uttar Pradesh is bullish on the bioenergy segment and its potential to meet the future energy requirements in the state. Upping the ante on green energy, the…
Public sector power engineers red flag coal import
Virendra Singh Rawat Public sector power engineers under the aegis of All India Power Engineers’ Federation (AIPEF) today flayed the coal import order issued by the union power ministry to…
UP agri waste to feed thermal power plants
Virendra Singh Rawat To enrich the farm value chain, the Uttar Pradesh government is working on a roadmap to process agricultural waste to feed the state thermal power plants in…
UP to install ‘lightning arrester’ on tall buildings
Virendra Singh Rawat To protect unsuspecting people from lightning, the Uttar Pradesh government will install lightning arresters or lightning rods atop tall buildings across the state. The lightning rods attract…
UP to recover power dues of Rs 45,000 crore
Virendra Singh Rawat After keeping the power tariffs unchanged for the current financial year 2023-24, the Uttar Pradesh government is muscling up to recover cumulative power dues of Rs 45,000…