ADB opens credit line of Rs 1,000 crore for UP power projects
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a credit line of Rs 1,000 crore for a bunch of power projects in Uttar Pradesh. These projects would be…
Power play: UP discoms propose to hike tariffs by 15%
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow The Uttar Pradesh power distribution companies (discoms) have proposed to hike tariffs by more than 15 percent in the coming financial year 2023-24. The discoms…
NTPC to illuminate Ayodhya with solar power!
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Public sector energy behemoth NTPC Limited has undertaken to illuminate temple town Ayodhya with solar street lights. NTPC will utilise its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)…
Yogi 2.0 to develop 18 solar powered cities
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Espousing the cause of renewable energy, the Uttar Pradesh government has proposed to develop 18 solar powered cities in the state. These would include Noida…
UP prison inmates to make solar panels, LED bulbs
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Looking to productively engage prisoners, the Uttar Pradesh government will soon start training jail inmates for making solar panels and LED bulbs. With the state…
Government power engineers flag coal imports
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow The government sector power engineers on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ask the union power ministry to withdraw its “coercive directives” to the…
UP to import coal to fire thermal power plants
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Biting the bullet on the contentious issue of coal imports, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to import coal worth nearly Rs 1,100 crore to…
Coal crisis: UP junks imported coal option
Virendra Singh Rawat / Lucknow Uttar Pradesh based thermal power producers have junked plans to import coal for their projects amidst raging coal supply constraints across India. The twin factors…
Modi inaugurates Rs 1,500 crore Bina-Panki multi product pipeline
Virendra Singh Rawat Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated Rs 1,524 crore Bina-Panki multi product pipeline in Kanpur. The 356 km pipeline will be operated by Bharat Petroleum Corporation…