UP starts generating 528 mw of solar power
Virendra Singh Rawat Uttar Pradesh is making significant strides in renewable energy with the setting up of nine solar parks with a capacity of 3,840 megawatt (mw) with 528 mw…
UP as hub of ‘pumped storage’ energy projects
Virendra Singh Rawat Aspiring to become a $trillion economy, Uttar Pradesh is fast emerging as a hub of ‘pumped storage’ energy projects. While large-scale solar and wind energy projects are…
Powermen urge Modi 3.0 to scrap Electricity (Amendment) Bill
Virendra Singh Rawat Public sector power engineers today urged the Narendra Modi government 3.0 against the tabling of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill in Parliament. Under the aegis of the All…
India’s largest green coal plant coming up in Noida
Virendra Singh Rawat In a significant stride to meet rising electricity demand and to make the state self-reliant in energy, the Yogi Adityanath government is facilitating the setting up of…
‘Declare heatwave as natural calamity’
Virendra Singh Rawat The All India Power Engineers’ Federation (AIPEF) has demanded that heatwave be declared a national calamity in view of rapidly increasing demand for electricity in the prevailing…
UP peak energy demand estimated at 31,000 mw in 2024
Virendra Singh Rawat With mercury levels soaring each passing day, the peak energy demand in Uttar Pradesh is estimated to breach 31,000 megawatt (mw) in the current summer season. Last…
Shailendra Dubey re-elected AIPEF chairman
Virendra Singh Rawat Veteran public sector employees’ leader Shailendra Dubey has been re-elected, for the third consecutive term, to the post of All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) chairman. The…
UP makes ‘green’ bet with hydroelectric energy
Virendra Singh Rawat Underscoring the need for green energy, prominent renewable and hydroelectric energy entities have lined up eight projects of more than Rs 67,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh. With…
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…
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…