Coalition woes: After Karnataka now in Punjab?

Close on the heels of developments in Karnataka, an uneasy relationship prevails in Punjab where the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and its ally Bharatiya Janata Party appear to be in sombre mood over......

Kudankulam-1 likely to be commissioned by Apr: Govt

The much-delayed Kudankulam nuclear power project is expected to be commissioned by April, government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. "All efforts are being made to commission units 1and 2 of......

'Power shortage in TN caused by bureaucratic failure'

S Kabilan, a retired Indian Administrative Service officer, was chairman of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission from 2007 to 2012. An engineering graduate from IIT, Madras, Kabilan......

The good and bad news about India's nuclear programme

While nuclear engineers cheer the KNPP's first full operation, on nine other sites which house atomic reactors, scientists spend sleepless nights, reveals Pallava Bagla. At India's highly-guarded......

'Govt needs Rs 15.7 lakh crore to provide 24x7 power by 2019'

Sub-group appointed by Forum of Regulators suggests fuel linkage for power generation amd a special purpose vehicle to provide clearance to miners The Centre will need a whopping Rs 15.70-lakh......

Maharashtra to direct Tata Power to feed RInfra

In a bid to protect the consumer's interest, the Maharashtra government is planning to issue a directive, by invoking section 11 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to Tata Power to continue supplying......

India's first power exchange goes live

The country's first power exchange, Indian Energy Exchange started its operation on Friday. The exchange, Indian Energy Exchange (IEX), received bids for 13,176 Mwh of power when operation......

SEBs resist unbundling of ops

Eight states will be knocking at the doors of the power ministry this month to seek more time to unbundle their State Electricity Boards into separate transmission, generation and distribution......