Maharashtra stares at compulsory power cuts

After many years, Maharashtra is staring at compulsory power cuts as demand is higher than supply, the state discom announced on Monday, pegging the shortages at over 2,500 mw. Kindly note that......

Anil Deshmukh's journey in Maha politics hits a roadblock

Except for the Devendra Fadnavis-led government during 2014-19, Anil Deshmukh has managed to find a berth in the state ministry irrespective of which party came to power in the last over two......

Stop paying power bills, Sena tells people

The Shiv Sena today asked consumers in Mumbai and elsewhere in Maharashtra not to pay electricity bills in protest against steep rise in tariffs. In a statement, senior Sena leader Subhash Desai......

Global Warming: Mumbai 'pulls off plug'

Hundreds if citizens in India's financial capital Mumbai took part in a campaign, aimed at spreading the effects of global warming and the need to conserve energy, by switching off power in several......

Adani, Tata eye bigger pie in Mumbai power distribution

As Mumbai’s real estate and electric vehicle penetration grows, two of the city’s private power distribution companies, Adani Electricity and Tata Power, are eyeing a bigger business......

SC junks Tata Power's plea on project award to Adani

In a setback to Tata Power, the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the company’s challenge to the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (MERC’s) decision to award a Rs......

Maha electricity rates may rise

Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to buy 600 MW additional power from other states to tide over the electricity crisis in the state."The state government has agreed to provide upto......

Power: Maha industrialists oppose 5-day week plan

Industrialistsin Nasik have strongly opposed the power regualtor's proposal to have 18-32 hours of load-shedding in the industrial areas and implement five-day week to save electricity in......