Since the launch of Delhi EV policy in August last year, 630 new electric two-wheelers have been registered and more are being registered every day New Delhi: The ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign started by the city government to promote electric vehicles has been received “exceedingly well” and many two-wheeler companies have decided to “aggressively” launch new EV models […]
Electric vehicles complete run of two crore km on Delhi roads
Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) said this has resulted in a reduction of 500 kg of particulate matter emissions. NEW DELHI: Electric vehicles (EVs) deployed in the national capital on Saturday completed two crore kilometres on the road. Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of government-owned Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), said this has resulted in a reduction of […]
Inox Wind net loss widens to Rs 52 crore in December quarter
The total income rose to Rs 209.44 crore in the quarter ended December 2020 from Rs 179.76 crore a year ago, the company said in a BSE filing. New Delhi: Inox Wind on Friday said its consolidated net loss widens to Rs 51.97 crore in the December quarter. It had reported Rs 27.47 crore loss in the […]
NHPC third quarter net profit rises 50 per cent to Rs 961 crore
The total income rose to Rs 2,610.69 crore in the quarter from Rs 2,279.45 crore in the same period a year ago New Delhi: State-owned hydropower giant NHPC reported a 50 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 961.64 crore for the December quarter. Its consolidated net profit was Rs 639.13 crore […]
212 cr released for procurement of e-buses under FAME-India Scheme
After that, 86 proposals from 26 states/UTs for the deployment of about 15,000 e-buses were received New Delhi: About Rs 212.31 crore has been released for the procurement of electric buses as of January 31 this year under the second phase of FAME-India Scheme, Parliament was informed on Monday. With an aim to promote eco-friendly […]
First week of Delhi govt’s campaign to promote electric two-wheelers begins
According to a statement, the first week will focus on outreach regarding the two-wheeler segment, including electric bikes and e-scooters, to accelerate its adoption. New Delhi: Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Sunday kickstarted the first week of the city government’s Switch Delhi campaign with the aim of sensitising people to the benefits of electric […]
Delhi government floats tender to set up 100 electric vehicle charging stations
At each of these charging points, five battery chargers will be available for the people to charge their vehicles at a basic cost. NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has started the process to set up 100 vehicle battery charging points across the national capital to push for adoption of electric vehicles by masses. Power Minister […]
Govt to focus on loss-making discoms for next 3-4 yrs to achieve ’24X7 power for all’: Official
Talking about the continuous losses of discoms, he said there is a gap between the actual rate of supply of power and the cost recovered from consumers New Delhi: The government’s spotlight will be on electricity distribution utilities or discoms, which are mostly state-run and cash-strapped due to losses, to achieve the goal of 24X7 […]
L&T Construction wins contracts for power transmission & distribution business in Bangladesh
The company said that the business package involves design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of extra high voltage transmission lines on a turnkey basis New Delhi: Indian multinational conglomerate, Larsen and Toubro (L&T), announced on Wednesday that it has secured large transmission business orders in Bangladesh. The company said that the business package involves design, […]
NTPC arm makes 50 MW solar project in Kerala commercially operational
With this, the commissioned as well as commercial capacity of the THDC India Limited and NTPC group has become 1,587 MW and 62,975 MW, respectively NEW DELHI: State-run power giant NTPC on Thursday said that its arm THDC India has made its maiden solar project in Kerala commercially operational. “The maiden solar power project of […]