Reviewing the work of Power, and New and Renewable Energy ministries on Wednesday evening, Modi pointed out that the problems in the power sector, especially of electricity distribution segment, vary across regions and states. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasised on the need to enhance consumer satisfaction while increasing operational efficiency and improving financial sustainability […]
Power demand dipped 26 GW as citizens switch off lights
The national power grid was prepared for the fall in demand and has been gradually scaling down thermal power generation in steps since 7.30 PM. In tandem power generation from gas-based and hydel generation units were being scaled up to maintain the balance. Kolkata: Almost 26 GW of demand dropped between 9:00 PM and 9:15 […]
PM Modi’s solar pumps scheme for farmers triggers job losses among EPC contractors
Around 800 system integrators who have installed more than 2 lakh solar pumps till now across the country have been left high and dry The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahaabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme, launched in July this year to encourage farmers to use solar electricity pumps instead of high-emitting diesel pumps, has reportedly […]
PM Modi calls for increasing share of renewable energy at PSIDS leaders’ meet
New York : To mitigate the adverse effects of climate change, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for increasing the share of renewable energy in the total energy mix during the India-Pacific Islands Developing States (PSIDS) Leaders’ Meeting held on the sidelines of the 74th session of United Nations General Assembly here. He also […]
PM Modi vows to more than double India’s non-fossil fuel target to 450GW
UNITED NATIONS : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gave a clarion call for a “global people’s movement” to bring about a behavioral change to deal with climate change as he made a path-breaking pledge to more than double India’s non-fossil fuel target to 400 gigawatts. In his Independence Day speech, Modi had announced that […]
PM Modi congratulates Sitharaman on Budget, calls it ‘Green Budget’
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated India’s first full-time female finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her team for a citizen friendly, development friendly, and future oriented budget. The Budget will be prosperous for the economy, empower the poor and provide a better future to the youth of the country, Modi said in a statement. […]
SCO Summit: PM Modi calls for focus on alternate energy, economic cooperation
H for healthcare cooperation, E for economic cooperation, A for alternate energy, L for literature and culture, T for terrorism-free society and H for humanitarian cooperation, Modi said. BISHKEK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called for greater cooperation among the SCO countries in combatting terrorism, promoting economy, alternate energy and healthcare as he outlined […]
NITI Aayog’s electric mobility proposal irks India’s auto industry
CII has expressed concerns over the timing of the move and the haste with which the government is pushing through electric mobility Government think-tank NITI Aayog’s proposal calling for replacement of various categories of vehicles by electric vehicles (EVs) within a certain time has irked India’s auto industry and prompted the Confederation of India Industry […]
PM Modi impressed by solar-powered Kochi airport; asks high-energy consumers to emulate it
Modi said the CIAL model of solarisation should inspire all other high-energy consumers, adding that the possibilities of laying solar panels at probable locations needed to be explored. Impressed by the fully solar-powered operations at the Cochin International Airport, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said it should be an inspiring model for energy guzzlers and […]