Electricity sector in India Current Affairs, GK & News
Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020
The Union Ministry of Power recently drafted the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020. These rules are being drafted for the first time in the Indian history. The Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules 2020 are as follow: Reliability of services The average number and duration of usages per consumer per year for the DISCOMs are ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Electricity • Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules • electricity act • Electricity sector in India
NITI Aayog released “Electricity Access in India and Benchmarking Distribution Utilities” report
On October 28, 2020, Niti Aayog released the “Electricity access in India and benchmarking distribution utilities” report. Highlights The report says that 92% of customers received electricity infrastructure within 50 metres of their premises. Around 87% of the customers had access to grid-based electricity. Reminding 13% were those who either used non grid sources or ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Electricity • electricity consumption • Electricity sector in India • indian electricity grid code • NITI Aayog
National Power Portal
National Power Portal was launched by Union ministry for Power and New & Renewable Energy as a Centralized Platform for Collation and Dissemination of Indian power sector information. Developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) Nodal agency for implementation and operational control of NPP – Central Electricity Authority (CEA) NPP is integrated with associated systems of Central ..
Topics: Central Electricity Authority • Companies • Electric power • Electricity Authority • Electricity sector in India • Energy • Ministry of Power • Power Finance Corporation • REC Limited • Rural electrification
Gujarat to become India’s first state to implement coal utilisation between power units
The Gujarat government has recently issued a tender for power developers to receive cheap coal marked for the state in return for selling coal-based power at less than Rs 2.82 a unit. Through the auction, Gujarat will transfer the coal allocated to power generating stations owned by Gujarat State Electricity Corporation (GSECL) to more fuel-efficient ..
Topics: Coal • Electricity sector in India • Energy • Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited • Physical sciences • Solar Power in India • Ultra Mega Power Projects