Centre nudges states for electricity bill payment via Aadhaar
The Centre on Thursday urged states to ensure digital payment of electricity bills through Aadhaar- linked bank accounts.
May 04, 2017, 18:16 PM IST
Scheme of converting 'Black Out' into 'Brown Out'
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Jul 08, 2016, 11:59 AM IST
Power Ministry working on tech to counter blackouts: Piyush Goyal
Power Minister Piyush Goyal today said his ministry is experimenting with a technology, brown- out, which can provide some power backup to households in the event of a grid failure leading to blackouts.
Jul 07, 2016, 21:46 PM IST
Compensatory Afforestation Fund law likely next House session: Power minister
If passed, the CAF Bill will also help unlock nearly Rs.41,000 crore earmarked for forest land.
Jun 04, 2016, 06:01 AM IST
Piyush Goyal launches energy efficient fan programme in UP
Power minister Piyush Goyal has launched the National Energy Efficient Fan Programme (NEEFP) in Uttar Pradesh
Apr 09, 2016, 19:05 PM IST
Govt looks to pull off 100 GW solar capacity by 2017-end
The Centre expects to achieve its ambitious target of 100 GW of solar capacity generation by 2017, much ahead of its deadline of 2022, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Saturday.
Apr 02, 2016, 18:01 PM IST
All villages to be electrified by next March: Piyush Goyal
Government will meet its target of electrifying 18,452 villages by March next year, much ahead of the May 2018 deadline as over a third of the task has been completed already, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said.
Mar 04, 2016, 10:02 AM IST
Exclusive: Piyush Goyal optimistic of reaching a deal at Paris climate summit
Exclusive chat with Power Minister, Piyush Goyal on Paris climate conference.
Nov 30, 2015, 16:31 PM IST
World will appreciate India's commitment to climate change: Piyush Goyal
Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday exuded confidence that the world would appreciate India's dedication towards climate change and the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) which are likely to be announced on October 2.
Sep 30, 2015, 00:17 AM IST
Goyal vows to make discom stress a 'thing of past'
The Centre is working in collaboration with states to find out a permanent solution to make stress of discoms a "thing of the past", Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said here Tuesday.
Sep 15, 2015, 13:35 PM IST
PM Modi to meet power producers today to review their performance
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet power producers like NTPC and NHPC on Tuesday.
Sep 15, 2015, 05:04 AM IST
CIL will invest Rs 13,900 cr to raise output to 908 MT by 2020
State-owned Coal India (CIL) will invest Rs 13,900 crore to take its production to 908 million tonnes (MT) by 2019-20, the government said on Thursday.
Aug 06, 2015, 16:24 PM IST
IPDS to strengthen power transmission, distribution network
Highlighting the government's Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) and LED-Based Smart Street Light programme, Goyal said for promoting energy efficiency in Varanasi nearly 36,000 street lights would be replaced with efficient and smart LED lights that would save around Rs 31 crore annually to municipal corporation here.
Jun 28, 2015, 19:58 PM IST
Power Minister will soon announce new date for IPDS launch
The Prime Minister's visit to Varanasi today was cancelled due to heavy rains. Projects worth Rs 3,268 crore, covering 247 towns have so far been sanctioned under IPDS of which projects worth Rs 1,067 crore for 23 circles covering 91 towns have been sanctioned for UP.
Jun 28, 2015, 19:41 PM IST
Power capacity addition at record 22,566 MW in 1 year: Piyush Goyal
Highlighting the achievements of Narendra Modi government in power and coal sector, he told at a press conference that 22,566 mega-watt (MW) of generation capacity was added in last one year.
May 27, 2015, 13:42 PM IST
NTPC plans to raise $1 bn through foreign currency bonds
Country's largest power producer NTPC will raise USD 1 billion through foreign currency bonds this year to expand its power generation capacity, particularly in renewable energy segment.
May 06, 2015, 14:24 PM IST
Surplus mine land would be returned to states: Goyal
The surplus land that is no longer required by coal companies will either be returned to state governments or would be used for building solar power plants, Parliament was informed on Monday.
Apr 27, 2015, 15:31 PM IST
NTPC flags off mobile science labs for rural India
NTPC is introducing Mobile Science Lab (MSL), a vehicle fitted with LCD TV carrying working science models emphasising curiosity-based learning for children in rural India.
Apr 27, 2015, 12:33 PM IST
Govt to provide round-the-clock cheap power to all: Goyal
The government aims to provide round-the-clock cheap electricity to everyone across the country, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.
Apr 09, 2015, 16:18 PM IST
South India will be biggest beneficiary: Piyush Goyal
Observing that lack of adequate transmission capacity was the biggest problem in South India, Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday said that his ministry's recent announcement to give support to gas-based plants would benefit the region.
Mar 30, 2015, 20:39 PM IST
