Electricity Supply In Up
India's electricity supply rises 7.1% in February on strong demand
Higher electricity supply could mean a rise in power demand, as electricity deficit in India is marginal. Electricity demand is seen by economists as an important indicator of industrial output
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India's electricity supply rises 3.25% in Jan after 5 months of decline
Power supply rose to 106.36 billion units in January, up from 103.01 billion units last year, an analysis of daily load despatch data from state-run Power System Operation Corp Ltd (POSOCO) showed
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UP power regulator gives consumers a shock with 8-15% tariff hike
UPERC says tariff hike was imperative due to increase in expenditure concurrent with decrease in revenue of the state power discoms
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Anyone who can supply cheap power to UP is welcome: Shrikant Sharma
New Delhi, 22 SeptemberUttar Pradesh power minister Shrikant Sharma said on Friday that the state would welcome any power suppliers who would supply power at low rates. The state is currently facing acute power shortage. Yogi Adityanath-led government has cancelled power purchase agreements of 3200 MW that were signed during the tenure of the previous government. Sharma said these projects were only on paper. Currently, the state is meeting its power demand from the Indian Energy Exchange."We would welcome any who would supply us electricity at low rates," Sharma said. The state generates 40 per cent of its electricity needs, and the shortfall of 60 per cent is being purchased from the exchange, he said.The minister said the state has 11,000 MW of generation capacity, and is currently generating 8,500 MW. The peak demand in the state in September has been 20,000 MW. It is meeting the rest of its demand from the exchange. He said transmission and distribution losses were at 38 per ...
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