Lucknow: Pushed on the backfoot after "strong political reactions" from New Delhi, the Uttar Pradesh government on Friday restored 24x7 power supply to Rae Bareli and Amethi - parliamentary constituencies of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi.
While the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) had confirmed on Thursday that power cuts had been effected in the two VIP districts owing to acute power shortage, it now says that power rostering in the two districts was "part of routine adjustments".
"There were no specific instructions for these two districts. Power cuts have been happening even in VIP areas like Kannauj, a parliamentary constituency represented by Dimple Yadav, wife of the Chief Minister," managing director of UPPCL AP Mishra pointed out. Asked why such rostering was not done in other VIP constituencies, Mishra refused to respond, saying only that "24x7 power supply has been restored to Rae Bareli and Amethi".
With the onset of summer, Uttar Pradesh is reeling under a severe power crisis, with peak demand for electricity going up to 11,500 mega watt, while supply from different sources in around 8,000 mega watt. The state faces a shortfall of over 3,000 MW. Power officials say they are trying their best to sort out the mess, but admit that in coming days, the power scenario is likely to be grim....
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09:20 AM, Apr 13, 2013
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh has ended 24x7 power supply to Amethi and Rae Bareli, represented in Parliament by Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, indicating a rift between the Samajwadi Party and the Congress. The move was taken by the Uttar Pradesh Power Corp Ltd, officials said on Friday. The nine-month-old decision to provide round-the-clock electricity to these two places was revoked late on Thursday, after which power went off for more...
09:09 PM, Apr 12, 2013
New Delhi: Increasing renewable energy supply requires a favourable policy environment which can encourage private investment, New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah said in Delhi on Monday. "In fact, in India much of the renewable energy development - especially that which is grid-connected - has taken place with private sector investment. "There are issues such as effective integration of renewable energy in the grid, use of smart grids, and...
12:47 AM, Apr 09, 2013
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) on Friday ordered closure of the Tuticorin copper smelting plant of Sterlite Industries, part of Vedanta Resources group, with immediate effect, and power supply to the plant has been cut off, a company official said. ...
05:19 AM, Mar 31, 2013
Power was restored in cities across Pakistan on Monday morning after the collapse of national grid Sunday night, plunging most of the country into darkness for several hours. ...
02:49 PM, Feb 25, 2013
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday said all villages in the state would get uninterrupted electricity by June. "All villages in the state will get uninterrupted power supply from June," Chouhan said. "Jabalpur has become the first district in the state receiving 24-hour power supply from today on par with urban areas", he said. ...
11:47 AM, Jan 21, 2013
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has questioned the 24-hour power supply to the VIP districts in Uttar Pradesh. These include power supply in Amethi, Raebareli, Etawah, Kannauj, Mainpuri and Ramnagar. Amethi is Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's constituency, Raebareli is Sonia Gandhi's while Etawah and Mainpuri are Mulayam Singh Yadav's strongholds. Ramnagar is represented by Samajwadi Party's Muslim face Azam Khan. The Lucknow bench of the...
02:12 PM, Sep 25, 2012
New Delhi: After hours of blackout due to a breakdown of the Northern Grid early on Monday, power supply was restored to almost 80 per cent areas of Delhi by noon, officials said. Delhi blamed Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh for overdrawing power that caused the grid's collapse. "At 2:33 a.m. the frequency was very low at Northern Grid and it collapsed. Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh were drawing between...
02:32 AM, Jul 31, 2012
New Delhi: PowerGrid Corp CMD RN Nayak on Monday evening said that the Northern Grid, which collapsed early morning, has been completely restored. The Northern Grid, which caters to power supply in nine states and Union Territories - Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh - collapsed at 2.35 am on Monday. "We have completely restored the Northern Grid," said Nayak. Services of...
07:34 PM, Jul 30, 2012
New Delhi: 8:40 am: Power supply was restored in some parts of North India including Punjab and Jammu an Kashmir. Seven states in North India have been facing a long power cut since late Sunday night. Due to a massive breakdown in the northern grid, there has been a major power failure which has affected seven north Indian states. There is no power in Delhi and neighbouring states since 2...
06:23 AM, Jul 30, 2012
New Delhi: The deficient monsoon has affected electricity generation across north India. Frequent power cuts have also forced Delhi's residents out of their homes. They've pleaded with the power authorities, but with a shortage in supply, power cuts are here to stay this summer. To add to the woes, the hike in power tariffs last week has fuelled the anger. An angry resident said, "They increased it by 25 per...
06:55 PM, Jul 03, 2012
Jamshedpur: Tata's JUSCO is a company that takes its Corporate Social Responsibility very seriously. It is the equivalent of a municipal corporation for Jamshedpur, providing 24-hour portable drinking water, uninterrupted power supply and infrastructure for the local population. For the not-so-privileged of Jamshepdur, a regular day begins stocking up drinking water from a tanker. A free service by the Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company Limited, popularly called JUSCO, the TATA...
09:50 AM, Jun 01, 2012
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday said that the state government was committed to continuing free power to the farmers and the weaker sections of people in the state through its power subsidy. Addressing people on the last day of his thanks-giving six-day tour of Lambi assembly seat on Monday, Badal said that there was hardly any reason to stop these subsidies. He said that these subsidies...
02:14 AM, Apr 10, 2012
Jammu: Power supply has been restored to several areas in Kashmir valley, which had plunged into darkness due to collapse of the power infrastructure due to heavy snowfall. "Power supply in several areas of Kashmir valley has been restored. we hope to restore electric supply in more areas in valley by this evening", the Minister of State for Power, Shabir Khan told. Cut off from the rest of the country...
05:39 PM, Jan 08, 2012
Bangalore: Even as Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje accused the Centre of being biased towards private power companies in allotting coal blocks, Opposition Congress members in the Legislative Council walked out of the House dissatisfied with her reply. "The Centre is not at all cooperating with the state in ensuring regular coal supply. Unfortunately, the Centre is biased towards private power companies in allotting coal blocks for excavation and supply. We...
10:41 AM, Dec 14, 2011
Kolkata: Rescue operations in the quake-hit areas of north Bengal were affected on Monday after heavy rains and landslides in several parts of Darjeeling hills snapped road communication even as the death toll rose to five in the state. "Reports reaching here said two deaths were reported from Kalimpong and one each from Siliguri and Jalpaiguri and one in the tea garden of Doors," state chief secretary Samar Ghosh told...
11:58 AM, Sep 19, 2011
Kolkata: Power supply was disrupted in parts of northern West Bengal after the quake epicentred near the Nepal-Sikkim border struck the region on Sunday evening, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, adding damage, if any, was being ascertained. "As per initial reports, in areas near Sikkim like Kalimpong of Darjeeling district, and adjoining Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts, power supply has been disrupted," Banerjee said. However, there were no reports of...
09:23 PM, Sep 18, 2011
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12:47 PM, Aug 17, 2009
Congress party workers were agitated over rampant power outages. ...
11:17 PM, Jun 06, 2009
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04:12 PM, May 09, 2008
