The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

Around 1.2 million French households were left without electricity

Oppn. Leader Satheesan claims 20 paise/unit hike on electricity tariff is the last straw that will break the back of ordinary families. He alleges govt. corruption & extravagance has run KSEB to financial ruin & cost public exchequer ₹1,500 crs. He demands White Paper & political conventions to expose govt.…

Kerala: KSEB allowed avg. 20 paise/unit hike in power tariffs for 8-month period. Exempted categories include BPL, IT industries, orphanages, endosulfan victims, cancer patients, etc. Fixed charges for domestic category also revised. Commission to finalise tariffs from July 2024.

In Dantewada, farmers are hoping for loan waivers, increased MSP, and regular electricity, regardless of who wins the polls.In Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, farmers are facing insufficient rainfall and loan burdens. The Congress has promised to waive farm loans if they come to power, pushing BJP candidates to make similar promises.

French President Emmanuel Macron has wrapped up a trip to Kazakhstan, where he called for the strengthening of France's partnership with the uranium-rich country. On Wednesday, Macron and his Kazakh counterpart signed a series of contracts, including ones involving the minerals and energy sectors. France derives most of its electricity…

SC vacates stay on HC-constituted committees to oversee govt action against unauthorised constructions in Nilgiris, Kodaikanal. Activist lawyer filed writ petitions in HC in 2007 alleging large-scale illegal constructions. HC ordered disconnection of electricity & water, but building owners got relief from SC. HC then appointed two committees in 2015…

Households have continued to use state help that was first created more than a decade ago

Ofgem have approved of the National Grid DFS scheme returning this winter. A service that paid £11million last year.

Opp. Leader Satheesan criticizes Kerala gov't for spending on non-priority areas. He says gov't has ₹40,000 crore debt, 1 lakh pensioners unpaid, 500 teachers unpaid, farmers unpaid, ₹1,500 crore owed to suppliers, ₹1,083 crore electricity losses, and ₹40,000 crore solar debt. He promises to not tolerate religious extremism.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on November 1 voiced disapproval of members of his Cabinet using achievements of the government to bolster the image of their respective parties. The leader of the seven-party Mahagathbandhan made the remarks at a function, in which he unveiled electricity projects worth nearly ₹14,000 crore…

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