Delhi Power Supply

The Delhi-Haryana 'water war' descended into a predictable political squabble Tuesday between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (also in power in Haryana), and Lt Governor VX Saxena, the centre's rep in the city.

The BJP wants to stop the free supply of power in Delhi but will not succeed in doing so, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today while seeking votes for his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the upcoming civic body elections in the national capital.

Ahead of Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan, discoms in Delhi have urged people to avoid flying kites with metal-coated strings near installations, including electricity wires and poles, to keep themselves safe and prevent disruption of power supply

With heatwave conditions continuing unabated, the peak power demand in Delhi rose to 6,194 MW on Monday, the highest ever for the first week of May, officials said.

The Delhi government on Friday flagged an "acute shortage" of coal, claiming many power plants are left with a day's stock and warning supply disruptions in the city while Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the situation was being handled somehow.

Amid a deepening crisis in coal shortage, the Delhi government has warned of a possible setback in providing uninterrupted electricity supply to important establishments in the capital, including Metro trains and hospitals.

The Power Ministry today said that there was no outage on account of power shortage in Delhi.

The Ministry of Power today said that it has issued directions to state-run power giant NTPC and DVC (Damodar Valley Corporation) to supply as much power as available to Delhi discoms under their respective power purchase agreements.

Two days after a Delhi minister warned of a power blackout if the coal supply to power plants in the national capital didn't improve, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said the power situation is "very critical" in the entire country.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met his cabinet colleagues in charge of the coal and power ministries amid concerns of an electricity shortage in many parts of the country because of inadequate supplies of coal.

To the centre's 'All is well' messaging over the coal situation in the country, several states have said that the crisis and concerns over power blackouts are real. Many Chief Ministers have written to PM Modi spotlighting the same.

Electricity consumption fell by around 2 per cent (3,828 million units) on October 9, 2021, compared to 3,900 million units consumed on October 8

A "panic has been unnecessarily created about coal shortage" and this is due to miscommunication from GAIL and Tata, Union minister for power RK Singh said today amid huge concern about power supply in more than six states, including national capital

The huge coal shortage affecting power plants will be handled in the next few days, the Centre said as several states, including Delhi, raised concerns over impending blackouts. The shortage is due to a hike in global coal prices, the Centre said.

The coal supply situation for power plants is likely improve soon, the government said today after several states raised concerns over blackouts. Delhi has said the city may see power cuts in two days if adequate coal is not sent to power plants.

The Delhi-Haryana 'water war' descended into a predictable political squabble Tuesday between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (also in power in Haryana), and Lt Governor VX Saxena, the centre's rep in the city.

The BJP wants to stop the free supply of power in Delhi but will not succeed in doing so, said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today while seeking votes for his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the upcoming civic body elections in the national capital.

Ahead of Independence Day and Raksha Bandhan, discoms in Delhi have urged people to avoid flying kites with metal-coated strings near installations, including electricity wires and poles, to keep themselves safe and prevent disruption of power supply

With heatwave conditions continuing unabated, the peak power demand in Delhi rose to 6,194 MW on Monday, the highest ever for the first week of May, officials said.

The Delhi government on Friday flagged an "acute shortage" of coal, claiming many power plants are left with a day's stock and warning supply disruptions in the city while Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the situation was being handled somehow.

Amid a deepening crisis in coal shortage, the Delhi government has warned of a possible setback in providing uninterrupted electricity supply to important establishments in the capital, including Metro trains and hospitals.

The Power Ministry today said that there was no outage on account of power shortage in Delhi.

The Ministry of Power today said that it has issued directions to state-run power giant NTPC and DVC (Damodar Valley Corporation) to supply as much power as available to Delhi discoms under their respective power purchase agreements.

Two days after a Delhi minister warned of a power blackout if the coal supply to power plants in the national capital didn't improve, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said the power situation is "very critical" in the entire country.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met his cabinet colleagues in charge of the coal and power ministries amid concerns of an electricity shortage in many parts of the country because of inadequate supplies of coal.

To the centre's 'All is well' messaging over the coal situation in the country, several states have said that the crisis and concerns over power blackouts are real. Many Chief Ministers have written to PM Modi spotlighting the same.

Electricity consumption fell by around 2 per cent (3,828 million units) on October 9, 2021, compared to 3,900 million units consumed on October 8

A "panic has been unnecessarily created about coal shortage" and this is due to miscommunication from GAIL and Tata, Union minister for power RK Singh said today amid huge concern about power supply in more than six states, including national capital

The huge coal shortage affecting power plants will be handled in the next few days, the Centre said as several states, including Delhi, raised concerns over impending blackouts. The shortage is due to a hike in global coal prices, the Centre said.

The coal supply situation for power plants is likely improve soon, the government said today after several states raised concerns over blackouts. Delhi has said the city may see power cuts in two days if adequate coal is not sent to power plants.