Power Cut

News

Mumbai, suburbs face power outage as CM orders probe

Certain lines of Central and Western Railways have been restored after the power failure.Many commuters who were stuck in the trains due to the grid failure have been rescued.

3 min read12 Oct 2020
News

Massive power cut in UK: Train services hit, passengers shut in stations

London’s Euston and Kings Cross stations were closed because of overcrowding caused by the cancellations and delaysNational Grid said there had been 'issues' with two power generators

2 min read10 Aug 2019
News

How power cuts hurt the economy

Access to basic infrastructure services without a focus on quality affects household welfare suggests new study

1 min read1 Jul 2019
Opinion

Improving state finances by reducing power losses

India's total energy losses are significantly more than international normswastage that state budgets cannot afford

4 min read31 Jul 2018
Mint-lounge

Of loss and ‘load shedding' in Calcutta

Summer afternoons have informed our emotional histories in ways we may not even imagine or remember

5 min read18 May 2018
Politics

Delhi residents to get compensation for unscheduled power cuts

Power discoms will have to pay their consumers for unscheduled power cuts, after first hour, at an hourly rate of Rs100

1 min read19 Apr 2018
Industry

Centre, states to implement direct benefit transfer scheme in power sector

Direct benefit transfer (DBT) in the electricity sector will allow for better targeting of subsidies, says power minister Raj Kumar Singh

3 min read8 Dec 2017
Market

Electricity reforms get a leg-up in Uttar Pradesh, follow-up actions key

The electricity reforms will embolden the early bets on Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh govt to revive the fractured power situation in the state

2 min read6 Dec 2017
Industry

Gratuitous load-shedding is not acceptable: R.K. Singh

Raj Kumar Singh, minister for power and new and renewable energy, on measures to boost solar power generation and solar equipment manufacturing in India

4 min read24 Nov 2017
Opinion

Four ways to recharge Uttar Pradesh's power sector

Fixing Uttar Pradesh's electricity supply is a tough job but the Yogi Adityanath government can start by picking the low-hanging fruits

4 min read8 May 2017