The Latest Breaking News from Electricity

Power consumption plummets in Kerala

KSEB resumes electricity sales outside the State

The Hindu · May 20, 2022

Cost of living: HMRC tax refund could pay your energy bills for two years

This could prove an incredibly useful hack to cope with the current cost of living crisis including gas, electricity, food and transport

Chronicle Live · May 20, 2022

Power NI electricity prices to go up by 27.5% from July

It will add the equivalent of £3.92 a week to a typical household electricity bill in NI

Belfast Live · May 20, 2022

Andhra Pradesh: DBT scheme saves 33% power in agri sector in Srikakulam

VISAKHAPATNAM: The direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme being implemented in the farming sector on a pilot basis in Srikakulam district has saved nearly 33% of the total electricity consumption in the 2021-22 financial year. Under the DBT scheme, electricity meters have been installed for agricultural connections.

The Times of India · May 19, 2022

Gurugram: Why some residents are paying lakhs for new power connection

GURUGRAM: Residents seeking new electricity connection or load enhancement in 16 private developer colonies of the city are forced to shell out Rs 3-7 lakh for a power connection, with DHBVN deciding to recover from them the ‘development charges’ that the builders owe to the discom. Usually, it costs less…

The Times of India · May 19, 2022

Centre tells 6 big defaulting states to clear dues or lose power supply

NEW DELHI: The power ministry has warned six big defaulting states to clear dues of generation companies (gencos) and Coal India Ltd (CIL) or lose access to electricity as the outstanding amounts were causing supply side strains.

The Times of India · May 19, 2022

Australia’s greenhouse pollution from coal higher per person than any other developed country, data shows

Despite the growth of renewable energy, Australia’s per capita coal emissions of 4.04 tonnes of CO2 a year is nearly four times the global average

The Guardian - AU · May 19, 2022

Energy bills: How can the UK government help reduce soaring gas and electricity?

Rishi Sunak under fire for not doing more to help households tackle climbing costs

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022

How gas interests slowed Chile's clean energy transition

Chile holds itself out as a global leader on climate change

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022

Energy price cap: What do Ofgem’s changes mean for your gas and electricity bills?

Bills would change four times a year for millions of customers under new proposals, writes Ben Chapman

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022