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Delhi signs up for Tehri, NTPC power

In a move that is likely to ease Delhis power woes, the state government today signed agreements to purchase 1,031 Mw power from the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation and NTPC. According to agreements between the Delhi Transco Ltd and the power generating companies, THDC will supply 600 Mw and NTPC will supply 431 Mw. In the next three to four months, Delhi will start getting around 100 Mw from the Tehri project, while NTPC will provide around 30 Mw, which will help the state meet peak demand during the summer months. The full capacity of 1031Mw supply

Delhi power woes to continue

NEW DELHI: Get ready for more power cuts. There is a shortage of nearly 500 MW of power in Delhi and the severe power crisis will not improve over the next few days, says a power ministry official. Delhis principal secretary (power) Rakesh Mehta said that two plants - in Ballabhgarh and Badarpur - have stopped functioning due to technical problems and the situation is unlikely to improve over the next three days. We are negotiating with Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat to purchase power and hope we will be able to get at least 250 MW of power within next

Measures afoot to solve Delhi power crisis

Delhi Power Minister Haroon Yusuf Monday announced measures to provide relief to residents from the ongoing power shortage. Yusuf asked authorities to deploy senior officials at the complaint centres so that consumers problems could be immediately sorted out. Officials said that distribution companies or discoms have been asked to avoid unscheduled load shedding and to provide accurate information on power cuts to consumers. The discoms were also asked to deploy senior engineers at the complaint centres so that they can handle the power problems effectively. In a meeting held Monday evening to review the power situation, the minister directed senior officials to develop

Magsaysay Award for Delhi social activist

NEW DELHI: It was a moment of pride for Delhiites. Local activist Arvind Kejriwal bagged the Magsaysay award for emergent leadership in empowering New Delhis poorest citizens to fight corruption by holding government accountable to the people. A mechanical engineer from IIT who passed his civil services exams and opted for the IRS, Kejriwal later set up Parivartan, a Delhi based citizens movement. Kejriwal says he is both happy and sad at receiving the award. This means international recognition of our fight against corruption. At the same time, Im saddened that nothing has been done about the Right To

Minor fire at Delhi’s domestic airport

NEW DELHI: A minor fire in an airline office disrupted flights at New Delhis domestic airport on Monday, but there were no casualties, officials said. Passengers were evacuated from the departure lounge as firefighters took about 40 minutes to extinguish the flames, said Rajesh Kumar, a New Delhi Fire Services official. An electric short circuit was believed to be the cause of the blaze, said Praveen Kumar, a senior superintendent at the airport. The departure of flights was delayed by nearly an hour, Kumar said.