Maharashtra power companies' employees go on 72-hour strike

Thousands of employees of three state-owned power companies went on a 72-hour strike on Wednesday to protest against the privatisation of power firms even as the government invoked the Maharashtra......

Complete cyclone damage reports in 2 days, restore power: CM

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday asked officials to complete panchnamas or inspection reports of losses due to cyclone Nisarga in Raigad district within two days.  ......

Nirupam threatens self-immolation if power tariffs aren't reduced in Mumbai

All India Congress Committee General Secretary Sanjay Nirupam on Saturday threatened to immolate himself if his demand for reduction in power tariff in Mumbai was not accepted. Talking to reporters......

Sanjay Nirupam goes on hunger strike for power tariff cut in Mumbai

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday began an indefinite hunger strike to demand reduction in power tariff in Mumbai. Nirupam started his agitation outside the Reliance Energy divisional......

Maharashtra not to purchase power from Dabhol plant

The government’s move is crucial as the state distribution utility MahaVitaran was purchasing about 95 per cent of power since the Dabhol project began generation in April 2006 The Bharatiya......

Is Dabhol project to be privatised soon?

The minister said he would convene a meeting in the next 10 days with lenders to the troubled project, the officials of Maharashtra government and its undertaking Maharashtra State Electricity......

Dabhol project revival only after Centre's help

MahaVitaran continues to oppose conversion of RGPPL’s debt of Rs 405 crore (Rs 4.05 billion) into equity Despite fall in gas prices the revival of the 1,967-MW Dabhol power project will have......

Power sectors hopes for reforms in the upcoming Budget

Power companies and analysts are hoping the National Democratic Alliance government will provide the sector a slew of incentives in the Union Budget to be presented next month. Their wish list......