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The Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TNPDCL) will hold consumer grievances meetings at the following circle offices in the district as per the following schedule in July: July 3 – Tiruchi East; July 7 – Thuraiyur; July 10 – Srirangam; July 14 – Lalgudi, July 21 – Tiruchi Metro; July 24 – Musiri; and…
Solar energy producers are looking for changes in a couple of key policy issues to boost renewable energy generation in Tamil Nadu. Networking charges, deemed demand charges and approvals for installation of the solar energy panels are some of the issues that needs attention, say the investors in solar energy sector. Some of the projects,…
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Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Sri Lanka has decided to increase electricity prices with effect from April 1, the power authorities said. The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Chairman K.P.L. Chandralal said on Monday (March 30, 2026) that the state power entity, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), had…
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Static electricity with hair and a balloon. | Photo Credit: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS To put it simply, static electricity is the small buildup of electrical charge on the surface of an object. It occurs when materials rub against each other and the friction often comes with a transfer of electrons, leading to an imbalance of charges….
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Currently, four VVER 1,000-MWe reactors are being built at the KKNPP site. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Boosting state’s power distribution and opening the nuclear power sector was announced by Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her eighth Budget speech on Saturday (February 1, 2025). She announced incentivisation of distribution reforms to help the financial…
Baghdad, Iraq: Iraq said Sunday a new power line will bring electricity from Turkey to its northern provinces as authorities aim to diversify the country’s energy sources to ease chronic power outages. The 115-kilometre line connects to Kisik power plant west of Mosul and will provide 300 megawatts from Turkey to Iraq’s northern provinces of…