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BRS working president KT Rama Rao urged the State government to waive Rs 35.48 crore in back billing dues and release Rs 101.77 crore in pending subsidies to rescue Sircilla’s weaving industry, warning that weavers face severe financial distress
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Following a fatal electrocution in Hyderabad that claimed six lives during a Janmashtami rath yatra, TGNPDCL has launched a safety drive to clear illegally hung cables from electricity poles across Khammam district. Officials have directed cable TV and internet providers to remove dangling lines and junction boxes to prevent accidents.
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The Deputy Chief Minister added that measures were being taken to meet an estimated demand of 26,000 megawatts by 2029–30, and 33,773 megawatts by 2034–35.
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As part of this, the government has decided to encourage the installation of solar plants in non-agricultural lands by motivating farmers under the PM-KUSUM scheme
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Considering the trends, the distribution companies have initiated measures to meet the demand exceeding 17000 MW during the ensuing summer season.
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According to the latest directives, those who want single phase household electricity connection have to apply for 2 kilowatt instead of 1 kilowatt
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According to company CMD N Balram, Mars India Antennas and RF Systems, Kanpur had been given the task of setting up a one megawatt capacity battery energy storage system as a pilot project
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The Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation (TGREDCO) has been appointed as the nodal agency for the implementation of this scheme
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The TGNPDCL and TGSPDCL have to file the ARR before the TGERC by the end of this month so that the ERC could give order on the tariff by the end of March
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Since the discoms did not propose an increase in tariff of domestic consumers, there will be no change in the traffic for the current financial year.
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They voiced their protest against the proposed power tariff hike at a public hearing organised by the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TGERC)
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Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council and senior BRS leader Sirikonda Madusudhana Chary asked the State govt to bear the burden of the hike proposed by the Discoms and compensate the companies in the form of subsidy.
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TGERC Chairman T said the Discoms failure to adhere to certain stipulated time frame for filing the petitions not only undermine public trust but also risk the financial viability of power distribution system, impacting consumers who depend on a stable supply of electricity.
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Only 40 percent of the repair works were completed so far and it was likely to take some more time to finish the entire work.
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The artisans are angry that the government was recruiting junior linemen and was not giving them promotion as junior linemen even though they perform the same duties
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Unable to prevent pilferage of power by use of hooks by slum-dwellers and people living in remote villages, TGNPDCL devised a special scheme to extend new service connections to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) consumers residing in designated colonies
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The Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited has set up "NPDCL Grievance Portal" to address the complaints of the consumers.
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The Maha Dharna urged Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Energy Secretary Ronald Rose to take a initiative to solve the unresolved issues pertaining to BC and OC employees of power companies.
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Heavy rains caused severe power supply disruptions in Khammam, even as authorities have cancelled all leaves of the personnel in Telangana
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On July 1, the TGSPDCL and TGNPDCL stopped accepting electricity bill payments through payment gateways and banks, including UPI apps.