‘With power losses of $40 bn, India needs periodic tariff hikes’ (Lead)
August 30th, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India's power distribution firms have accumulated losses worth a whopping $40 billion, which requires staggered hikes in tariff to ensure their sustainability, a top expert ... Read more...
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India should not suffer grid collapse: Deveshwar
August 1st, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) ITC chairman Y.C. Deveshwar said Wednesday India should not suffer a transmission grid collapse like the one witnessed a day ago."We should not have this ... Read more...
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Electricity restored almost fully in all regions: Power Grid
August 1st, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) A day after the biggest blackout in the country, affecting half of India's population, the main distribution company Wednesday said nearly 100 percent of the ... Read more...
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Power outage cripples Delhi Metro, thousands hit (Third Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) A massive power outage Tuesday afternoon crippled the Delhi Metro for almost two hours for the second time in two days and forced services to ... Read more...
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Power outage cripples Delhi Metro, thousands hit (Second Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) An massive power outage Tuesday afternoon crippled the Delhi Metro for close to two hours for the second time in two days, impacting tens of ... Read more...
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Chile blackout impacts nine mn people
September 25th, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
Santiago, Sep 25 (IANS) More than nine million people were affected by a massive power outage that plagued northern and central parts of Chile Saturday night, including capital Santiago, officials ... Read more...
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Speedways towards tsunami-hit Japanese regions blocked
March 14th, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Natori (Japan), March 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Japanese authorities have blocked several speedways towards tsunami and tremor-hit regions to ensure that rescue vehicles are not hampered in any way, reports a ... Read more...
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Storm Induced Duquesne Light Outage Could Last Through Saturday
September 24th, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A massive power outage in Pittsburgh has left over 82,000 holes without electricity after a storm knocked out the power over 48 hours ago. Much of those Duquesne ... Read more...
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