Andhra Pradesh government increases the power charges once again. The people of the state will now have to pay 15 per cent more than last year and this will be implemented from April 1, 2013. Also, the government has started the use of telescopic devices afte...
Rajya Sabha MP Palvai Govardhan Reddy says any hike in current charges across the state cannot be taken without permission of the Congress High Command. Palvai says the proposal to hike current charges will have to pass through various committees and that subs...
Minister DL Ravindra Reddy said he disagrees with the formula put forward by the DISCOMs that would see a hike in the current charges in the state. DL said he agreed with his Cabinet colleague C RamaChandraiah on the issue.
Andhra Pradesh state Finance minister Anam Ramnarayan Reddy sought to dispel the idea that electricity charges could be hiked in the state. He said the application submitted by the DISCOMs or distribution companies before the electricity regulatory commission ...
The proposal of the DISCOMs to hike the current charge has been attacked by the Congress leaders themselves as much as that by Opposition. Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has been attacked on the issue by V Hanumantha Rao who said it is giving strong lease to...
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit has extended the subsidy to consumers who use upto 400 units of electricity. The earlier subsidy was limited to consumers who used upto 200 units. Is this new move a subsidy or merely goes into profits of power companies?
Protesters in Thiruvallur carrying out an agitation against the continuous power cuts in the district were forcibly removed by the police. As the crowd spiralled out of control, the police had to resort to lathi-charge to disperse the people.