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A monthly bilingual newsletter (English and Tamil) with 'current' happenings from India and around the world. Packed with a wide range of ideas, from tips on saving electricity to understanding the legalities of power generation, and consumption.

Highlights Do Energy Efficient LEDs affect our eyes? (Part 1) As calamities strike, TANGEDCO losses spiral India to have 6500 electric vehicle charging stations in the next 5 years’  Consumer Focus - Consumer Grievance…
Highlights A Note on Standby power (Part 2) India targets 100 GW installed capacity of solar energy by 2022 Consumer Focus - Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum Case (CGRF) Solar, a key option in the Saudi renewable energy strategy. ECC …
Highlights Ceiling fans: Selection Criteria and Energy Efficiencies (Part 2) New solar policy in the works in Tamil Nadu. Maharashtra ready to unveil energy calculator. Consumer Focus - Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum Case (CGRF) By 2023…
Highlights  1. Ceiling fans: Selection criteria and energy efficiencies 2. Secret of Tamil Nadu’s energy: Wind and Water 3. EESL’s big challenge: Make cheaper, evolved electric vehicles  4. Consumer Focus -…
Highlights A Note on Standby Power Losses. Traditional agricultural pumps can be replaced with 8K MW of Solar Power. Rs. 8000 Crore Solar Scheme may help Indian firms boost Manufacturing. Consumer Focus - Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum Case (…
Highlights How to Choose the Right Adapter for Mobile Phones. Chennai Capable of Creating 1.380 GW Solar Power: Study.  24 Degree as Default AC Temperature: Centre's Proposal to Save Energy   Consumer Focus - Consumer Grievance…
Highlights Note on BEE Star Rating for LED Lights. Tamil Nadu taps record wind energy for 2017-18, leads clean energy chart.  India’s government has postponed its electric vehicle replacement plan to next year. Consumer Focus -…
Highlights Solar Panel Quality Defects - Visual Inspection (Part - II). Power Consumption Peak Ahead of May.  India says 100% of Villages have Electricity. Millions of People Remain in Dark.  Consumer Focus - Consumer Grievance Redressal…
Highlights Solar Panel Quality Defects - Visual Inspection (Part - I). TN Power Regulator for Curbs on Wind Power Banking as Discom Losses Mount.  Now, India is the Third Largest Electricity Producer ahead of Russia, Japan. …
Highlights Surge Protectors for Electrical and Electronic Devices. Study Suggests Tamil Nadu Move Away from Thermal Power.  Bill on "Right to Electricity" likely in Monsoon Session.  Consumer Focus - Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum…