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Current News: Volume VIII, Issue 3, March 2023

Highlights

  • Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings (Part-2) 
  • Role of electricity in the lives of Indian women & girls (Part-1)
  • TN’s power demand touches all-time high
  • 10.4% growth in energy consumption Y-o-Y from April, 2022 to February, 2023: Union Power & NRE Minister Shri R. K. Singh
  • S.African lenders say power cuts detrimental for small, medium industry
  • Consumer Focus - Electricity Ombudsman Order 

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Current News: Volume VIII, Issue 2, February 2023

Highlights

  • Energy Conservation Building Code for Residential Buildings (Part 1) 
  • Understanding the different charges borne by an electricity consumer (Part-6)
  • Power connection to be given to select buildings without completion certificate 
  • Budget 2023 | Major thrust planned for green energy 
  • Renewables supplied 88% of Portugal's electricity consumption in January
  • Consumer Focus - Electricity Ombudsman Order 

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Current News: Volume VIII, Issue 1, January 2023

Highlights

  • Energy Conservation Act (Part-6)
  • Understanding the different charges borne by an electricity consumer (Part-5)
  • TN energy agency to make govt buildings solar-powered 
  • Remote south Kashmir village lights up for the first time in 75 years 
  • Nearly one billion served by healthcare facilities without reliable        electricity: Report 
  • Consumer Focus - Electricity Ombudsman Order 

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Current News: Volume VII, Issue 12, December 2022

Highlights

  • Energy Conservation Act (Part-5)
  • Understanding the different charges borne by an electricity consumer (Part-4)
  • Tamil Nadu finally notifies Energy Conservation Building Code for commercial buildings
  • Rajya Sabha passes Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill
  • The world’s coal consumption is set to reach a new high in 2022 as the energy crisis shakes markets
  • Consumer Focus - A Calcutta High Court Judgement  

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Current News: Volume VII, Issue 10, October 2022

Highlights

  • Energy Conservation Act (Part-3)
  • Understanding the different charges borne by an electricity consumer (Part-2)
  • Aadhaar link must for power subsidy in Tamil Nadu
  • Gujarat’s Modhera is India’s first fully-solar village
  • Climate change puts energy security at risk - WMO
  • Consumer Focus - Electricity Ombudsman Order 
  • ECC Voice - Success story

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Current News: Volume VII, Issue 9, September 2022

Highlights

  • Energy Conservation Act (Part-2)
  • Understanding the different charges borne by an electricity consumer (Part 1)
  • State records highest solar power generation
  • Renewable Energy India Expo to bring Rs800 crore investment opportunity for biogas
  • South Korean firms to set up green energy hub in Australia
  • Consumer Focus - Electricity Ombudsman Order 
  • ECC Voice - Success story

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Current News: Volume VII, Issue 8, August 2022

Highlights

  • Energy Conservation Act (Part-1)
  • Residual Current Device
  • Significance of TN’s power tariff hike 
  • India pushes for renewable energy initiative with Central Asia: invites region to join International Solar Alliance
  • Understanding the Energy Crisis and its Impact on Food Security
  • Consumer Focus - Electricity Ombudsman Order 
  • ECC Voice - Success story

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Current News: Volume VII, Issue 7, July 2022

Highlights

  • “Terms and conditions” that electricity consumers need to understand (Part-2)
  • Voltage Stabilisers
  • Significance of TN’s power tariff hike 
  • Government implements Suryamitra Skill Development Programme to boost Green jobs 
  • Ireland sets targets to halve greenhouse emissions
  • Consumer Focus - Electricity Ombudsman Order 
  • ECC Voice - Success story

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Current News: Volume VII, Issue 6, June 2022

Highlights

  • “Terms and conditions” that electricity consumers need to understand 
  • Floating solar plant and its technology - (Part 2)
  • Tangedco mulls exclusive electricity lines for agricultural connections 
  • India’s electricity shortages ease as wind and hydro output rises
  • Covid-19 slows progress toward universal energy access 
  • Consumer Focus - Electricity Ombudsman Order 
  • ECC Voice - Success story

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