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EEFI, an umbrella organisation of Left-backed organisations, has written to Keralam CM V.D. Satheesan, saying that financial bids were opened on September 5 this year. Any further delay in issuing work order will lead to Keralam losing Central grants under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme as well as an opportunity for securing additional borrowing space
Mr. Halappa said farmers in Hosanagara, Sagar, Sorab, Shivamogga Rural and Ripponpet, among other places in the district, were facing disruptions in power supply
The Karnataka Rajya Shoshitara Seva Samiti has threatened to launch an indefinite hunger strike in front of the Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (Gescom) office in Yadgir from October 26, demanding seven hours of uninterrupted power supply daily to agricultural pump sets
According to sources in the Energy Department, Karnataka’s average daily electricity consumption rose to 349-362 Million Units (MU) in the first two weeks of October 2026, surpassing the record of 340 MU recorded in September.
China’s industrial heartland of Guangdong is being forced to turn back to costlier natural gas to meet rising electricity demand, after the El Niño weather pattern curtailed hydropower and wind output.
As South Africa’s state power utility relinquishes its monopoly over electricity provision, CEO Dan Marokane says it will remain a dominant player in the country and take on an increasingly important role in neighboring states. He spoke to Bloomberg Television’s Jennifer Zabasajja at the company’s Johannesburg offices. (Source: Bloomberg)
South Africa’s state power utility is looking to develop new revenue streams as it prepares to unbundle and relinquish its dominance in electricity generation and transmission.
The BRS leader says solar power, constituting 58% of Rythu Discom electricity, would be available only during the day hours, and hydel power (17% share) would be generated for 3-4 months a year
Africa is rich in energy, yet hundreds of millions Africans still live without electricity, most of the world's total.
Britain’s grid operator sought emergency assistance from France on Monday evening, requesting as much as 1,200 megawatts of additional electricity through an undersea interconnector to help maintain the security of the power system.
Nigeria's grid generation fell to 2,033.66 MW in October 2026, with 16 of 33 plants idle, cutting power to under three hours daily in several states. The post Why Nigeria’s Power Cuts Keep Getting Worse appeared first on The Rio Times.