Essayer OR - Gratuit
Pvt firm set to take over power dept in February
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
|January 30, 2025
Kolkata-based Eminent Electricity Distribution Limited (EEDL) deposited ₹871 crore with the UT administration on Wednesday, paving the way for the company to take full control of Chandigarh's electricity department in the first week of February.
CHANDIGARH: Kolkata-based Eminent Electricity Distribution Limited (EEDL) deposited ₹871 crore with the UT administration on Wednesday, paving the way for the company to take full control of Chandigarh's electricity department in the first week of February.
Once in charge, EEDL will handle electricity billing and manage all helplines. A detailed public notice will be released by the department.
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) will continue to oversee and fix the tariff for the private sector operator, as being done for the government department.
The assets being transferred include sub-division offices, division offices, a control room and other key infrastructure.
Cette histoire est tirée de l'édition January 30, 2025 de Hindustan Times Chandigarh.
Abonnez-vous à Magzter GOLD pour accéder à des milliers d'histoires premium sélectionnées et à plus de 9 000 magazines et journaux.
Déjà abonné ? Se connecter
PLUS D'HISTOIRES DE Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
No change in eligibility for IIT admissions: JAB
There will be no change in the minimum 75% marks criterion for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) through JEE (Advanced) 2026, the Joint Admission Board (JAB) clarified on Thursday amid demands for one-time relaxation in Class 12 eligibility requirements.
1 min
June 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Iran war: Trump's allies, critics worry he risks getting boxed in
President Donald Trump is facing warnings from foes and allies alike that he's getting boxed in on the Iran war, a conflict he sold as a brief military incursion but that has since settled into a holding pattern.
2 mins
June 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Retail gave NRI, FPI exits in Rajesh Exports
A clutch of non-resident Indians (NRIs) and foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) divested a chunk of their shareholding over the past three years at the expense of small retail shareholders in Rajesh Exports, the company in regulatory crosshairs for alleged misrepresentation of financial statements.
1 mins
June 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
What will it take for this flight to take off?
Facing soaring costs across fronts, airlines in India sounded the alarm to the authorities.
3 mins
June 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
British PM says Musk ‘trying to whip up division’ over murder
Prime Minister Keir Starmer accused US tech tycoon Elon Musk on Thursday of “trying to whip up division” in Britain following anger over the police handling of the murder of a white student by a Sikh man.
1 mins
June 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
For victims of blaze, hopes of healing turned into grief
For the 21 people who died, the fire at an illegal bed-and-breakfast in south Delhi's Hauz Rani, was a cruel twist of fate.
3 mins
June 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Pant to work on playing the situation: Asst coach
The last two months have been among the most difficult in Rishabh Pant's cricketing career since his remarkable comeback from a life-threatening car accident.
2 mins
June 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Iran footballers say how the war affects their preparations
Iran are heading to the World Cup while the country is at war with the primary host nation, a situation that is unique in the tournament's history.
2 mins
June 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
Big funds may drive greenfield infra PPPs
Private equity firms, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds may get to invest across a range of infrastructure projects at the earliest stage as part of a new public-private partnership (PPP) model, two people aware of the plans said.
1 min
June 05, 2026
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
‘Theaterisation needed but cannot be rushed’
Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday pitched theaterisation as key to future combat readiness, while stressing that a military reform this big demands careful execution.
1 min
June 05, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size