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Mumbai: Now, 64-year-old loses Rs 2.6 lakh in power bill scam

MUMBAI: A 64-year-old ex-lawyer lost Rs 2.6 lakh in more than 50 transactions from her credit card while she was trying to “update” her electricity bill online. A fraudster told her to download an app and siphoned the money within an hour. An initial probe indicated the money went to…

The Times of India

‘C-’ grade for Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited in integrated power ranking

MUMBAI: State power utility firm, MSEDCL, scored a poor grade of “C-” in the latest annual integrated rating and ranking of power distribution utilities released by the Ministry of Power on Friday.

The Times of India

Mumbai: Power companies focus on skilled staff for e-vehicles and solar infrastructure

MUMBAI: With electric vehicles and solar rooftops witnessing growth in Mumbai over the past year, power utility firms like Tata Power and Adani Electricity are ensuring that there is adequate skilled manpower to maintain the infrastructure for renewable energy.

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Power like no udder for latest solar farm

Fourth-generation farmers John and Rochelle Pekin have replaced grid electricity and diesel with a solar battery system, tipped to save $70,000 a year on bills.

AAP

Pinergy latest electricity provider to up prices with 18% hike announced

The move will impact around 27,000 customers. The increase will add around €375 a year to the average customer's electricity bill.

Irish Mirror

Power employees to stage protests against Electricity Amendment Bill

To begin with sporting black badges from Monday

The Hindu

Texas’ grid holds up amid a brutal heat wave and record demand. But at what price?

DALLAS — After a 2021 winter storm shut down much of the Texas grid and killed at least 246, there was a reckoning in Austin.

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Majority of Britons cutting back on gas and electricity amid cost of living crisis

ONS data reveals how people are reacting to rising energy costs with vulnerable groups hit hardest

The Guardian - UK

Karnataka HC comes to the rescue of electricity accident victims, awards total compensation of ₹1.28 crore

Victims in two of the cases were minors who were paid only a nominal amount of ₹2.5 lakh and ₹5 lakh in 2020 after the intervention of the state child rights commission

The Hindu

Cost of living: What will happen if you can't pay your energy bills and what can you do

Options are available if you've been threatened with a pre-payment meter or disconnection

Irish Mirror

Electricity theft reports highest since records began

The cost-of-living crisis may be driving more people to commit the crime, a fuel poverty charity said

Liverpool Echo

Electricity theft at record levels amid cost-of-living crisis

Electricity theft is punishable by up to five years in prison.

The Independent UK

Australia’s climate change targets will become law. What happens now?

Here’s what we know the new bill means for climate action and what happens once we have legislated targets

The Guardian - AU

Gaza Faces More Power Cuts over Israeli Blockade

Gaza's sole power plant will have to shut down within 48 hours if a blockade imposed by Israel is not lifted, officials warned on Thursday, as border tensions simmered following the arrest of a Palestinian militant leader. Israeli authorities have closed all crossings into Gaza, cutting off access for the…

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Wales Online

'This winter will be a heck of a shock': The people struggling to survive the cost of living crisis

And it's only set to get harder. Some analysts are predicting average household energy bills of £3,300 in October and persistent high prices throughout next year

Wales Online

What the energy price cap is and why it's changing

Ofgem says reviewing it every three months will provide stability to the market

Birmingham Post

Sherwood Power awarded £250,000 to team up with supermarket on energy project

The Richmond business will examine power possibilities for fresh food transportation

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DWP bans energy firms from taking more money out of benefits for gas and electricity

The Government has put a stop on companies increasing the amount that can be charged to families who receive benefits - and the rule is in place until April 2023

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The Conversation

Why 'political will' isn't the magic bullet that can fix South Africa's energy crisis

South Africans gave a warm welcome to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent announcement about a “set of actions” to respond to the energy crisis in the country.

ABC News

No new gas connections for ACT homes and businesses from 2023 under plan to phase out fossil fuels

Rising gas prices are already convincing ACT households to switch to electricity, but the government says all newly built homes will not be able to be connected to gas from January 1.

ABC News

Coober Pedy council to remain in administration pending government decisions for town's future

Residents of Australia's opal capital want Coober Pedy to receive some love and renovation as the administrator indicates his tenure is nearly over.

The Independent UK

Call for VAT cut on ‘essential’ telecoms as millions struggle to pay bills

Which? has urged the Government to reduce VAT on household telecoms bills to 5% in line with other essentials such as gas and electricity.

ABC News

Regional towns look to community batteries as renewable energy solution

Power outages, blackout fears, climate change, and rising costs see residents to band together in search of energy solutions that work for their community.

The Conversation

South Africa needs stronger security in place to stop the sabotage of its power supply

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently outlined plans to solve the country’s devastating electricity supply crisis. But he didn’t mention the country’s ability to protect its energy infrastructure as a prerequisite to any solution.

The Hindu

Rain fury: Nearly 9,000 electricity poles were damaged in five districts

CESC says the damage was estimated between April 1 and August 1 and nearly 90 per cent of damaged poles and transformers have been replaced. Mandya reported maximum damage followed by Mysuru and Hassan

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