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| Govt working to make Delhi power surplus: Dikshit | 01-JUL-09 |
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| Relieved by the arrival of monsoon which is likely to bring down the power demand in the city, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said Government was working hard to make Delhi a power surplus state. |
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| Dikshit warns BSES to improve power situation | 30-JUN-09 |
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| Facing severe criticism for failing to improve the power situation in the national capital, Delhi government today "warned" discom BSES again to improve the situation and asked it to file a plan of action by tomorrow. |
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| Protests against power cuts continue in national capital | 29-JUN-09 |
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| Irate denizens took to the streets in south Delhi in the early hours today to protest against what they claimed a "prolonged power cut" in their area as demonstrations against power and water shortage continued in the city. |
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| Angry protests over power, water woes in Delhi | 28-JUN-09 |
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| Angry protests over shortage of power and water continued in the national capital for the fifth consecutive day today as several parts of the city went without electricity for 10-12 hours in searing heat. |
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| Protests against power cuts continue in national capital | 27-JUN-09 |
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| Protestors targeted a discom office in east Delhi while Delhi Finance Minister A K Walia had to face the ire of denizens in the wee hours today as a large number of people gathered near his house to protest against power cut in the area. |
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| Haryana restricts 8 hour power supply to industries | 26-JUN-09 |
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| In view of increased demand due to hot weather conditions and delayed monsoon, coupled with low frequency prevailing in the Northern Grid, the Haryana Power Distribution Utilities the Dakshin Harryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) and the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) have restricted power supply to eight hours daily to the industries in the State with immediate effect. |
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| SMEs bear the brunt of power cuts in UP | 02-JUN-09 |
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| Central Uttar Pradesh is reeling under acute power shortage with districts like Mahoba and Akbarpur facing scheduled and unscheduled power cuts of up to 20 hours a day. This has resulted in the closure of around 250 small and medium industrial units in these areas. |
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| Polls over, power cuts back in Punjab, Haryana | 20-MAY-09 |
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| With the conclusion of Lok Sabha polls, unscheduled power cuts are back at many places in Punjab and Haryana. Power cuts ranging between 2 hours and 6 hours are being experienced by the residents in both urban and rural areas of the two neighbouring states. |
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| Tamil Nadu factories reel under power cuts | 19-APR-09 |
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| Severe power shortage has hit industrial production in Tamil Nadu. Companies said production could be down as much as 30 per cent. Sectors like textile, leather and salt appear to be among the worst hit. Industry associations Industry associations put the loss in production at around Rs 4,000 crore. |
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| Better coal stocks may reduce power cuts | 03-APR-09 |
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| Coal supplies appear to have improved in the last one month with 68 per cent of the power plants having stock of more than seven days, a development that could lead to lesser power cuts during the summer season. |
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| Power cuts plague industry | 11-MAR-09 |
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| The 4-hour daily power cut in Hyderabad is causing hardships to industry and businesses. Industrial units in and around the city have almost stopped work in one shift, according to Suraj Prasad Agarwal, president, Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry. |
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