Coal: a heavy burden on the Indian railways
India’s power demand is rising more quickly than its renewable capacity additions, accelerating plans to mine, transport and burn up to 65% more thermal coal for electricity generation by 2030. Several
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Japan agrees to provide aid for KCR, two other projects
Japan has agreed to provide assistance for three projects, including Karachi Circular Railway project (KCR), sixth secondary transmission and grids project of Gujranwala Electric Power Company (Gepco) and New Khanki Barrage. Japan may make formal announcement in the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) meeting scheduled in Tokyo on April 17.
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Power generation at two plants likely to suffer by mega block
Nagpur: The power generation of Maharashtra State Electricity Generation Company (Mahagenco) is likely to suffer this week as coal supply to its Koradi and Khaperkheda plants would be interrupted due to the mega rail block between Bhilai and Bilaspur, official sources said.
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MMRDA-Rly feud may delay plans for power plant
MUMBAI: Plans for a 1,000 MW power plant in Thakurli may get derailed because of differences between the partners-the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and the Railways.
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India should try biogas as train fuel
S V Krishnamachari S V Krish Chennai, IT may come as a surprise to many that a train in Sweden is powered by biogas. Yes, it is the world's first biogas train, a 60-seater carrier that runs from Linkoping, south of Stockholm, to Vastervik, at a speed of 130 km per hour for approximately 600 km.
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India, Bdesh to sign five agreements
LAYINGout the red carpet for Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who arrived in Delhi on Sunday night, New Delhi said the visit promised to be
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Railway offers bulb swap to save on power bills
S Lalitha, Bangalore, Feb 4, DHNS: The Railways have decided to contribute its mite towards reduction of carbon emissions. Beginning on February 5, employees residing in railway quarters all over the country can exchange incandescent (IC) bulbs used in their houses for the costlier and energy-efficient Compact Fluorescent (CFL) bulbs.
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Hike in coal import looms
Calcutta, Feb. 11: India may have to import more coal in 2011-12 as domestic production could fall well short of the target. The gap between demand and domestic production is expected to increase to 81 million tonnes (mt) in 2011-12 compared with the initial projection of 51mt. Domestic production, estimated at 681mt in 2011-12, may come down to 630mt.
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Coal scarcity grounds joyride - Toy train runs out of steam
Darjeeling: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway has run out of steam once more. The Darjeeling-Ghoom-Darjeeling joyride of the DHR, one of the biggest attractions for tourists visiting the hills, has been cancelled since Saturday because of scarcity of coal.
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CFLs for railway quarters to save energy
TIRUCHI: In an effort to save electrical energy, the Railway Board has initiated free distribution of 14 watts / 20 watts compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) to replace 60 watts / 100 watts incandescent (IC) lamps in all railway quarters under the
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Fresh coal fails to fire toy train ride
- Hill track journey cut short for second time in four days Darjeeling, March 29: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway continues to be hit by disruptions. The Unesco World Heritage property ran out of steam once again today because of poor quality of coal.