Global electricity review 2024
Renewables generated a record 30 percent of global electricity in 2023, driven by growth in solar and wind especially from China, according to the Global Electricity Review 2024 released by the global
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Power revenue loss in hills clocks Rs 60 crore
Electricity line snap ruled out<br /><br />Siliguri, Aug. 11: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
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Punjab allots 5 solar power projects to Punj Lloyd
Chandigarh: Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has allotted five solar power projects to construction major Punj Lloyd to be set up at locations, including the Golden Temple and the Punjab Assembly.<br />
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NER to run 3 DRM offices on solar power
LUCKNOW: In a major step towards energy conservation, the North Eastern Railway (NER) has decided to run its three offices of divisional railway managers (DRMs) on solar power. General manager UCD Shreni announced here on Wednesday that DRM offices of Lucknow, Izzatnagar and Varanasi would switch over to solar power from March 2011 onwards.<br />
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All non-conventional sources will be tapped for increase in power production: CM
<br />Along with use of conventional resources, other sources like solar, wind, biomass, under-ground energy will also be tapped for increasing power production in the state. Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan said this while performing the bhumi pujan of the First solar Energy Park at Ganeshpura Village in Rajgarh district today.
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ONGC plans to set up Rs 650-cr windpower project in Rajasthan
New Delhi: State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) is planning to set up a Rs 650-crore wind power project in Rajasthan and solar power projects in Gujarat and Rajasthan, minister of state for petroleum and natural gas Jitin Prasada told Lok Sabha on Thursday.<br />
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Astonfield bets big on Indias solarpower mkt
Noor Mohammad<br /><br />New Delhi: US-based Astonfield is betting big on the Indian solar market as the government starts work to implement the first phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM).<br /><br />The company has planned to develop 1,200 mw solar power generation capacity by 2017 with an estimated investment of over $ 1 billion, says a top company executive..<br />
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A how-to-guide: Measuring subsidies to fossil fuel producers
<p>The production of fossil fuels
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Energy efficiency rating for laptops, STBs on cards
<br />THE Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is understood to be planning to bring in more electronic items, including laptops and set top boxes (STBs), under a voluntary star labelling scheme by this financial year. Under the scheme, manufacturers voluntarily disclose energy consumption of their products or how energy efficient their products are by giving different star ratings.
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State to buy 500 MW of power
BANGALORE: Taking a serious view of the growing criticism of continued load-shedding, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Sunday said the State Government would purchase 500 MW of power immediately.<br />
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Breakdown in thermal units in State
<br />  <br />BHUBANESWAR: The State continues to have a shortage of power due to breakdown in several generating units of NTPC at Farakka, Kahalgaon, Kaniha and Ib thermal power station at Banharipali in Jharsuguda district.<br /><br />There was a shortage of more than 150 MW during the evening peak despite the hydro power stations providing 1,250 MW.<br />