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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New power project approved
<p>‘Most of the formalities for setting up the 750 MW Pragati-II plant completed' BHEL to set up the 750 MW project at price of Rs.2.20 crore per MW Raj Ghat plant to be closed; Indraprastha Gas Corporation to be restructured NEW DELHI: On the lines of the 750-MW Bawana power project that has already become partly functional, the Delhi Cabinet has now approved setting up of a 750-MW Pragati
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Hydropower opportunities in the water industry
<p>Water and wastewater treatment processes are energy intensive accounting for around 30 to 80 percent of the industry production cost.
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Jaipal Reddy dedicates IOC naphtha cracker complex to the nation
PANIPAT: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Jaipal Reddy on Tuesday dedicated to the nation India's largest naphtha cracker plant at Indian Oil Corporation's (IOCs) Panipat Complex. The complex has been commissioned in 46 months, which compares with the global standard for similar capacity plants and is ahead of average time taken in setting up similar units in India.
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Greenpeace Protests Spain Nuclear Plant Renewal
Greenpeace said activists climbed a cooling tower at a Spanish nuclear power station on Tuesday, and the environmental group called on the regulator to reject the plant's bid to renew its operating permit next month. The Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) said the 1,000 megawatt Cofrentes plant had declared an emergency alert but was working normally after 14 activists broke through the perimeter fen
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Three firms evince keenness to set up power plants in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Three private companies have evinced interest to set up 2490-MW thermal power plants at an estimated cost of Rs 10,000 crore in Bhdrakh districts, energy minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak informed the State Assembly here on Tuesday. Replying to a question during the Question Hour, he said that while L&T has decided to set up 1,680 MW capacity captive thermal power plant at Dhamra f
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Rs 187 cr for ASEB to overcome crisis
GUWAHATI, Feb 16
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Beneath eastern fields may lie India's energy saviour
A group of scientists and technical experts is working overnight on the country
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NTPCs project in Sri Lanka gets stuck
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Shifting of goal posts: rural electrification in India - a progress report
<p>In this report commissioned by Christian Aid India, the Vasudha Foundation presents a clear analysis of the lack of progress in rural electrification across India. The report highlights the failure the conventional national grid approach to deliver reliable electricity supplies to rural people in India and presents a viable alternative approach using decentralised renewable power.</p>
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Underwater nuclear power stations destined for the English Channel?
<p> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" /> <title></title> <meta content="OpenOffice.org 3.2 (Linux)" name="GENERATOR" /> <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> </style> <p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">??Plans for undersea nuclear power reactors around the coast of France could see a boom in uptake of th