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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Rs 3000 cr sanctioned for NE power sector
The Government of India-run Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has sanctioned power projects worth Rs 3,000 crore for the NE region during the current financial year.
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DB Power to raise funds for Chhattisgarh plant soon
DB Power is close to raising . 2,625 crore to part-finance its mega power project in Chhattisgarh. The DB Corp subsidiary is developing a 1,200-mw coal-fired mega power plant in the state at an estimated cost of . 3,500 crore. It is raising 75% of the project cost as debt. The company hopes to sign the credit deal in the next two weeks, with SBI as the sole debt arranger and syndicator.
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Social protests block engineering developments
<p>During the last few years, India has been witnessing an unusual development. The country is trying to make progress, which needs the availability of uninterrupted electrical power. This may be obtained from different types of sources such as hydel, thermal, nuclear, tidal or fossil fuel power stations.
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Arunachal to be leading power producing State
ITANAGAR, March 3
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NPCIL to Complete Groundwork for Bengal Project by 12
Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) is slated to complete preliminary ground work for its controversial 6,000 mw power plant in West Bengal by March 2012. The proposed nuclear power project at Haripur has run into trouble with locals resisting land acquisition. NPCIL, however, has gone ahead and started ground work.
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Tehri hamlet to feed grid wind power
Although it is hard for the hill State to exploit its wind energy resources given its geographical terrain, Uttarakhand is soon going to have its first wind power project in Bachelikhal, a small Tehri hamlet. If all goes as planned, the concerned agency will begin work on this ambitious wind renewable energy project by September. The procedure for land acquisition and allotment for the proje
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Solar lamps to illuminate Thamarassery pass
A project by Puthuppadi grama panchayat Panchayat to invest Rs.15 lakh for the Rs.1-crore project Seeks sponsorship from tourism industry Kozhikode: The Puthuppadi grama panchayat is planning to install solar lamps on the 13-km stretch of the scenic Thamarassery ghat road. The panchayat will initially invest Rs.15 lakh for the project besides seeking financial support of sponsors from the to
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Arunachal Budget session begins
On March 18 Finance Minister Setong Sena will present the Budget for the year 2011-12. In his 55-minute-long address, Governor Gen (Retd) J J Singh highlighted the achievements of the State Government and its priority areas towards achieving the goal of
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Warkaris take on new mission - oust nuclear power
After successfully stalling the project of Dow Chemicals in the state, the warkari community is now preparing for a bigger battle
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Biodiesel from high free fatty acid
<p>The Jatropha curcas oil with free fatty acid (FFA) content of 8.81 per cent was subjected to acid pretreatment prior to transesterification during the experiment. The oil was pretreated using sulphuric acid with 25 per cent methanol for 1 hour at 50°C in 200 rpm. The yield of pretreated oil was 95 percent and the FFA content was reduced to 0.65 percent.