World energy issues monitor 2024
In a world where the demands for secure, affordable and sustainable energy are ever-increasing, global and national energy systems are showing signs of deficiencies and strains everywhere. There is an
Power Transmission
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Another day, another walk-out over water, power
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs again staged a walk-out in the Delhi Assembly over the water and power crisis in the Capital on Thursday after Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that
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Water, power stir turns violent
June 24: Frequent powercuts, scarcity of drinking water and a rising mercury saw angry residents protesting at various places across the city on Wednesday. In some places, the protests turned violent. The city faced a shortfall of 200 MW in its regular supply.
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Norochcholai power from next year
Power and Energy Minister John Seneviratne said yesterday power generation from the Norochcholai plant would begin next year with 300 mw being produced initially. The Minister responding to a question asked by the JVP during the adjournment debate on electricity tariffs said the capacity of the power plant would be raised to 900 mw after the second and third phases were completed.
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CM for better power infra
June 21: The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, on Sunday asked the APTransco chairman and managing director, Mr Sudhirth Bhattacharya to replace 3.36 lakh transformers and 1.65 lakh distribution transformers across the state in order to boost the power infrastructure in the state. If it is implemented, it would become the biggest capacity addition in the history of the power sector.
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Electricity for 400 villages in Sri Lanka's North
Sri Lanka government is planning to provide electricity for 400 rural villages in the North during the next three years, Minister of Power and Energy, W.D.J Senaviratne said. Minister Senaviratne added that this would be another step of "Uthuru Wasanthaya" program introduced by the government to develop the Northern region of the country.
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Delhis grouse No. 1: unannounced power cuts
NDPL consumers more satisfied with the discom
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14% of power generated by plants countrywide wasted: CEB
At least 14 percent of power generated by various power plants in the country was wasted while in distribution owing to technical reasons, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) sources said.
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Groping in the dark
It is an outrageous fact that corporate India faces day after day. In colloquial terms it is called a power shutdown; experts call it an outage or disruption in power supply. Very simply power is not available for use. This disruption or outage, if you please, costs India Inc Rs 43,205 crore every year. The worst affected is India
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Five Things The UPA Cant Ignore
Manmohan Singh By the time you read this, some of the jostling for the key positions in the Cabinet will be over. The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) will be ready to begin its second innings. And everyone will be keenly watching if Manmohan Singh unveils any big bang steps to
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Towards a global climate agreement
In December 2009 representatives from 192 nations will meet in Copenhagen to complete negotiations on a global climate agreement. This paper summarizes why action in Copenhagen is urgently required, what needs to be accomplished in the negotiations, and how an effective climate regime might be designed.