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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Eco-friendly building for UHBVN offices
Kaithal: All offices of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam in the district will start functioning from Rajeev Gandhi Vidyut Bhawan to be constructed at a cost of Rs 6 crore at Pehowa Chowk here. The construction work on this eco-friendly building will start immediately and it will be completed in a record time of six months.
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HP to power Punjab, Haryana
Record hydroelectric power generation in Himachal Pradesh due to thawing of glaciers and frozen lakes is good news for Delhi and the rest of northern India. The 20 state-owned run-of-river projects currently generate 7.6 million units daily, "the maximum generation during the peak season", said Sunil Grover, Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board's director of generation.
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Worst storm in 20 years hits Kolkata
Kolkata: A deep depression on the Bay of Bengal intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and slammed into the coastal belt of West Bengal on Monday, killing at least 23 people and rendering over 150,000 homeless. Cyclone Alia, with wind speed of about 100 km per hour, uprooted trees, disrupted power supply and brought the city of Kolkata to a grinding halt.
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Hot spell, power cuts hit people in NE
Sweltering heat radiated by the scorching sun is likely to batter the NE people until the advent of the southwest monsoon. The southwest monsoon is expected to cover the entire region normally by the first week of June. By this time, adding to the woes of the people, power supply in the State has become erratic due to low water level in the reservoirs of the region
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Ensure water and power: BJP
NEW DELHI: Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party president O.P. Kohli has urged the Delhi Government to ensure adequate supply of power and drinking water in the Capital this summer.
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Getting a city into shape
Bengaluru needs a little political will and a lot of community-level initiatives Many years ago, weather used to be the icebreaker in conversations in Bengaluru. Traffic and its interminable snarls is the only subject every Bengalurean or visitor to the city talks of now. There are 3.5 million vehicles in the city. Its roads can support no more than one million. Traffic jams are the rule.
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Rupee-Greenback Toss Up
Reliance power-owned Sasan Power may have tied up Rs 14,550 crore of rupee loans from a clutch of banks led by the State Bank of India (SBI) to achieve financial closure of the 4,000- MW ultra mega power project (UMPP) at Sasan in Madhya Pradesh, but the company is already scouting for foreign funds to replace at least 50 per cent of the debt at the earliest.
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A gust of progress
FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT helped bring electricity beyond America
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Scanty rainfall hits State power position
GUWAHATI, April 30
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Fair winds for power producers
Wind generation provides support to TN power grid. Over the last few days, wind power has contributed to 9-10 per cent of the daily consumption of about 185-200 million units of electricity. R. Balaji Chennai, April 23 Wind speeds have picked up over the last few days enabling wind generation to provide support to Tamil Nadu power grid.