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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China and India are almost equals in coal reserves, but China digs out five times more coal for power than India, and so in 2007 it could add 100,000 MW of capacity
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Green and mean: The downside of clean energy
How do you choose between a wilderness and a power station? The tough choices associated with large-scale renewable energy projects are dividing the green movement.
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PowerGrid seeks WB, ADB funds
CENTRAL TRANSMISSION utility PowerGrid Corp on Tuesday said it will borrow $2 billion (about Rs 10,000 crore) from the World Bank and Asian Development Bank to part finance Rs 55,000 crore investment plans till 2012. PowerGrid would get the global apex monetary body
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Power dips, heat peaks - Relief a far cry as demand outstrips generation
A demand-supply mismatch has plunged the city and its neighbouring districts into prolonged periods of power-cuts that officials fear will continue for the next few days. To add to the residents
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1 hr of darkness in city = 3 hrs of light in 25,000 Wada homes
Mumbai It takes just an hour
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Private power players show keen interest in Rajasthan
JAIPUR: Over a dozen prestigious power companies have evinced a keen interest in marking their presence in the power transmission in Rajasthan after the domain was opened to the private sector. The Rajasthan Vidyut Prasaran Nigam had recently invited tenders for private participation in the transmission sector.
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Rs24bn projects to improve power supply approved
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has approved projects of over Rs24 billion for boosting the power distribution system of seven companies and linking six independent producers with the national grid.
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PTC moves SC against CERC over power trading
PTC India Ltd today moved the Supreme Court challenging the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
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US looks to make efficient use of energy budget
Plans for a green stimulus in the US have focused on energy efficiency, an area in which the US historically lags behind the rest of the developed world, as low energy prices and taxes have given consumers little incentive to conserve power.