1-crore units power shortage in Rajasthan
JAIPUR: Rajasthan faced a shortage of 1-crore units of electricity on Tuesday amid the demand for power rising with the onset of summer and the decline in the Northern Grid
JAIPUR: Rajasthan faced a shortage of 1-crore units of electricity on Tuesday amid the demand for power rising with the onset of summer and the decline in the Northern Grid
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NTPC, NHPC, PowerGrid and DVC to invest Rs 200 crore in the joint venture. BS Reporter / New Delhi April 12, 2009, 0:14 IST In an attempt to cut down the delays in power projects caused by the lack of a proper equipment testing facility in India, the power ministry has got four Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) to form a joint venture to set up a domestic testing facility.
NEW DELHI: Striving to become a 'green airline', Air India today said it has made savings of over Rs 46 crore in six months till this February by implementing several measures to enhance fuel efficiency.
M. Soundariya Preetha COIMBATORE: Windmill installations in the district during 2008-09 are slightly more than the previous year, according to K. Kasthurirangaian, vice-chairman of the Indian Wind Power Association. He told The Hindu here on Tuesday that 212 MW was installed during 2008-09 in this region, which had the Palghat Pass. This was about 50 MW more than the previous year.
Mumbai When skyrocketing electric bills
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Wrapping up an elaborate energy audit, the City of Knoxville, Tennessee, is about to find out which of 99 city buildings are wasting the most energy. It hopes to begin repairs this summer, just in time to catch a tsunami of federal stimulus money earmarked for such unglamorous tasks as replacing light bulbs and fixing leaky insulation.
As Washington tries to rebuild its strained relationships in Latin America, China is stepping in vigorously, offering countries across the region large amounts of money while they struggle with sharply slowing economies, a plunge in commodity prices and restricted access to credit.
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi April 11, 2009, 0:25 IST In what is termed a substantial positive development on the aim of fully reviving the Dabhol power project, General Electric (GE) has agreed to charge only half the cost of repairing its allegedly faulty turbines, instead of the full amount.
Ireland's Electricity Supply Board (ESB) expects private industry to create 3,700 jobs over the next five years, largely on the back of investments in green energy, the utility group said on Thursday.
Unused funds from a European Union plan to spend 4 billion euros (US$5.3 billion) overhauling energy infrastructure could be funnelled into energy efficiency measures, according to a agreement reached on Thursday. European Union countries struck the deal in closed-door negotiations with the European Parliament after weeks of squabbling within the 27-nation bloc.
Most businesses are keeping up efforts to improve the energy efficiency of their information technology, despite having less available capital due to the slowdown, a survey by research group Gartner Inc. shows.
The Export Oriented Unit status of Reliance Industries
Seven states yet to unbundle their state electricity boards Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi April 17, 2009, 0:55 IST The government could complete its six-year-old initiative to unbundle state electricity boards (SEBs) into separate entities for power generation, transmission, distribution and trading business by June 30 this year.
Ajay Modi / New Delhi April 17, 2009, 0:59 IST
Pakistan has the largest privatisation programme and fairly long experience in the South Asia, which can be mutually beneficial for the entrepreneurs of entire region including Azerbaijan. The Federal Minister for Privatisation, Naveed Qamar stated during a meeting with Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan, Dr Eynulla Madatli who called on the Minister on Thursday.
Reliance Industries (RIL), the country
The government is likely to allocate Tk 1,018 crore for Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry for exploration of gas and oil fields and development of existing gas distribution pipeline to provide better services to clients. It will be a component of the annual development programme (ADP) for next fiscal. The allocation will be Tk 228.97 crore higher than that of the ongoing ADP budget.
NEW DELHI: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) on Thursday stated that its thermal power-generating sets produced over four per cent more electricity in 2008-09 than the previous fiscal beating even the national average and setting a new record.