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Energy to dominate plan panel meet
MUKESH RANJAN Aug. 25: Fast-tracking power generation capacity, expediting generation of clean energy and rationalising power-pricing system are among the major issues to be discussed threadbare at the scheduled meeting of the full Planning Commission on Tuesday next week.
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Solar power scorches ahead globally, but India still far behind
Chennai: Solar thermal heating system is fast replacing petrofuels globally and China is leading the fray, followed closely by Germany . India is considered to have a vast potential but only a nano-fraction has been achieved so far.
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Govt yet to approve 11 REB projects: 'Electricity for all by 2021 may suffer
The Rural Electrification Board (REB) could not start its expansion programme, as the government did not approve REB projects yet. Besides, the donor countries were also reluctant to provide loan-support to the REB- run projects due to massive corruption in REB expansion programme earlier, sources in the REB said.
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Full Plan panel meet to tackle energy policy
The September 1 meeting of the full Planning Commission, to be chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, would take stock of the problems plaguing the country
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Outage biz in India: Rs 1,30,000cr
Outage biz in India: Rs 1,30,000cr Amount Can Help Set Up Plant To Generate 25,000MW Of Electricity
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K-G gas becomes an emotive issue for AP
Aug 26: The allocation of gas from the Krishna-Godavari basin is slowly turning out to be an emotive issue for political parties and the people of the state. A Congress leader from Nalgonda district, Mr G. Narayan Reddy, had first raised the demand that the state should be given the right to determine the allocation of gas.
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States lack facilities to utilise gas
Aug. 26: The RIL surprised many by revealing last week that it had the capacity to produce 40 million metric standard cubic meters of gas per day from the Krishna-Godavari basin, but is only producing 37 to 38 mmscd now. As such, the empowered group of ministers has allocated the 40 mmscd of gas to various sectors.
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BHEL to save Bawana power plant
NEW DELHI: Stepping in to save Delhi
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Cairn, ONGC to invest $1.8 b in Rajasthan
NEW DELHI: All set to kick off formal crude oil production from its fields in Rajasthan, Cairn India on Wednesday announced that along with its partner Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), it will invest nearly $1.5-1.8 billion more in the prolific oil fields over the next two years.
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AP to tie up with ONGC for oil exploration
THE Andhra Pradesh government is set to tieup with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC)
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Need to regulate n-power sector: Ansari
Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Wednesday called for a foolproof regulatory mechanism for the nuclear power sector, pointing out that private utility providers will be running such plants in the "not so distant future".
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LDK To Develop Solar Projects In China
Solar company LDK Solar Co Ltd said on Tuesday it is partnering with the Chinese city of Yancheng to build up to 500 megawatts of photovoltaic solar power projects over the next five years, sending its shares up 6.2 percent in extended trading.
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Canadian Solar To Build 500 MW Project In China
Chinese solar-cell maker Canadian Solar Inc said on Wednesday it obtained development rights for a 500 megawatt (MW) solar power plant system in China. The news makes Canadian Solar the latest Chinese solar manufacturer to unveil plans for a large solar power project in China since the country last month launched a long-awaited plan to offer subsidies for the industry.
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Haryana Electrifying Progress
At the time of Independence, availability of power was confined to a few urban and industrial pockets of Haryana and its villages were engulfed in darkness. However, during the Congress regime in 1970, Haryana became the first state in the country to provide electricity to hundred per cent of its villages.
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Sago units asked to go for biogas plants
Coimbatore, Aug. 28 The Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) is in talks with the sago units in the Namakkal and Rasipuram belt for helping them install biogas plants, TEDA Chairman and Managing Director, Mr R. C. Gandhi, said.
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Govt asked to reduce energy consumption by 20 pc
The hum of air-conditioners in the plush offices of babus may soon become a sound less heard if the government has its way. The reason: a high-powered secretaries
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Water mills to power HP villages
The remote Jibhi village at Banjjar Valley in Kullu and the Rakchham village in picturesque Sangla Tribal valley in Kinnaur would soon have supply of electricity for domestic use from power generated through water mills.
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Autogas firms face roadblocks
Aug. 28: Despite the government making the use of LPG and CNG in public vehicles in major cities mandatory, autogas companies are facing hurdles in getting the necessary approvals for setting up gas stations, said Mr S.M. Antony Thomas, the CEO of Indian Autogas Company Ltd (IACL).