This report illustrates two alternative approaches to promoting sustainable woodfuel production by farmers and communities with a commercial focus. The report aims to provide readers with a thorough analysis of these two approaches, focusing on strategic aspects, guiding principles, overall results, and lessons learned.
March 31: India
After much delay, Torrent Power Limited is set to take over power distribution and bill collection in Agra from state-owned Pashchimanchal Power Corporation on April 1. This will be the Mayawati government
The three major projects contributing major share to the State Power Scenario are Indira Sagar, Omkareshwar and Interstate Sardar Sarovar Project. Since commissioning, these three hydro power projects in Narmada Valley have yielded 23561.5 mu of power till February, 2010 resulted amounts Rs 4855 cr.
Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi:Pilloried in India for crafting a nuclear liability bill that his critics say is aimed at pleasing American companies, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is now facing criticism from an unlikely source: the U.S. nuclear industry.
Cancun (Mexico): India and China will account for most of the growth in demand for oil this year, which is expected to rise by 900,000 barrels per day, even as oil exporters
LUCKNOW: Petrol and diesel will get dearer for people in Lucknow, Kanpur and Agra from April 1, 2010. While petrol will cost 50 to 53 paise more per litre, diesel will be costlier by 27 to 30 paise more.
Ajay Modi / New Delhi April 2, 2010, 0:46 IST Gas production surpassed oil for the first time in 2009-10. Natural gas from Reliance Industries
Ajai Shukla / Powai/ Hazira April 02, 2010, 1:20 IST Westinghouse-Toshiba, GE-Hitachi, AEC and Rosatom, too, have signed MoUs.
Ind-Bharath Power (Karwar) Limited (IBPKL), has decided to construct a solar power project at Hanakon near Karwar. The company had earlier shelved its proposed plan to set up a thermal power plant the same site. The company in its affidavit before the National Environment Appellate Authority, here said that it planned to set up a 25 MW solar power project.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: After homes, incandescent bulbs are to be shooed out from the streets also. Decision is now awaited on a scheme for replacing incandescent bulbs used in streetlights with Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs).
To offset power demand in summers, the Chandigarh Administration has worked out an exchange model with the Jammu and Kashmir government. Under an agreement with the Administration, the state would spare 30 Mega Watts (MW) of electricity for the city during summers
LUCKNOW: Get ready to shell out 50 paise more for every unit of electricity you consume. The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) on Thursday announced the hike in power tariff for various categories of consumers. The new tariff would come into force seven days after the state government declares it through a public notice.
Mumbai: The state government will hold a public meeting in Jaitapur (in Ratnagiri district) on May 16 to discuss the environmental repercussions of the controversial nuclear power project proposed for the town. The Union environment ministry will take into account the suggestions and objections raised in the meeting before giving clearance to the project.
ENGINEERING AND construction major Larsen & Toubro plans to set up a 1,600 mega watt power plant in Karnataka, a top company official said.
Katya B Naidu / Mumbai April 03, 2010, 0:58 IST The Ministry of Power is looking to clear swiftly coal linkages for projects based on supercritical technology, said sources. According to top officials in the government, supercritical power projects would get linkages to coal mines on a priority basis, compared to projects based on sub-critical technology.
New Delhi: Come June, power discom NDPL
REGULAR black outs in the southern suburbs of Chen- nai for the last two weeks have left the residents fum- ing, while the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board gropes in the dark to figure out what caused the power cut.
The Chandigarh Administration has got 31 MW more power from various sources. From Sunday, the additional power was added to the daily quota of power for consumption by city residents, as promised by the administration to meet the growing demand for electricity.
