The Union government today filed a fresh affidavit in the Bombay High Court, which is hearing a dispute over supply of gas from Krishna Godavari (KG) basin, stating that any sale price less than $ 4.2 per mmBtu is not compatible with decisions taken by a ministerial panel.
The Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KERDL) has commissioned 599 renewable projects, including wind, small hydro, co-generation and biomass projects, out of the 815 allotted to it by the State government, said its Managing Director, V P Hiremath.
The Association of Engineers, Assam State Electricity Board (AoE, ASEB) has vehemently opposed the decision of the State Government for handing over the urban distribution circles to the private sector under a franchisee programme.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed here today for production of coal from Dongri Tal-2 coal block in district Singrauli, which has been allotted by the government of India to Madhya Pradesh Rajya Khanij Nigam and setting up a 660 MW thermal power plant based on it.
Government claims that its endeavours would make UP a power surplus state from one hit by chronic shortage by 2012, but industry says that there are many a slip between the cup and the lip, hence don
NEW DELHI: Tata Power Company (TPC) has moved the Delhi High Court challenging government's decision to allow Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power to divert coal from the captive mines of Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) for use in other projects.
The main objective of this policy by A & N government is to reduce dependence on conventional sources of power generation especially HSD oil,protect the environment,generate employment and encourage entrepreneurial investment in NRSE.
CHANDIGARH: Haryana is one of the first States in the country to get approved power distribution reforms projects for 36 towns which are covered under Part I of the Restructured-Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) of the Union Government, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary Power Ashok Lavasa said here on Tuesday. Projects
Sri Lanka government has taken measures to provide power supply to every village in the North under a program called 'Uthuru Wasanthaya' (Northern Spring). Issuing a press release Power and Energy Ministry said they would first reconstruct all the transformers, power cable systems, and electricity sub-stations destroyed by the LTTE.
The plan, expected to be approved by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani soon, contains several suggestions contrary to government policies, like allowing import of second-hand refineries and offering them a tax holiday.
State to receive 100 megawatts of power from Gujarat beginning today Bangalore, DH News Service: The government appears to be in no mood to receive shocks from the electorate due to paucity of electricity. It has made plans for round-the-clock power supply to every household till the Lok Sabha elections are over...
Australia has drafted laws that mandate the generation of 20 percent renewable energy by 2020 and the government aims to have the legislation passed within months. The Mandatory Renewable Energy Target legislation aims to expand the target under an earlier scheme to 45,000 GWh by 2020 from 9,500 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in 2010.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Hasan Mahmud yesterday sought assistance from Switzerland for strengthening local government bodies and supplying solar panel to meet the demand for power in remote areas. Mahmud sought the Swiss cooperation for imparting training to the women vice chairmen of the upazila parishads.
Two UK based companies have expressed interest to invest in proposed 450MW Power Plant at Bibiana in Habiganj which installation process was suspended last year during the period of the caretaker government as only one company participated in bidding. The two UK based companies are the Independent Power Corporation PIC and the Christofferson Rob and Company.
LUCKNOW: Invariably, it costs between Rs 80 and Rs 100. But how about a CFL worth Rs 15? That could be a possibility in case the power companies from Uttar Pradesh government make a serious representation before the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
The State bank of Pakistan on Tuesday directed all banks and DFIs to follow the daylight saving policy by advancing the clocks by one hour. It said that in pursuance of the decision of the Federal Government, watches/clocks will be advanced by one hour from April 15, 2009.
Ajay Modi / New Delhi April 20, 2009, 0:52 IST To meet the high demand of power during the summer months, the government has decided to give priority to power plants over the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plants in the allocation of Reliance Industries
The people living in rural areas of the capital have protested surge in the price of cylinders filled with liquid petroleum gas (LPG). They accused the shopkeepers of selling an LPG-filled cylinder for Rs 80 per kilogramme against its official price of Rs 60 per kilogramme fixed by the federal government.
KOLKATA : The state government has sought a detailed report from the CESC regarding the unprecedented power cuts in the city yesterday. The chief secretary, Mr Asok M Chakrabarti, today said at Writers
China will build 20 hydroelectric dams along the Yangtze River by 2020, according to a report on Tuesday on a government Web site. A middle stretch of the river is already the site of the world
