TEPCO to buy into Tomen wind power unit
Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said it had provisionally agreed with Tomen Corp to take a 50 percent stake in the trading company's wind power unit for about 10 billion yen ($82.55 million). TEPCO,
Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said it had provisionally agreed with Tomen Corp to take a 50 percent stake in the trading company's wind power unit for about 10 billion yen ($82.55 million). TEPCO,
Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has blamed the Mumbai-based BSES Ltd and the US utility giant AES Corporaton for the chaos that is raging in Orissa power sector. The failure of the
The legislation proposed by the Delhi government for helping the newly privatised electricity distribution companies to tackle cases of power theft, may suggest power cuts for 1-3 months for
A 'civic battle' has broken out between mayor Subrata Mukherjee and member, mayor-in-council, Mala Roy. An early casualty: a Rs 40 crore garbage-to-electricity project, the only one of its kind in
The Jharkhand state minister for energy, Lalchand Mahto is scheduled to meet the West Bengal power minister Mrinal Banerjee on July 4 to chalk out a strategy that will allow the state electricity
The electricity to more than 200 villages of Gambat Taluka (Pakistan) was cut off since the dust storm on June 26. Life has been paralyzed in the entire area where people have been demanding since
The loss-making Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) would be unbundled into separate companies for generation, transmission and distribution 'in order to promote and encourage efficiency,
Delhi'ites may get adequate power supply only after monsoon arrives in Punjab, Haryana and other states getting electricity from the Northern Grid. The transmission company under the Delhi
Even after long-drawn-out negotiations, the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) still owes Rs420 million to the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation. Well-placed sources in the KESC said that even
Pathmera village in Jalore district in western Rajasthan would soon have the world's biggest gobar gas (bio-gas) plant capable of producing 72000 units of electricity per day, the convener of the All
It's not just power shortages that electricity supply undertakings need to worry about. Going by two recent orders of the apex consumer court, they have to pay equal attention to safety also. In
The Supreme Court admitted a batch of appeals moved by the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission, Bharat Chamber of Commerce, West Bengal Rolling Mills Association and a number of consumer
The financial health of state electricity boards (SEBs) has deteriorated further during 2001-02 with rate of return falling to a negative 44.1 per cent from a negative 39.1 per cent record during
The Punjab State Electricity Board banned the use of air-conditioners till July 23 in all commercial establishments of the state besides cutting down on street lighting. An official statement said
The Maharashtra State Electricity Board should start buying power from Dabhol Power Company to manage power shortage and resolve the price issue with the financial institutions, power minister Suresh
In Madhya Pradesh, 82 companies together owe more than over Rs 500 crore to the debt ridden Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board. There are 86 companies which individually owe over Rs 25 lakh to
The Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board (MPSEB) has decided to go in for evening power cuts in the State. The Board has divided 45 districts in seven zones for the power. The load-shedding would
Despite the failure of the much-touted 'Orissa model' a number of states have been taking steps to recast their state electricity boards (SEBs) and privatise distribution. While the Enron fiasco and
A project that converts garbage to electricity? It may sound like the ideal, eco-friendly solution to Mumbai's gargantuan waste problem. But the Municipal corporation's proposed waste to energy plant
The Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) incurred a loss of Rs 17.176 billion in six months up to June 30, 2002, according to unaudited financial report sent to local bourses. The report said