$648-m World Bank loan for Uttarakhand
The World Bank has agreed to provide $648-million loan to help build the Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydro Electric project on the Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand. The loan agreement for this amount was signed
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Strong medicine
ONTARIO Hydro's newly appointed chairman, Maurice Strong, has initiated steps to reduce the corporation's debt and review its operations, including its nuclear programme. Ontario Hydro, Canada's
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Orissa wants 12% free power from thermal EoUs
While the Union power minister is trying to convince states to forgo the free power they are entitled to from hydro projects, Orissa has launched a campaign to get free power from export-oriented
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Hydro reservoirs record unprecedented storage
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi September 10, 2010, 1:21 IST India is set to witness a historic rise in power generation this year, with the current heavy rainfall continuing its upward trajectory and feeding the country
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Centre banks on volumes to bring down solar power costs
Working on new scheme to boost output. Capital cost projections The Ministry projects capital costs could fall to Rs 6-8 crore a MW in India Globally the reduction could be even higher at Rs 4.5-6.75 crore Comparative capital cost of thermal stations is Rs 4.5-5 crore For hydro it is Rs 5-6 crore For nuclear it is put a Rs 5-7.5 crore Anil Sasi
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Bengal offered power from Koelkaro project
The Union Power Minsiter, Mr. R. Kumaramangalam, has offered the West Bengal Government a firm share in the proposal Koelkaro hydro electric project in the Chhotanagpur region of
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Public nod to Umngot hydel project
JOWAI: The proposed Rs 1853 crore power project in Jaintia hills has got the green signal from residents of several villages including Moosakhia, Sohmynting and Samanong under Amlarem Sub-Division who have unanimously voted in favour of commissioning the project. The public support for the Umngot Hydro Electric Project (three stages of 80 MW each) proposed by the Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) came forth during a public hearing on the project conducted by the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board (MSPCB) at Moosakhia village in Jaintia Hills district on Friday.
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Public hearing on Dandeli hydro project today
The public hearing regarding the proposed Dandeli mini-hydro electric project will be held tomorrow at 10.30 am at the Ambedkar Bhavan, Dandeli. It may be recalled that the Murdeshwar Power
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NHPC agreement for Dhauliganga project
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation(NHPC) has signed an agreement worth Rs 54.5 crore with Noell Stahl, Germany and TSPL, India for hydro-mechanical works at the 280MW Dhauligange Hydroelectric
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Wangyuh expresses doubts over Tehok hydro project
Nagaland Power Minister Doshehe Y Sema is posed a number of queries by former Lok Sabha Member of Parliament W Wangyuh Konyak expressing strong doubts over a number of issues related to the mini-hydro project at Tehok.
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Lower Subansiri project to be finished despite protest: Tuki
ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh government on Wednesday said Lower Subansiri hydro-electric project would be finished in time despite ongoing blockade in neighbouring state of Assam. “Assam government should take measures to control the situation so that people of Arunachal Pradesh are not harassed unnecessarily,” Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki told reporters here.
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Himachal HC cancels allotment of two power projects
Himachal High Court on Wednesday cancelled the allotment of 480 MW Jangi Thopan and 480 MW Thopan Powari Hydro Projects awarded through competitive bidding to Brakel NV in December 2006 on the basis of highest upfront premium.
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Rehabilitation and resettlement plan of Sawra Kuddu hydro electric project
Whereas for the construction of Sawra Kuddu Hydro Electric Project besides the Government land, some private land is also to be acquired by the H.P. Power Corporation Limited. Due to acquisition of private land for the project, some families will be affected but only one family shall become land less.
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Uttarakhand hills with solar power don’t prefer ‘taar wali bijli’
<p>It was half past four in the evening when we reached <em>Garbadhar</em>. It took us about 4 hours and two flat tyres along the <em>Kali river</em> from <em>Dharachulha</em> to get there. The Border
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Panchayats left unrepresented again after protest against hydro electric project
The residents have been protesting from a long time against the 1000 MW hydro electric project run by the private company Jaiprakash Associates. According to them, the project has directly affected the traditional sources of water and forests and has snatched the livelihood of hundreds of tribal families in the area.
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TXU/Pacific Hydro wind power deal
Power and gas retailer and distributor TXU Australia, a unit of TXU Corp , said it will purchase 1500 gigawatt hours of wind power from Pacific Hydro Ltd over the next decade. The contract, which
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Not coal, not gas but water may tide over power crisis
Facing coal and gas shortage, the government is now focusing on hydro-electricity for generating sustainable power to tide over electricity shortage in the country. Upbeat after the group of
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Another power plant for North
The power situation in the north could ease in the coming years, with the Central Electricity Authority accorded techno-economic clearance to the 800 MW Kol Dam Hydro Electric Project in Himachal
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NTPC Pithoragarh project fails to get eco clearance
The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) has denied approval for NTPC's 261-MW Rupsiabagar-Khasiyabara hydro-electric project in Pithoragarh district stating that it was being set up in a highly ecologically sensitive wildlife habitat.
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How a government dams its people
Reacting to a perennial water crisis with a series of dams that will ravage the rainforests, the Thai government bashes on regardless and displeases its neighbours