Electricity discovery pumps up the power
Scientists have discovered the first new way to generate electricity in more than 160 years. It is pollution-free, invloves no machinery and no chemicals relying simply on water flowing through
Scientists have discovered the first new way to generate electricity in more than 160 years. It is pollution-free, invloves no machinery and no chemicals relying simply on water flowing through
Tamil Nadu's energy conservation measures in high tension industries had helped the State in a major way to meet its electricity requirements as well as avoid power cuts, said Minister for Law,
Congress presidnet Sonia Gandhi has taken steps to resolve power crisis in Madhya Pradesh. She has asked all the Congress-ruled states to give electricity to Madhya Pradesh. She has said that within
Andhra is emerging as a role model among states with regards power sector reforms. A team from Chattisgarh State Electricity Board (CSEB) visited the state recently to study the reforms initiated by
The International consortium building two nuclear reactors to provide electricity in North Korea is likely to agree to suspend the project, effectively killing it, U.S. and Asian officials
The Bihar State Electricity Board's thermal power plants have set a new benchmark in efficiency of just 4.1 per cent PLF (plant load factor) in October 2003. The Muzzafarpur plant of BSEB operated at
The Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL) has proposed the setting up of a coal-based 500 MW power plant jointly with the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) at Bellary in
The process has begun to electrify 520 villages across Assam through the photo voltaic system out of the 2,5000 villages which are nto covered by the Assam State Electricity Board. This has been
The Tamil Nadu State Government has taken up a special solar power project at a cost of Rs. 15 crores, the Electricity Minister, D. Jayakumar, said today. Under the project, 154 remote habitations
The Madhya Pradesh Government has found a way out of its power problems. In order to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply to the villagers, to enable them to irrigate their fields with water
uttar Pradesh may soon unveil a comprehensive power policy.The proposed plan is expected to include privatisation of electricity distribution in major cities in UP and enacting stringent legislation
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has adjourned sine die hearing on the petition filed by the Maharashtra State Elecricity Board (MSEB) for the resumption of Dabhol phase-I
Electricity from the UK's first major offshore wind farm flowed ashore, welcomed by Prime Minister Tony Blair, power utilities and environmental groups as a major step forward in renewable energy.
State Electricity Boards may be strapped for power but there are few takers among them for nuclear energy, largely because of its high tariffs, according to Dr Raja Ramanna, nuclear scientist and
After picking a Kerala village, untouched by electricity or telephone, for its first Asian rural electrification project, UNIDO Small Hydro has decided to cross the Arabian sea to light up the
With seven state governments missing the December 9 deadline for setting up electricity regulatory commissions, doubts do arise whether other deadlines would similarly be missed for reforms committed
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) issued draft guidelines for inter-state power trading. Under the new guidelines, six categories of trading licencees have been
The power policy unveiled by the Uttar Padesh government seeks to bring in wide-ranging reforms in this sector as envisaged in the Electricity Act, 2003. The measures outlined in the policy, like
In a major commercial deal, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (Bhel) has bagged five major contracts worth over Rs 2700 crore from the country's largest power utility
The Bhilai Electric Supply Company, a joint venture between public sector National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL), plans to invest Rs 2,000 crore to set up a