Energy-water nexus: 'Policy issues must'
Electricity may be the key determinant of economic growth but in some respects it threatens the very livelihood options in the rural areas, according to speakers at a seminar on 'Energy - water
Electricity may be the key determinant of economic growth but in some respects it threatens the very livelihood options in the rural areas, according to speakers at a seminar on 'Energy - water
Power trading by private companies has finally taken off. The Tata Power Trading Company Ltd (TPTCL) has been awarded the first ever power trading licence in India by the Central Electricity
Union power minister PM Sayeed does not foresee any further changes in the Electricity Act 2003. According to him, extension of the June 10, 2004 deadline under Section 172 and Section 39 of the Act
Though consumption of electricity has increased by as much as 6 percent in Assam over the one year period from 2001-02 to 2002-03, the State's power generation has continued to decline leaving the
The three-member arbitration tribunal has asked the problem-ridden Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) to pay Rs 186 crore with interest from the date of award to Datar Switchgear Ltd (DSL)
The 18 Mw power project at Pambur in the Ramanathapuram district of Tamilnadu, which will use acassia and other farm wastes as fuel, will start generating electricity by August , according to
As many as 13 states have got the extension ranging between two months to one year for unbundling the State Electricity Boards as part of the time-bound reforms."We have given extension to 13
BSES - the private company responsible for distribution of electricity in two thirds of Delhi- has so far procured seven big diesel generators to be installed in residential areas experiencing power
The national transmission utility PowerGrid Corporation of India Ltd proposes to set up a 100 per cent subsidiary to tap business opportunities in the robust international electricity market.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has installed a stand-alone solar power plant in Mousuni island, West Bengal. The 105-KWp solar power plant, the country's largest such plant, was commissioned in
Nearly 2,000 villages, which are yet to savour the fruits of electricity, will receive power connections through non-conventional energy sources in Karnataka State, Union Minister of State for
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) and the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) have floated a 50:50 joint venture (JV) to promote a 1,000 mw, coal-fired power station in Ennore near
The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission in a significant order has decided to increase fixed charges by five percent but has offered sops to domestic consumers in gram panchayat areas,
Consistent with the Tata group's aspirations of creating global corporations, Tata Power Company, the Rs 7,000-crore electricity producer and distributor is evaluating an opportunity to set up a 500
The Dabhol Power Company (DPC) on May 21 served arbitration notice to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) in view of the possible loss of business and profit of Rs 26,000 crore due to the
The Bharatiya Janata Party's Sangrur district unit today demanded the resignation of the Chairman of the Punjab State Electricity Board for announced power cuts for the past several days by the PSEB.
Subsidy for electricity is a huge political issue in India. State governments are brought down and new regimes installed due to their positions on this issue. The governments which have made some
Fifty thousand new electricity connections will be given to farmers this year on payment of Rs. 1,000 per hp and a Right to Information bill will be introduced in the Assembly soon, the Finance
Current gas and electricity crises have seriously annoyed the top level of Bangladesh government who asked the concerned bodies to immediately find out possible remedies, says UNB. Sources concerned
The Centre has given11 more power projects of 3,651 Mw to North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), out of which six projects are in Arunachal Pradesh and five Projects are in