Kerala to miss SEB unbundling deadline
Kerala, which had led 13 states in the plea for extending the June 9 deadline for unbundling of State Electricity Board, has started showing signs of dishonouring Centre's new December 9, 2005
Kerala, which had led 13 states in the plea for extending the June 9 deadline for unbundling of State Electricity Board, has started showing signs of dishonouring Centre's new December 9, 2005
The Bangladesh government's desperate measures to allow setting up small power plants (SPP) with a capacity to produce electricity between 10mw and 50mw in the private sector to shore up the
The renewable energy sector earned a record $30 billion and provided four percent of global electricity lat year, according to a report to be issued on Monday at an international energy conference
China reiterated that it might liberalise prices of oil, gas, coal and electricity to encourage more efficient use of resources, but ruled out imposing a widely-discussed fuel tax due to current high
The government has cleared a proposal by state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel) for setting up a 1,000 mw gas-based power project in Sudan with a total investment of about $500 million.
Nearly 500 homes in Bharse Village of Gulmi district of mid-western region received electricity using solar electrification system with Indian assistance worth Rs. 26.5 million. A press statement
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has agreed to give 'reference tariff' for the new power projects aimed at reducing the time being spent in tariff negotiations. "We will study
State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has been selected for a $500 million turnkey power project in Sudan, the second largest Indian investment in the African nation. The 500-1,000 MW
The Lucknow Electricity Supply Agency (LESA) officials can breathe easy now as they have found a new friend in Non-Conventional Energy Development Agency (NEDA), Hazratganj, the capital city's posh
Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said that the actual losses of state electricity boards (SEBs) due to subsidies was much higher than the official estimate of Rs 28,000
The final amendments to the Electricity Act 2003 seek to give a quiet burial to the original plan of eliminating cross-subsidies. They have also made it mandatory for the Centre to share the burden
Ontario's government awarded C$2 billion (US$1.7 billion) in contracts to build wind and hydro power projects in an effort to have 10 percent of electricity in Canada's biggest market generated by
The Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) has decided to set up its own state power finance corporation to fund generation projects. The board plans to add 2000 mw capacity which would need an
The government's decision to dilute the provisions of the Electricity Act to placate the Left parties is a bad move. The Act seeks to eliminate cross subsidies between different segments of
Come 2007 and the Capital will step into the open access regime, both in transmission and distribution of power. Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has prepared guidelines for the open
Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) will notify the new Late Payment Surcharge Scheme (LPSC) to the Delhi government. According to the scheme, consumers will be relieved of the late
Record oil prices this year fueled talk of a second Brazilian sugar cane energy revolution to produce electricity by burning cane waste, industry officials said. "We're considering increasing funding
Some 65,000 Germans were still without electricity for the fourth day after snow, ice and wind hit transmission lines, with half of them facing another cold night, utility RWE said. Power cuts in
The Cabinet gave its approval for introduction of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2005 in Parliament. As per the proposed amendments, the Central government will share the responsibility for rural
The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) has suffered a serious setback as their plan for setting up power project in Tripura was rejected. Official sources said the Ministry of Power