New Delhi: The country will begin rolling out hundreds of megawatts of solar power by December next year, ahead of an initial target for an ambitious plan that seeks to zoom production from near zero to 20 gigawatts by 2022. Under its Solar Mission plan issued last year, India is to produce 1,300 megawatt (mw) of power by 2013, an additional supply of up to 10 gigawatt (gw) by 2017 and the rest
CHENNAI: The GIS (geographical information system) technology will be extremely useful in the efficient implementation of power transmission projects, speakers at a training programme said on Tuesday. Referring to the implementation of the 400-KV transmission network from Pugalur, near Karur, to Sunguvar Chatram-Kalivaradhapattu, M.
<p>This report by Greenpeace looks at two projects in Bihar that are using decentralised renewable energy (DRE) to deliver energy services to the people. Says that DRE can plug the deficit and bring development to the state.</p>
Use of fuel cells is an alternate energy technology that is being studied for full-scale implementation. These can be classified into three subgroups: catalytic, enzymatic, and microbial. Microbial fuel cells are unique in their ability to utilize microorganisms, rather than an enzyme or inorganic molecule, as catalysts for converting the chemical energy of feedstock directly into electricity.
Energy has become a crucial sector of the modern society, so much so that per capita availability of energy is considered as an indicator of economic prosperity.
<p>Oil and gas are being drained from under the North Sea. But its time as Europe’s energy reservoir is not over. Along its shores and on its waters, thousands of turbines are being built to harness the winds. Next month ministers from ten countries will sign a pact to start work on an underwater electrical grid to link up these disparate projects.
J&K GOVERNMENT has finally issued notices to all the power producers in private and public sector asking them to seek fresh licences within six months.
JAMMU, Dec 14 : Minister of State for Power, Shabir Ahmad Khan today called upon the people to contribute their bit in the conservation of electricity by making its judicious use and adopting energy saving appliances. The Minister was addressing a function organized by Power Development Department at Presentation Convent School, Gandhi Nagar, to mark the 'Energy Conservation Week' being celebra
New Delhi: The power ministry is examining a five-year exemption from tariff-based bidding regime for hydel projects, while all coal- and gas-fired projects move to the new regime from this year. The Central Electricity Authority has backed the proposal.
Shimla: The Cabinet today decided to give the 420 MW Reoli Dugli hydro power project, allotted earlier to Moser Baer Projects Ltd in Lahaul-Spiti, to Larsen and Toubro.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister PK Dhumal here today. The Cabinet decided to allot the project to L&T as it had agreed to match the H1 highest bid.
An integrated study using remote sensing and multi geophysical data was carried out over parts of Deccan Syneclise, for eliminating the inherent ambiguities associated with each of the individual methods, and to understand the hydrocarbon prospects. The subsurface sections constructed using geophysical data such.
Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Monday underscored the need for better utilization of non conventional resources of energy available in the State stressing on replacement of installations run on conventional energy by the new and renewable energy resources wherever possible. "This would shift the pressure on hydro electric power supply and help to divert it for other important uses", he added.
ENERGY is the most important issue that is being discussed throughout the world. The key differentiating factor in the use of energy sources is environment friendliness. Growth of renewable energy (RE) in developed nations is mainly driven by environmental concerns of fossil fuel based projects.
A visit to the Lavasa Lake City project at night presents a disturbing sight, reflecting on the gross neglect of rural areas by the Maharashtra government. While the lake city is all lit up and basks in the glow of high-powered lights, seven villages surrounding the proposed township suffer silently in darkness. In existence well before the Lavasa project was even conceived, the villages of
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) had commenced work on executing a Central Government-funded power reforms project in southern districts of the State. Preliminary works on executing the Restructured Accelerated Power Development Reforms Programme (R-APDRP), which aims to bring down transmission and distribution (T&D) losses to less than 15 per cent, has been taken u
First Unit Of . 7,000-Crore Project To Be Completed Six Months Ahead Of Schedule JAIPRAKASH Power Ventures Limited will commission the first unit of its 1,000 mw hydroelectric power project in Himachal Pradesh in March, six months ahead of schedule. The first unit of the .
To cope with the power shortage in the state, the Centre has decided to set up a 1,000 MW power generation station in Pathankot in Punjab. Addressing a function organised by the Pradesh Congress Committee in connection with the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi here today, the Union Power Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde, said either a gas or a thermal power project would be set up at Pathankot wi
<p>This report aims at providing a clear and comprehensible description of the current status of the developing Photovoltaic power generation world-wide and its untapped potentials and growth prospects in the coming years. During 2010, the Photovoltaic (PV) market has shown unprecedented growth and wide-spread deployment of this environmentally friendly source of power generation.
The Haryana Power Generation Corporation (HPGCL) achieved a record generation of 622.71 lakh units of electricity in single day on February 11 and surpassed its own record. While stating this Sanjeev Kaushal, MD of HPGCL said that this was a land mark achievement as the state power utility had first time crossed the 600-unit milestone.
<p>‘Most of the formalities for setting up the 750 MW Pragati-II plant completed' BHEL to set up the 750 MW project at price of Rs.2.20 crore per MW Raj Ghat plant to be closed; Indraprastha Gas Corporation to be restructured NEW DELHI: On the lines of the 750-MW Bawana power project that has already become partly functional, the Delhi Cabinet has now approved setting up of a 750-MW Pragati
