Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of President Municipal Committee Thathri VS Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir dated 03/12/2024. Joint committee report dated November 25, 2024 has been filed through the Central Pollution Control Board. Project proponents stated that they want to file an objection to …
Iraq's parliament voted on Tuesday to force the government to demand on a greater share of water resources from neighbours upstream of its vital rivers, Turkey, Iran and Syria, in any bilateral deals with them. In a resolution, Iraqi lawmakers agreed to block any agreement signed with the three nations …
Rich nations have outlined "encouraging" cuts in greenhouse gas emissions so far but the United States and others may be able to make tougher curbs, the head of the UN Climate Change Secretariat said on Tuesday. "One of the main points from now on is to see how ... far …
The Irrigation and Water Management Ministry in collaboration with the Power and Energy Ministry will construct a large scale hydro electricity plant in Wellawaya to generate 300 GWH. This plant will be able to generate power and add 300 GWH to the National Grid, the Irrigation and Water Management Ministry …
President Asif Ali Zardari and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai held a meeting with the World Bank president on Friday and agreed to facilitate electricity trade between Central and South Asian regions. A joint declaration issued after the meeting said that President Zardari and President Karzai had also agreed to …
Many old buildings including places of worship in the old Maskeliya town emerged arousing the nostalgic memories when the water level in the Hydropower reservoirs dwindled due to the prevailing drought in the upcountry. Maussakele, Castlereigh, and Maskeliya hydropower reservoirs are the worst affected. A senior officials of the Laxapana …
Wave energy could catch up with commercially more advanced offshore wind power within five years, the head of pioneers Aquamarine Power Ltd told Reuters. "What it took 25 years to do in the wind industry, we want to do in five years," Chief Executive Officer Martin McAdam said in an …
The government on Monday constituted a committee to take provincial governments on board for drafting amendments in the 'Power Policy 2002', particularly hydropower projects, official sources told Business Recorder. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Board of Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB), presided over by the …
More than 1,000 native Indians from around Brazil set up camp on Monday in front of Congress to push for land, mining and water rights, demands that could threaten government plans for hydroelectric dams. The activists, who will camp through Friday, plan to propose a new Indian statute -- a …
Shishir Prashant / Dehra Dun May 4, 2009, 0:42 IST Larsen and Toubro (L & T), which is making a foray into the hydroelectricity sector, has reached an agreement to end a standoff over its 60-Mw Singoli-Bhatwari hydel project in the hilly Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand. The work on the …
A signing ceremony for Patrind hydropower IPP project of 150 MW capacity worth 331 million dollars was held in Seoul on Thursday. Ministry of Investment Secretary Tariq Iqbal Puri attended the ceremony where the consortium of K-water, Sambu Construction and Daewoo E&C; signed the agreement. Vice-Chairman of Al-Ghurayr Group Essa …
Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Deependra Bahadur Kshetry has said that private sector banks in Nepal are not equipped with adequate capital to fund big hydropower projects. While speaking at the Fourth International Hydro Power Convention in the capital, he said, "Presently, the total deposit in commercial banks in our market …
April 24: Power officials are worried by the dipping water levels in all major reservoirs in the state. Both hydel power generation and drinking water supply will be affected if the water level continues to drop, sources said. In Krishna basin, AP Genco has stopped generating power at Srisailam, Nagarjuna …
President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI Sultan Ahmed Chawla) and Chairman Pakistan-Turkey Business Council, Amjad Rafi Thursday welcomed the installation of first wind power generation plant by Turkish Company, Zorlu Energy, which was launched by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday. While lauding the role …
