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 …
With the Union Ministry for Environment and Forests refusing clearance to the 750-MW Parbati-I project, the three-stage 2,051-MW project will have only two stages with total installed capacity limited to 1,320 MW. The National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC), which is executing the project, had sent the proposal to the ministry …
Construction of Mid-Marsyangdi Hydroelectricity Project has been completed. The country's second largest hydro-power project is undergoing a series of tests before coming into operation. Project Assistant Director Lok Prasad Nepal confirmed that works relating to construction and equipment installment of the 70 MW project have been completed. "Currently, we are …
In what may be termed an early warning to an apocalyptic ecological disaster, the waters of Ranganadi dried up completely on its downstream course near North Lakhimpur, thanks to the blockade by the hydro-electrical power plant dam by the NEEPCO. The dam, which is located in Yazali, inside neighbouring Arunachal …
LONDON (Reuters) - Renewable energy, such as wind, solar and hydropower, will overtake gas to become the second largest source of electricity behind coal by 2015, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Wednesday. That was under a pessimistic forecast for a global climate response, not taking into account a …
Dehradun: : Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dhal, better known as Prachanda, visited the Tehri Dam on Friday in the wake of a fresh move to develop the long pending 6,000 mw Pancheshwar Dam that is to be built jointly by India and Nepal. Prachanda went to the 2,400 mw …
The strategy of building embankments to constrain river flow and to prevent floods in north Bihar has proven to be questionable and flawed. Reliance on a dam-and-reservoir system for that purpose only offers limited protection and even greater risks of flooding in case of damage. Learning to cope with floods …
NEW DELH: India and Nepal on Thursday agreed to give a major thrust to partnership and cooperation in the power sector by taking up execution of major hydro power projects, transmission lines and export of power to Nepal to tide over shortage. The Indian side has also agreed to allow …
The bilateral donor countries and institutions are likely to offer Pakistan the much needed funding in foreign exchange for the construction of the Rs 130 billion Neelum-Jhelum Hydroelectric Power Project, sources told Daily Times on Thursday. The donors
The Ministry of Power, Government of India is planning to add around 78,000 MW of power in 11th Five Year Plan which is around 60 per cent increase from the existing capacity. The planners are making big plans for constructing huge coal based, hydro and nuclear power plants in the …
The government today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for availing $ 800-million loan for the execution of four major hydroelectric projects under the Clean Energy Development Programme. This is the highest amount of loan granted for harnessing hydroelectric potential in the country so …
Aid for four medium, mega hydel projects will boost power generation plans Making a major breakthrough in the power sector, the Prem Kumar Dhumal Government today entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to avail $ 800 million (approximately Rs 3,800 crore) funding for …
SHILLONG: The 110-MW Pare Hydro Electric Project, earlier known as Dikrong project, in Papumpare district of Arunachal Pradesh has been cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for execution by North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO), informed sources in the Union Ministry of Power said on Monday. This …
Bangaluru, N STATING that the Tamil Nadu Government had shown a positive response by setting up four hydro power projects along the Cauvery, Union Minister of State for Power and Commerce Jairam Ramesh, on Monday, appealed to the Karnataka Government to make its stand on the issue clear. The projects …
The public outcry about anticipated accidents and health hazards due to Higher Voltage Overhead Electricity Transmission Lines coming out from a 6.5 mega watt capacity mini hydroelectricity project that crosses through six-far-flung densely populated villages of Branwar belt of Budgam district has no takers in the governor's administration. It is …
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has cleared implementation of Pare Hydro Electric Project (110 MW) in Arunachal Pradesh by North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO). The Project is estimated to cost Rs.573.99 crore. Briefing newsmen, Union Minister of State, Prithviraj Chavan said that the Project is scheduled …
