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The over 50 representations made orally and on paper included people’s complaint that they were not compensated adequately. Hyderabad: Activists of Human Rights Forum on Tuesday opposed the setting up of a 5x800 MW thermal power plant at Damaracherla in Nalgonda district, popularly known as Yadadri power plant. At a …
Shutting Old Capacity: The 34 GW Question Discusses the environmental, economic and technical parameters that can be used to identify power plant units which have exceeded their design life for retirement.
The Load Generation Balance Report (LGBR) is brought out annually by Central Electricity Authority towards fulfillment of its obligations under section 73(a) of the Electricity Act, 2003. The annual Load Generation Balance Report (LGBR) for the year 2016-17 is the thirty-fifth publication in the series brought out by CEA. The …
Work has already begun on three projects In a situation where the demand for electricity in the State has been increasing with the peak consumption crossing over 350 million units of power per day this summer, the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) plans to add nearly 3,000 MW …
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh government would be setting up one more thermal power generation unit with an investment of more than Rs4,000 crore at Amarkantak in Anuppur district. Incidentally, 75% of the existing thermal power generation units are shut due to low demand even in this peak season. However, officials said …
Adani Power Ltd (APL) may have to rework its plans of adding new capacity at its existing power plant location in Mundra as the expert panel of the union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has asked the power arm of Adani group to find other location for expansion. APL …
Days before Japan will host a G7 summit, NGOs slammed the Asian nation for financing coal-powered energy in developing countries, even as other countries and investors shun the climate-damaging fossil fuel. Within the G7 bloc, Japan stands out for funnelling more than USD 22 billion (20 billion euros) into overseas …
The union cabinet on Wednesday accorded ex post facto approval to an agreement between India and Japan for promoting sustainable and low-carbon thermal power development. "The union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (Wednesday) granted ex post facto approval to the MoU between India and Japan for promoting …
Japan is pushing forward with plans for 47 new coal power plants, despite falling coal use across the G7, setting itself at odds with its economic brethren. A new report published earlier this month by climate diplomacy and energy policy analysts E3G includes its latest G7 coal scorecard, which shows …
The govt. notified norms for sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions in December 2015, but these have not been implemented, says expert Clusters of thermal power plants in Northern India were the sources of growth in emissions of highly toxic and reactive gases in the past few years, a report …
A report released by Greenpeace India, “Out of Sight - How coal burning advances India’s Air Pollution Crisis” reveals coal as the largest overlooked source of air pollution, and identifies air pollution emission hotspots in India visibly linked to thermal power plants in the area. Out Of Sight uses satellite …
The project is owned by Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco). State-owned BHEL said it has commissioned a 250 mw thermal unit in Maharashtra. The unit has been commissioned at Parli Thermal Power Station (TPS), located in Beed district in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) …
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has bagged an order valued at Rs.1,600 crore for setting up a coal-based thermal power project in Odisha in international competitive bidding. The 1 x 250 MW coal-based thermal unit will be set up at Rourkela Power Project on Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) basis. The …
Plans by Japan to build dozens of coal-fired power stations will cause at least 10,000 premature deaths, according to a study, as the country struggles to fulfil its climate change obligations five years after the Fukushima disaster closed down almost all of its nuclear plants. Greenpeace and the environmental group …
Nagpur: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notices to Central and Maharashtra governments for flouting its order on clean coal norm. A division bench of Justice Jawad Rahim (judicial member) and Dr Ajay Deshpande (expert member), asked the respondents on why consent granted to them to operate coal and power …
India Power Corporation ( IPCL ) has floated a wholly owned subsidiary for acquiring or setting up green renewable energy projects. "We already have 100 mw wind energy project and have been toying with the idea of entering the sector in a big way. The new subsidiary has been floated …
The Delhi government will soon issue fresh directions to the NTPC-run Badarpur thermal power plant to come up with an action plan for disposing of flyash, a major source of air pollution in summer. The plant was among those identified by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for immediate closure …
Nashik: State energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday said private generation plants might get a priorityto generate 2000mw required in and around Mumbai after 2019. The minister, who was in the city to visit Nashik Thermal Power Station (NTPS), announced 25% imported coal for the facility so that it can …
A total of 19 thermal power plants across India were found violating the environment guidelines, including on installation of pollution control equipment, parliament was told on Tuesday. "Polluting industries including Power plants are required to install pollution control equipment to meet the prescribed effluents and emission standards as specified in …
Green Tribunal allows counsel for Telangana Government to file objections The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has made it clear to the Telangana government that appraisal of the 4x270 MW Bhadradri Thermal Power Station at Manuguru, Khammam, by Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) cannot be allowed now, given the …
