Improving the processing and trade of African wood and wood products (WWPs) has long been a focus for African policymakers because it stimulates multiple benefits for the African continent, including the creation of jobs, investment, and revenues. Further processing of WWPs in Africa will contribute to the continent’s industrialization and …
Residues polluting air and water, residents near RTPS complain to Justice Adi Residents say that only 75 per cent of fly ash is being used by cement industries and the remaining is discharged into ponds. Dh photo The Upalokayukta has directed the Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) to ensure proper …
Wind appears to be blowing the Karnataka way for the moment, after disappointing it for several weeks. Good wind speed in the last couple of days has increased wind energy generation and eased the power crisis temporarily in the State, leading to the five Escoms declaring that they would desist …
Bellary Thermal Plant may become operational in May second week Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje has said the State will purchase 990 MW of power to meet the demand during summer. The State is finding it difficult to purchase more power because of lack of corridors to evacuate electricity. Speaking to …
Faced with a power shortage of 840 megawatts (MW), the energy crisis in the State is likely to worsen in the coming summer days if the dependency on hydel power stations continues for long. The current demand of 160 million units (mu) has left a peak load gap of about …
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will get only 200 MW of power from Gujarat against the demand of 500 MW due to the non-connectivity of the southern grid with the new grid and the state’s power woes will come to an end once the connectivity is established by 2014, said a source …
Power generation from Unit II of Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS) resumed on Tuesday, Karnataka Power Corporation Managing Director Yogendra Tripathi said. Power generation in Unit 2 and 8 of RTPS had come to a halt for the past two days due to shortage of coal supply from Mahanadi Coalfields …
Shobha seeks supply of coal through alternative routes Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje has sought intervention of the Union Government to tackle the power crisis in the State. Speaking to reporters here on Friday, Karandlaje said the Centre should take steps for supply of coal to Karnataka through alternative routes. Coal …
Normal supply of power from the Bellary Thermal Power Station (BTPS) is all set to resume by Wednesday morning with the technical snag in the 500-MW unit having been fixed. The unit tripped on Sunday night, leading to acute power shortage and consequent power cuts in the City. Karnataka Power …
Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) has claimed that the protests being held in Raichur about the installation of 2400 MW supercritical thermal power plant at Yedlapur and Yeramaras were unjustifed. KPCL MD S M Jaamdar said on Thursday that even though the land allotted to construct the plant in Yeramaras …
Nandini Chandrashekhar, Raichur, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa laid the foundation stone for the Yeramaras and Yedlapur Supercritical Thermal Power project on Tuesday. The site, which is located 6 kms from the Raichur Thermal Power Station (RTPS), will be home to two units of 800 MW each. The CM promised …
Subhash Chandra N S, Bangalore, DH News Service: The cost of transporting coal to Indian shores has come down by almost 70 per cent. "Earlier, the shipping cost from Indonesia was rupees one lakh, but now they are ready to transport it for just Rs 30,000," informed Rao. The economic …
The Power Minister said that the power tariff will not be hiked in near future. We do not want to burden people. Though Escoms have filed tariff revision applications before KERC, the Government will not approve any hike, he stated. Power consumers in urban areas will continue to get 24/7 …
