The South African Cabinet has approved the South African Renewable Energy Masterplan (SAREM) for implementation, targeting energy security and broader industrial growth. The plan seeks to address challenges associated with local capacity, infrastructure and investment by providing a roadmap for developing renewable energy and battery storage technologies. For investors, the …
SILCHAR, Sept 12 – With mercury level increasing day by day, loadshedding has become a regular phenomenon in entire Barak Valley and the worst suffers are the student community and the old people. It is not only hampering the day-to-day life but is also adversely affecting the business community. Loadshedding …
Union Minister of State for Power K.C. Venugopal said that Alappuzha will be included in the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) part of the Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Project (RAPDRP) soon. As of now, Alappuzha is included in the Part A and B of the RAPDRP. The …
SHILLONG: Implementation of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), popularly referred to as the rural electrification scheme, has been progressing at a snail’s pace affecting the rural people of Meghalaya. According to officials associated with RGGVY, the central scheme is facing hurdles in its implementation for the last three …
The main objective of the energy policy is to accelerate the pace of development of the State and bring it at least at par with other developed States. This will sub-serve the overall goals of the State in economic development and thereby reduce the level of poverty, particularly prevailing in …
SRINAGAR, Sep 10: To overcome the growing power deficiency in Jammu and Kashmir, the state government has set up a plan to generate around 8000 MWs of hydropower. It has drawn a road map for setting up many new power projects including Baglihar-II, Uri-II, Nimo Bazgo, Chutak and Kishan Ganga …
Chandigarh: Want uninterrupted power supply in Gurgaon? Shell out more money. With Haryana reeling under serious power shortage, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam has proposed the ‘Pune model’ of public-private partnership to ensure 24x7 power to the Millennium City. DHBVN chairman-cummanaging director Devender Singh said if the model is …
Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) issued a showcause notice to Jharkhand State Electricity Board on Monday, seeking an explanation on its inability to provide quality power to consumers, particularly those in the state capital. The immediate provocation of the commission’s angry missive was a report published in The Telegraph …
In an off-grid but interactive system, govt would provide feed-in tariff incentives for entrepreneurs to set up local solar energy systems Supply issues comprise one part of the energy conundrum I discussed in this column last fortnight. The cost of energy and our ability to pay for it is the …
Consumers with contract demand of 1 Mw and above have been allowed open access in Rajasthan from April 1, 2008 A power regulator’s movecould stop open access plans for consumers having load in excess of 1 Mw. Contrary to the stand taken by the Union power ministry after seeking the …
AUSTRALIA'S electricity market is set for a radical overhaul designed to stop power bills rising, under a new strategy outlined by the Australian Energy Markets Commission. The commission's report represents a sea change in thinking for the nation's power grid operators, which have resorted to building more poles and wires …
LUCKNOW: More trouble seems to be in the offing for Torrent, the company engaged by UP Power Corporation Limited to distribute power in Agra. A week after UP accountant general assessed the agreement between Torrent and UPPCL to supply power in Agra of causing a loss of over Rs 5,000 …
Agartala: The 726 MW first commercial power plant of state-owned ONGC at Palatana in southern Tripura will start generating electricity this month-end, company officials said here Monday. ONGC, the Tripura government and infrastructure and financial service company IL&FS; have jointly floated the ONGC-Tripura Power Company Limited (OTPC). The plant will …
State power utilities have been penalised for not complying with the provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003, while drawing power under the unscheduled interchange mechanism. In a path-breaking order, the Central Electricity Regulatory Authority (CERC) has imposed a penalty of Rs 1 lakh each on utilities in Uttar Pradesh, Jammu …
The state government is spending a whopping Rs 2,000 crores to segregate agricultural feeders to cut transmission and distribution (T&D;) losses. Experts say that by using solar energy for captive generation in between feeders, the huge T&D; losses can be arrested. However, instead of tapping into non-conventional energy options, the …
For the first time, a district-level grievance redressal authority to hear complaints arising from abuse of power, especially by the police and forest officials, is taking shape in Madhya Pradesh on the orders of the Supreme Court. The state government last week issued a notification to set up such an …
Shaken by the recent failure of the northern grid and subsequent collapse of the eastern and north-eastern grids, the Union Power Ministry has decided to take up the work of connecting the southern grid with the national grid on a war footing, a task likely to be achieved by 2014. …
The Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) will supply 1,400 MW of power per hour to Tamil Nadu by March 2013, as much as 300 MW an hour more than the present supply, said NLC CMD Surender Mohan. Addressing media persons on Friday, he said, “At present, NLC is supplying 1,100 MW …
The Asian Development Bank is helping Dispur prepare a master plan for its power sector to create a road map for development. The technical assistance cleared by the bank this month is aimed at carrying out an up-to-date electricity demand for Assam and preparing a master plan for electricity network …
This new IEA report reviews India's energy sector & identifies challenges towards achieving sustainable energy future. It explores policies, players & issues in power, coal, oil/gas, renewables & nuclear sector. Understanding Energy Challenges in India aims to provide an informative and holistic understanding of India’s energy sector to stakeholders in …
With investment running into thousands of crores of rupees languishing due to fuel supply constraints for power plants, a mega delegation comprising heads of 24 private sector power companies will meet Power Minister M Veerappa Moily on Friday. Private companies contributed 26 per cent — Rs 166,000 crore — of …
