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 …
Renewable energy, especially wind energy, will play a crucial role in ensuring power for all in the country, according to Swaminathan Krishnamurthy, Associate Director of Ernst & Young. Speaking at a renewable energy conference organised here on Wednesday by Comnet Conferences, a division of Exhibitions India Group, Mr. Krishnamurthy said …
Regulator mulls steep hike to rescue state-run discoms struggling to stay afloat Consumers should prepare for a 15-20% increase in power tariffs every year for the sustenance of state distribution utilities that are struggling to stay afloat due to escalating losses and mounting debt, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission — …
BHUBANESWAR: Low water level in all the major reservoirs and technical snags in three thermal power units have triggered a power crisis in the State. The State is facing a shortfall of about 700 MW as against its average demand of 2,700 MW. The power shortage during the evening peak …
Uttarakhand is situated on the southern slope of the Himalayan range, and the climate and vegetation vary greatly with elevation, from glaciers at the highest elevations to subtropical forests at the lower elevations. Geographical constraints and the scattered population has made it difficult for power distribution companies to extend the …
Hundreds of residents' welfare associations in Delhi have filed their objections and suggestions against further increase in power tariff rates with the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Authority under the Multi-Year Tariff Regulation 2012 to 2015. Elaborating on the issue, Rajiv Kakria of Greater Kailash-I RWA said: “Year after year, the DERC …
Essar Power (EPL) has moved the Supreme Court seeking to set aside the demand of around R400 crore raised by Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation (GETCO) for transmission and wheeling of electricity from Essar Steel’s (ESL) captive power plants to its steel and power plants. The issue before the court relates …
Delhi is proving to provide growing investment opportunities, as the per capita income in the metropolis has almost doubled to over Rs 1.16 lakh during six years till 2009-10, reveals a study by an industry chamber. Only Goa and Chandigarh show better statistics in this respect. Income inequalities continue to …
LUCKNOW: The second unit of Anpara-C plant promoted by Hyderabad-based Lanco Kondapalli is likely to start its operations from Tuesday. The project had its first unit of similar capacity in operational stage in earlier October. The unit is proposed to be formally dedicated to the people of Uttar Pradesh by …
Environment Ministry's panel to consider request on Nov 11 JAMMU: With the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and Central Water Commission (CWC) indicating that upcoming Ratle Hydro Electric Project on River Chenab in Kishtwar district has the potential to generate more electricity than the already projected, M/s Ratle Hydro Electric Project …
The Odisha government on Thursday urged the Central Plan Panel to help include Odisha in the Reconstructed Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (RAPDRP) for the development of power sector. Stating that the 50 per cent of the distribution and transmission infrastructure in Odisha are old and failing to cater …
Calcutta, Nov. 2: Mamata Banerjee has disallowed state-run power utilities for the seventh time to apply for a tariff increase. On Monday, two utilities missed another deadline to seek the state regulatory commission’s permission to revise the rates. The two are the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) …
The State Government is seeking to know whether the proposed Kudankulam-Madakkathara transmission line could be swapped for a capacity boost-up of an existing 220-KV line. The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) and Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) have been asked to ascertain whether transmission could be taken up through …
India's estimated small hydro potential is over 15,000 MW. As of August 31, 2011, the segment had achieved a grid-connected capacity of 3,153.93 MW. The capacity addition target for 2011-12 is 350 MW, of which 111.3 MW had been added as of August 2011.
Initiated in 2005, this study was requested by the government of India to: develop the analytical capacity required to help identify low carbon growth opportunities, up to the end of the 15th Five Year Plan (March 2032), in major sectors of the economy; and facilitate informed decision-making by improving the …
The success of the onion diplomacy that played out earlier this year seems to have set the stage for the possibility of electricity trading between India and Pakistan. Faced with a serious power crisis, Pakistan is keen to draw power from India. A proposal aimed at setting up transmission infrastructure …
The success of the onion diplomacy that played out earlier this year seems to have set the stage for the possibility of electricity trading between India and Pakistan. Faced with a serious power crisis, Pakistan is keen to draw power from India. A proposal aimed at setting up transmission infrastructure …
A feasibility study for the interconnection of electricity grids between India and Sri Lanka is expected to be complete by December this year, more than a year after the two countries agreed on the proposal. The nearly Rs 4,000-crore India-Sri Lanka grid interconnection project would see exchange of up to …
Already struggling to meet demand, PSPCL will have to arrange 200-MW extra electricity Patiala: With the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) giving its nod for the release of 75,000 tubewell connections for the year 2011-12, the power requirement in the state would go up by 200 MW and approximately …
New Delhi: The national capital will get a boost in power generation with the commissioning of the second 500 MW unit of the Aravalli super thermal power station in Haryana on Thursday. Delhi is expected to get 250MW power from this unit, which will help bridge the demand-supply gap in …
SC’s Empowered Panel clears Jammu Airport expansion JAMMU: Union Government today approved ` 1700 crore under Restructured-Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) for 30 towns and cities of the Jammu and Kashmir for improvement in the power distribution system and to check the Transmission and Distribution (T&D;) losses, which …
