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 …
The government is committed to invest heavily in the energy sector to increase power generation capacity to electrify 99 percent of the areas in the country by 2012. Power and Energy Ministry Additional Secretary (Technical) Tissa M Herath said they are heavily investing in the energy sector, which has around …
From the year 2013, power will be supplied to domestic and irrigation consumers in the rural areas from separate feeders under the State Government's Ambitious Feeder Separation Scheme. As per the wishes of the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, power will be supplied for 24-hours to rural domestic consumers and …
NTPC has formed a joint venture company, National Power Exchange Ltd (NPEX), to set up a power exchange. It will be a third exchange after Power Exchange India Ltd (PXIL) and India Energy Exchange and is expected to be operational within a year, officials said. The joint venture with NHPC, …
Past Dues To Be Passed On To Consumers New Delhi: The summer is likely to get hotter. Get ready to pay a fatter power bill because the regulator, DERC, is working out past dues owed to power companies which will be recovered from you. This will be in addition to …
Gajendragad (Karnataka): Wind on this hilltop town of Gajendragad, 700 m above sea level, is strong enough to keep the rotors of wind turbines set up there running at a fair speed and generate electricity. The power generated is transferred to the grid for use by the consumers of the …
Lucknow In a move that would cleared an investment of R10,000 crore in the ailing power sector and give a push to PPP model, the Uttar Pradesh government is likely to sign an agreements with Isolux Corsan and Cobra MEIL Consortium for the setting up of a new transmission network …
With the emphasis on renewables surmounting the development of intelligent grids is crucial. This will ease pressure on the grid and increase its capacity.
A brief detail on the findings of the results of the climate change, findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the likely effects, which may impact the energy scenario has been mentioned In the context of, Energy Security for the Eastern Himalayan States of India, the methodology …
The Madhya Pradesh government is undertaking positive efforts for establishing new power projects in the state. The government has provided Rs. 1557 crore 95 lakh as financial assistance to Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company during the last six years. A provision of Rs. 397.43 crore has been made for the …
An eagerly anticipated opinion of the attorney general has boomeranged on the Arjun Munda government, which was hoping to wrest control over the contentious coal block of Banhardih in Latehar by teaming up a private player of its choice with the state electricity board for mining explorations. Attorney general Goolam …
The Government of India’s 15-year old Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme has come under much-deserved criticism for all-round non-performance. The AIBP needs to be taken back to the drawing board and redesigned, based on the Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme, which encourages and supports states to undertake management reform, promote …
Chandigarh: The Haryana government is set to meet peak electricity demand during the summer season. The nodal power agency of the state, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam, geared up to increase the capacity of its transmission system to transmit up to 8,500 mw electricity. Adequate transmission capacity has been made available …
Chandigarh Getting power supply through open access (OA) facility in Punjab may get costlier as the State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) in its proposal to PSERC has demanded to raise wheeling charges by 180% and levy cross subsidy surcharge on open access consumers.
Accuse State-Owned Major Of Abusing Market Position To Avoid Competition New Delhi: Private power producers have moved Central Electricity Regulatory Commission against NTPC, accusing the state-run generation utility of going on a power purchase agreement (PPA)-signing spree to escape regulatory oversight in selling its
Agartala, The Tripura Power and Transport Minister Manik Dey reiterated his demand of erection of transmission lines in the northeastern capital cities along with the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) transmission line up to Boangaigoan of Assam. Speaking at Northeastern Regional Power Committee (NERPC) meeting yesterday in Diamond …
With a view to providing permanent power pump connections to the farmers, the State Government has initiated ' Grant Scheme'. The scheme has come into effect from April 1 for the year 2011-12 in the state. The State Government can extend the period if need be. Orders have been issued …
With a view to give priority to irrigation in the state, a total of above 38 thousand 387 million units of energy was supplied this year. Last year 35 thousand 565 million units were supplied in the state. Comparing to last year about 2800 million units of more power was …
BHUBANESWAR: Caught on a wrong foot for not renewing the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Korean steel major Posco even after its expiry in June last year, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said that his Government would sign a fresh MoU with the company shortly. The Chief Minister
Narnaul The Haryana government plans to construct 182 new sub-stations of different levels and augment capacity of 105 existing sub-stations at a cost of R4,569 crore during next 36 months, chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said here on Sunday. He was speaking after inaugurating 132 KV sub-station Seka and 33 …
