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 …
Hydro - electric power is one of the cleanest and most viable renewable sources of energy. Madhya Pradesh Government has been constantly promoting setting up of non-conventional power plants. State Government has declared incentive policy 26-09-1994 and 08-08-2006 for non-conventional energy sources and there after time to time their amendments …
BHUBANESWAR: A power purchase agreement (PPA) was signed between Gridco and NTPC on Tuesday for procuring 10 mega watt solar power. The national thermal power major is in the process of executing two solar power stations at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh and Faridabad in Haryana. Each of the solar power …
With the Planning Commission facing a tough job of adding 100,000 mega watts of power over the next five years, it has set up a working group to help achieve the target. Chaired by power secretary P Umashankar, the group will assess capacity addition in the power sector during the …
UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) has warned the private franchisee company Torrent Power, currently managing power distribution in Agra city, for cancellation of the agreement. The private company which was handed over power distribution in Agra a year ago have reportedly defied the terms of agreement with power corporation by …
Capital secures 300 MW from the Central government, narrows the shortage figure to 200 MW The Delhi State Load Despatch Centre, along with distribution companies (discoms), has projected that the Capital may see its power demand rise to an unprecedented 5,100 MW this summer. The previously recorded highest demand, in …
Two units of the ambitious Bawana gas-based power project is now ready which is likely to ease out the summer pressure on the private power distribution companies. The two units will generate 500 MW in total, while another unit is likely to be ready by May to give the much …
BHUBANESWAR: Strange are the ways of the government. With enough funds in kitty, infrastructural facility available and no perceived roadblock, the State government just could not enhance the power generation capacity in the last one decade. The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has rapped the government for its failure in …
The state government will take up matter for enhancing the amount of loan provided by with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to state transmission utility for the implementation of the transmission plan during the visit of the bank
Energy is crucial to the existence of the societies in the present age. It is the backbone of the economic, industrial and social development of any country. As nations across the world focus on improving their energy paradigms, Pakistan faces the worst energy crisis of its history. The country is …
This paper is developed in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), is aimed at proposing the improvement of clean development mechanism (CDM) in the power generation sector based on the experience through the implementation of capacity building while describing the recent information and identifying issues and challenges in …
The Satluj Jal Vitaran Nigam (SJVN) Limited is set to generate 6,900 million units of power during the financial year 2011-12, which is beyond all the targets set and achieved in the past. The SJVNL has signed an MoU with the Government of India for generation of 6,900 MU power …
Shimla: Over 9,600 trees will face the axe for laying the transmission line for evacuating power from the 1000 MW Karcham Wangtoo power project in Kinnaur, which is likely to start generation by June this year. In reply to a query during Question Hour in the assembly by Congress MLA …
This is the sixteenth report on ‘Small and Mini Hydel Projects’ pertaining to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. One of the responsibilities entrusted to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is to deal with the micro/mini/small hydropower plants upto 25 MW capacity,
The penultimate year of the 11th Five Year Plan is expected to witness a record addition to power generation capacity of 15,000 megawatt, taking the total capacity to 1.75 lakh MW, but insufficient availability of coal and fuel due to environmental restrictions pose a problem to meeting the overall Plan …
Faced with demands for better evacuation of wind energy, the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) has agreed to set up two 400 KV sub-stations in the State. The two stations will be set up in Gadag and in Jagalur near Chitradurga. Speaking to reporters here on Monday, member of …
Gandhinagar: The state has sold 2,220 million units of power to other states during the last two years, the government told the assembly on Monday. In two different replies, the government said that the state was enjoying a surplus as far as power production was concerned. Against demand of 40,793 …
Chandigarh Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has issued guidelines for fixation of tariff for renewable energy projects, renewable purchase obligation and renewable energy certificate implementation in the state. These guidelines will set general parameters of tariff for all the projects based on renewable energy sources that are being set up …
