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 …
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government is targeting to supply round-the-clock power to all regions of the state by 2013. The state is expecting the power generation capacity to rise by 5000 MW by 2013. Besides, several MoUs have been signed with private sector companies for establishing thermal power plants to …
Thermal projects of more than 14,000 MW, at an estimated investment of Rs 70,000 crore, are embroiled in power play. The Chhattisgarh Government and Union Ministries for Power and Coal are ranged against Union Ministry for Environment & Forest for refusing clearances and putting the projects on hold. The thermal …
Mounting losses of power distribution companies (discoms) have forced the Centre to press the panic button. Concerned that a part of the burden would finally fall on the Centre, the Planning Commission has sounded out state governments that are unwilling to allow discoms to raise consumer tariffs about the time …
If it wasn't for frenetic industrial activity underway in the backwaters of Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Raman Singh's dreams would sound utopian. But the clanging of metal and bright sparks coming out from a welder's torch at the third unit of the 1,620-mw Lanco Amarkantak power plant under construction just off …
The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) will launch a fortnight-long agitation from May 15 to protest the acute power crisis in the state. RLD state president Ram Asrey Verma said on Sunday that all district units of the party had been asked to organise dharnas, marches and public meetings to protest …
LUCKNOW: Taking a new electricity connection may get cheaper if UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) had its way. The commission has set up a study group to assess if the system loading charges can be waived. The decision comes close on the heels of a recent electricity tribunal observation that …
Bhopal: Minister of State for Energy and Mineral Resources (Independent Charge) Rajendra Shukla has urged the Union government to help in the efforts to mobilise funds for increasing power generation and implementing power reforms. He said that a scheme has been chalked out for renovation of four units of Satpura …
The Indian Electricity Grid Code (IEGC) is a regulation made by the Central Commission in exercise of powers under clause (h) of subsection (1) of Section 79 read with clause (g) of sub-section (2) of Section 178 of the Act. The IEGC also lays down the rules, guidelines and standards …
By mid-2012, both Gurgaon and Faridabad can expect to have their power woes resolved. The multi-crore World Bank project for strengthening and augmenting the power distribution system of the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) will improve the existing power situation in Gurgaon, Faridabad and Charkhi Dadri. The World Bank …
The national Capital, which has been witnessing frequent power cuts for the last few days, will receive an additional 100 MW of electricity from Central power generating stations. Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday directed to immediately release the additional power to Delhi. The direction came following the …
LUCKNOW: In a major decision to improve power scenario in the state, the state government has cleared two new power projects of around 2,450 mw and also approved refurbishment and upgradation of the ongoing Parichha Thermal Power Project consisting of two units of 210 mw each. This was decided at …
World wind power resources are abundant, but their utilization could be limited because wind fluctuates rather than providing steady power. We hypothesize that wind power output could be stabilized if wind generators were located in a meteorologically designed configuration and electrically connected. Based on 5 yr of wind data from …
With the power requirements in Madhya Pradesh escalating to a massive 6,600 MW, the state is in dire requirement of additional sources of power generation. The second largest state in India is reeling under tremendous pressure to deliver additional power which can be achieved only if the state government takes …
Reiterating the coalition government was determined to provide all basic amenities to people, Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Raman Bhalla yesterday said numerous development and welfare schemes had been launched in every nook and corner of the state to upgrade the living standards of the masses. Addressing a public …
Work On Four Plants To End Only By July-End New Delhi: Several areas of Delhi continued to face major outages on Monday even as the government claimed that it had sufficient power to meet the summer demand. Officials said the power cuts were due to frequent line tripping caused by …
With power supply going haywire followed by angered protests by denizens across the state, UP power corporation ltd. (UPPCL) on Sunday directed its all efforts on purchasing more power to meet the escalating demand. In a high level meeting held for reviewing situation of power supply on Sunday, UPPCL, CMD …
LUCKNOW: Power-starved Uttar Pradesh was staring at a serious crisis after the fourth unit of 500 mw capacity in Anpara-B tripped late on Friday night. The unit, in fact, had to be shut down following sudden heavy leakage from an economiser in the boiler. The snag was expected to be …
Adverse hydrology apart, generation from projects of the State Electricity Board has been declining due to indifferent management and unplanned and poor maintenance, resulting in loss of revenue amounting to more than Rs 150 crore over the past five years. Barring a few exceptions, all 20 projects, with aggregate installed …
