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 …
Long cuts plague industry Haryana is facing its worst power crisis - thanks to an unprecedented hike in power demand and inability of the state to supply accordingly. While the domestic consumers in urban areas are facing cuts for 12 -13 hours a day, the industry in the state claims …
With heat conditions making a comeback in the city, power demand shot up to a maximum of 4,226 MW on Tuesday, while the private power distribution company, BSES, which had faced much flak for power cuts last month, on Tuesday made public its plan to supply uninterrupted power in the …
The heavy rains that the State has been receiving in the last few days seem to have boosted the confidence of Energy Minister K S Eshwarappa; the Minister is now speaking of 24/7 power supply to industries, and places where power generating stations are located. Speaking to reporters, Eshwarappa said …
The Uttar Pradesh Congress would stage demonstrations all over the state on Saturday to register their protest against acute crisis of power and drinking water. State party president Reeta Bahuguna Joshi will lead the agitation in Allahabad. The leaders will also hand over a memorandum to UP Governor TV Rajeswar, …
In order to improve electricity supply Madhya Pradesh Central Region Power Distribution Company has taken various steps in 16 districts. The company informed that works worth Rs 106 crore are underway at Guna and Ashok Nagar districts, which are being carried out by NECL (NTPC). Similarly, work orders worth Rs …
NEW DELHI: The pressure to perform is mounting on the power distribution company BSES. Two days after she issued a stern warning to it, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday sought in writing the company
June 30: With power shortages continuing amid heat and high levels of humidity, Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday asked the private power distribution company, BSES, to come up with a 15-day action plan on what they intend to do over the acute power crisis. Talking to reporters following …
This paper highlights the importance of renewable sources of energy and seeks to demonstrate how the provisions of 2003 Act and specifically how the system of open access can be utilized to promote renewable sources of energy.
Open Access, an issue, which has been discussed and deliberated in the circle of the power market in India time and again, has again come into conversation, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh taking serious initiatives to make amendments into it. Very recently Singh had asked the Cabinet Committee on Economic …
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit told the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday that the power crisis in the Capital witnessed from June 5 was caused by a drop in frequency in the Northern Grid, high demand for electricity and also because of delays in rectification of faults by the power …
Under fire from party MLAs, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has directed power discom BSES to submit a 15-day action plan by Wednesday to end the power crisis in the Capital.
The electric utility business has historically consisted of centralized, large-scale power plants, supplying electric power to load centers such as cities and industries through a power transmission and distribution network. A number of independent and government studies have shown this centralized grid to be unsustainable in the long term, and …
Pratim Ranjan Bose Kolkata, June 28 The RPG Enterprises flagship CESC Ltd, Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Infrastructure Ltd and Mumbai-based Glodyne Technoserve Ltd are in the race to be franchise power distributor in Patna. The technical bids for power distribution were opened earlier this month. Financial bids are expected to be …
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs again staged a walk-out in the Delhi Assembly over the water and power crisis in the Capital on Thursday after Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that
MUMBAI: The engineering marvel Bandra-Worli sea link, which opens on June 30, is likely to consume 1,000 KW power a day, enough to meet the electricity requirement to 100 households. "We have installed a transmitter which has 1,000 KVA capacity. This has been placed keeping the demand in mind," Bajaj …
The Central Government has decided to allocate 24 MW more power to the State with effect from tomorrow, from its unallocated pool of power, said the official sources. This is going to help the State improve its overall power scenario. At present, the State is witnessing an average shortfall in …
The World Bank has agreed in principle to give a loan of $ 330 million to Haryana for its power system development project, which will go a long way in strengthening the transmission and distribution systems in the state. Stating this here today Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said the …
June 24: Frequent powercuts, scarcity of drinking water and a rising mercury saw angry residents protesting at various places across the city on Wednesday. In some places, the protests turned violent. The city faced a shortfall of 200 MW in its regular supply. Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit asked the …
Though Shiv Sena's violent agitation against power tariff hike appears to be for its own good than the public, according to experts, power companies cannot be let off the hook either. Lack of willingness to increase power generation keeping in mind the ever-growing demand, rather than relying solely on purchase …
Power and Energy Minister John Seneviratne said yesterday power generation from the Norochcholai plant would begin next year with 300 mw being produced initially. The Minister responding to a question asked by the JVP during the adjournment debate on electricity tariffs said the capacity of the power plant would be …
