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 …
Jangveer Singh Tribune News Service Chandigarh, January 8 Power crisis looms large over North India following the closure of a number of gas-based thermal units due to shortage of gas. Ongoing strike by officers of the Oil and Natural Gas Company (ONGC) has led to the situation. Fuel shortage resulted …
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: Union Minister of State for Power Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday assured Himachal Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal that the State
The Power Minister said that the power tariff will not be hiked in near future. We do not want to burden people. Though Escoms have filed tariff revision applications before KERC, the Government will not approve any hike, he stated. Power consumers in urban areas will continue to get 24/7 …
JOWAI: The Jaintia Students Union, Namdong Circle has urged the Meghalaya State Electricity Board (MeSEB) to look in to the matter of irregular power supply in Namdong and Khanduli areas seriously for the well being of the people in the area. In a statement issued here, the JSU unit president …
The Power generation policy-2009 announced by Gujarat government. It is aimed at encouraging private participation, promoting efficient and environment-friendly technologies in power generation and ensuring competitiveness in the power sector. The aims and objectives of this policy are: to develop the state of Gujarat as a power generation hub; to …
The State Planning Board, Karnataka, and the Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore had arranged a two day seminar on 11th Five Year Plan of Karnataka: Perspectives, in Bangalore on 4-5 May 2007. The author was invited to make a presentation on Power Sector Reforms in Karnataka to take …
The inter-Ministerial Task Force on Measures for Operationalising Open Access in the Power Sector was constituted on 8 February 2008 under the chairmanship of Shri B.K. Chaturvedi, Member (Power), Planning Commission, pursuant to the decision taken in the fifteenth meeting of the Empowered Sub-Committee on Infrastructure held on 25 January …
The world faces no greater challenge in the 21st century than arresting the rapidly increasing accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that cause climate change. The two largest producers of these gases are the United States and China. Their cooperation is essential if there is to be a solution …
After months of dilly-dallying, helicopter services were finally used for the first time this winter to clean power transmission lines from any moisture deposit. The upshot is that it has prevented disruption of power supply in the Capital. Helicopter services were used in the month of October-November to clean all …
From New Year day, industrial units in Tamil Nadu will declare a two-day power holiday per week to tide over the power crisis. However, TNEB will provide uninterrupted power supply to the units for all the five working days. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting convened …
Companies oppose electricity-saving methods as they may hit revenue In an unusual move, power utilities in the state expressed their unwillingness to take up power saving methods. They reasoned that the power-saving methods would adversely affect their incomes. Ignoring the benefits that will be gained from the power-saving methods, the …
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission has lauded the wind energy sector for having come to the rescue of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board during the peak wind season. Perusing the figures of load shedding and wind energy generation during April-October 2008, the Commission, in its recent order, said that …
Chandigarh: To cater to the growing electricity demand of Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), a 66 kv sub-station with an installed capacity of 25 MVA was commissioned on Thursday. Along with U C Mishra, chairman of BBMB, Professor KK Talwar, Director PGIMER and Sub-dean professor Amod …
Kadapa Dec. 25: The Chief Minister, Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, said that state government was providing infrastructure and power subsidies for development of industries. The Chief Minister took part in several inauguration and stone setting ceremonies at Pulivendula as part of his four day tour of Kadapa district on Thursday. …
After releasing 48,000 electricity connections till November during the current financial year, the Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam on Monday decided to release 15,569 new agricultural power connections till March 31, 2009. Jaipur Discom Chairman and Managing Director R.G. Gupta said at a meeting of senior officers here that the financial …
The focus area of the programme shall be the actual demonstrable performance in terms of sustained loss reduction, establishment of reliable and automated systems for sustained collection of accurate base line data, and the adoption of information technology in the areas of energy accounting shall be necessary pre-conditions before sanctioning …
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Tuesday that the Power Utilities had prepared a comprehensive Rs.25,520-crore plan to develop infrastructure for generation, transmission and distribution of power in the State under the 11th Five Year Plan. Speaking after laying the foundation stone of lawyers
The main objective of this policy by A & N government is to reduce dependence on conventional sources of power generation especially HSD oil,protect the environment,generate employment and encourage entrepreneurial investment in NRSE. These guidelines will be known as
