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 …
This paper examines the economics of the landed price of natural gas in India through the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline in comparison with the existing agreements for the import of liquefied natural gas. It reviews the natural gas demand and supply scenario in India, and assesses the efficacy of the pipeline in …
Ayesha Arvind Gurgaon, September 8 When it was first conceived, Gurgaon was to be a perfectly planned city offering an enticing lifestyle. Massive real estate development soon followed in the form of upmarket condominiums and numerous high-end commercial complexes. Years later, however, many such complexes are still waiting for a …
Lucknow: As if shortage of power was not enough, Lucknowites are in for yet another shock. The Lucknow Electricity Supply Administration (LESA) is having its stock of transformers exhausted, in what may further escalate the worries of denizens in the event of technical snags which have been haunting the city …
By S L Rao The state has no energy policy or a co-ordinated action plan. And there is no system to ensure timely implementation. There has never been a year in the last decade when India did not have a power crisis. This year is worse. Karnataka which was the …
Moving in the direction of generating power from the renewable energy sources, Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) is encouraging private investors to set up projects in the fields of solar power, biomass, wind energy, small hydro and co-generation biomass power projects. The agency invited proposals from private companies to …
The amnesty scheme would ensure correct billing, enhance consumer satisfaction Category change would be allowed Applicants need to fill a declaration form NEW DELHI: In order to bring consumers under correct tariff category according to their usage of electricity and to minimise unauthorised use of electricity and align sanctioned load …
WE HAVE got to face up to the fact that India as a whole is in the midst of a serious energy deficit. Insufficient power could well turn out to be the Achilles heel of this country's dream of making rapid economic strides to fight poverty and to remain lodged …
RUDRA BISWAS Ranchi, Aug. 3: While the state is reeling from severe power crisis, the lack of Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Limited (TVNL) chairman is a spanner in generating capacity power at the plant. Equipped with two units with a total installed capacity of 440 MW, TVNL is being forced to …
The Ministry of Power is concerned with perspective planning, policy formulation, processing of projects for investment decision, monitoring of the implementation of power projects, training and manpower development and the administration and enactment of legislation in regard to thermal, hydro power generation, transmission and distribution.
LUCKNOW: With demonstrations being held at several places in Uttar Pradesh in protest against prolonged power cuts, the scene continues to be dismal. The latest round of power crisis is attributed to a shutdown by nine units of Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (UPRVUN) due to technical snags, which …
Implementation Of 2nd Phase Of Accelerated Power Development & Reforms Plan Okayed THE government on Thursday signalled revival of distribution sector reforms by approving the long-pending implementation of remodelled second phase of Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRPII) that aims to bring down aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C;) losses …
Subhash Narayan NEW DELHI IN YET another setback to the distribution reforms in the power sector, the government's Accelerated Power Development & Reforms Programme (APDRP) may fail to meet the deadline yet again. The APDRP scheme aims to reduce aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C;) losses of utilities to 15% within …
Smriti Kak Ramachandran Discoms asked to ensure the Capital's residents are insulated from cuts caused by frequency problems "There is no reason why paying consumers should face power cuts' NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government's Power Department has asked the power distribution companies in the city to speed up installation of …
Kemal Dervis & Jean-Michel FOR too long, private businesses have not been seen as key drivers of human development. Yet as the world becomes more interdependent, doing business with the poor can not only boost firms' competitiveness, but also help in the fight against poverty. A UNDP report released on …
T. Ramakrishnan Iin addition to 75 MW being supplied now CHENNAI: Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has ordered that 100 megawatt be supplied to Tamil Nadu. This followed a meeting Electricity Minister Arcot N. Veeraswami had with Mr. Shinde in New Delhi on Thursday morning. On Wednesday, Chief Minister …
Varinder Singh Tribune News Service Patiala, July 24 Prolonged power cuts have made life of urban and rural people miserable and the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has been blaming shutting down of three National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plants for bad power position in the state. The PSEB has …
Calcutta, July 24: The power situation in the city and the districts worsened today with the combined shortfall in the evening peak hours shooting up to 975MW. A shortage of 225MW in the city caused power cuts for two to three hours. The districts endured more with seven to eight …
