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 …
Justifying the recent hike in power tariff, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said it was necessary as the power department was running into losses. "The power department is in loss. We want the (power) situation to improve. The hike will affect heavy power users and poor will be …
As many as 17 states are expected to witness significant power supply shortages this fiscal, with Tamil Nadu projected to receive less than three-fourth of its total electricity requirements. Among the 17 states, the worst hit would be the three southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. Latest estimates …
New Delhi: Hot and humid conditions drove the city’s power consumption to a new high of 5,653 MW at 3.38pm on Thursday. While the government and the discoms claimed the demand was met, people across the city reported outages caused by overloading. Last year, power demand had touched 5,642 MW …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India have signed an agreement for a $150 million loan that will help build a strong and reliable bulk power evacuation system in Uttarakhand. The fourth tranche loan under the Uttarakhand power sector investment programme will help develop infrastructure for a …
In view of the growing importance and relevance for smart grids in India, MoP has taken early steps for the development and adoption of smart grid technologies. In 2010MoP constituted the India Smart Grid Task Force (ISGTF), an inter-ministerial body under the Chairmanship of ShriSam Pitroda, Advisor to Prime Minister …
Gross energy generation in the country has been assessed as 975 billion units from power plants in operation and those expected to be commissioned during the year .The country is expected to experience an overall energy shortage of 6.7 per cent and a peak shortage of 2.3 per cent in …
Land acquisition woes have led to the exit of one more project from West Bengal. Last time, Tata Motors' decision to shift its Nano factory from Singur to Sanand in Gujarat was Narendra Modi's gain. This time, the decision of Power Grid Corporation of India to shift its power transmission …
Doda, May 29: Despite the fact that the erstwhile Doda district, commonly known as the Chenab valley, is home to two major power projects, Baghliar and Dul Hasti, it is still facing power shortage. Most of the areas of this region witness six to eight hours of power cuts every …
ALLAHABAD: Drawing state government's attention towards the worsening power scenario in the city, Samajwadi Party (SP) national general secretary and Allahabad MP Reoti Raman Singh met chief minister Akhilesh Yadav recently and submitted a set of proposals for improving the power supply. Giving this information, Singh said that to streamline …
After postponing it for several years, Jharkhand, which is among the last few states in the country that have not yet unbundled their power boards, is now set to form four independent companies from the existing Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) . Talking to FE on the sidelines of an …
Bhopal: At dawn every day, elders of Goodar village in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district task one of the village youths with his most important assignment of the day — collecting mobile phones from the villagers that need recharging and leave for a nearby village. This ritual has been in place …
The government, on Monday, said power surplus States could transfer surplus electricity to ones grappling with shortage through a new system. “The surplus power from the States can be transferred to power deficit States through the Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) from the source of supply between the point of supply …
Given the policy paralysis at the highest level of the government, which has failed to provide necessary funds for infrastructure upgrade, nearly 50 lakh people in the Jammu region may face a major power shutdown in the near future as most of the equipment at Gladni, Udhampur and Janipur grid …
Execution of six mini hydel power projects is expected to complete by the end of 2014, while work allotment for the other four has been completed after the tendering procedure. This was apprised in a review meeting by Ladakh Renewable Energy Development Agency (LREDA) project director Jigmat Takpa. The meeting …
The state government has initiated the privatization of power distribution network in 12 cities and awarded the contract for Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur. State energy secretary Sandeep Poundrik made this announcement here on Wednesday at the daylong conference on 'Powering Bihar: approaches to distribution reforms'. The conference was organized by the …
Even as the Rs 15,000-crore transmission project continues to remain embroiled in a controversy over change of conductors, the UP Transmission Corporation Limited (UPTCL) is all set to embark on yet another ambitious project. The fresh project envisages construction of new sub-stations and transmission lines at a cost of over …
When fully completed, the state is expected to become power-surplus from a deficit of 4,000 Mw a day at present Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday clarified the state government had proposed to implement new power projects totaling Rs 16,350 crore in the coming years. Under the proposed …
Meeting slated for May 1, makes strong case for hydro to be declared as renewable energy, Jyotiraditya Scindia Union Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia will chair an advisory group on May 1 to discuss the bottlenecks in the development of hydro power projects, falling share of hydro power, delays in environment …
The Standing Committee on Energy tabled this report on "Development of National Grid" in the Parliament recently. Says that the government should formulate a policy to effectively address existing regional imbalances in terms of power availability. Standing Committee on Energy present this Thirty Seventh Report on Development of National Grid …
Govt planning Rs 7,000 crore underground hydel project The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday said the Japanese government had come forward to fund the upcoming power sector infrastructure in the state to the tune of Rs 7,000 crore. These will be taken up by the subsidiaries of the ailing Tamil …
