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 …
Nepal and India have signed an agreement to strengthen bilateral power exchange agreement at Power Exchange Committee (PEC) meeting held in New Delhi on December 14-15. The two nations signed two agreements for the Implementation of Transmission Services Agreement (ITSA) and Power Sales Agreement (PSA). The agreement was signed between …
AHMEDABAD: The forest department, non-government organizations, and the Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation (GETCO) will meet in Gandhinagar on Saturday to discuss flamingo deaths. As highlighted in a series of TOI reports, 400 greater flamingos died after coming into contact with high tension wires in Khadir, Kutch, in November. The forest …
Dhubri, Dec. 15: Scarcity of power has hit lower Assam like never before. For the past month, Dhubri, Bongaigaon and Goalpara districts have not received even one-third of their total power requirement. Frequent power cuts have not only affected the public, trade and industrial sectors but also students preparing for …
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved setting up of the National Electricity Fund to provide interest subsidy aggregating to Rs.8,466 crore for a period of 14 years for projects of electricity distribution sector. The scheme will become operational within 6 to 12 months. The fund is being set …
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is working on a special policy for roof-top solar units, Mr Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary, MNRE, said today. Speaking at Intersolar India, a conference of the solar industry here, and also at a press conference later, Mr Kapoor said that the government is …
India has advanced the target date for selling solar power at the same rate as conventional electricity by five years to 2017 as tariffs have fallen significantly in the latest projects on offer and the trend is likely to continue, government officials said. Companies have bid tariffs as low at …
Ahmedabad: Winged visitors from Siberia, the Greater Flamingos, will get warning signals in form of reflectors while flying at night through hightension power transmission lines in the Khadir region of the Greater Rann of Kutch. The Gujarat Energy Transmission Company (Getco) on Friday began taking corrective measures after The Times …
Move Comes After TOI Report On 400 Flamingo Deaths Ahmedabad:Insulate high tension cables or put them underground when they run close to the breeding grounds of the migratory Greater Flamingos in the Khadir region of Kutch. The state forest and environment department issued this order to the Gujarat Energy Transmission …
Ahmedabad: In order to promote micro generation of power from unconventional sources, Gujarat government is planning to come out with a detailed policy to install solar panels on rooftop. Talking on the sidelines of ‘India Energy Conclave 2011’ organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), minister of state for energy …
Ahmedabad: Insulate high tension cables or put them underground when they run close to the breeding grounds of the migratory greater flamingos in the Khadir region of Kutch. The state forest & environment department issued this order to the Gujarat Energy Transmission Company (Getco) on Thursday after TOI reported that …
Plan to set up the unit at a cost of Rs.50 crore Suzlon Energy, one of the world's leading wind energy groups, plans to set up a rotor blade manufacturing facility near Madurai at a cost of Rs.50 crore. The company is in the process of identifying a suitable site …
Main objective of the Energy policy is to accelerate the pace of development of the State and bring it at least at par with other developed States. This will subserve the overall goals of the State in economic development and thereby reduce the level of poverty, particularly prevailing in rural …
Electrocution by power lines is one of the main causes of non-natural mortality in birds of prey. In an area in central Spain, we surveyed 6304 pylons from 333 power lines to determine electrocution rates, environmental and design factors that may influence electrocution and the efficacy of mitigation measures used …
Assam is in line for another $300 million assistance from Asian Development Bank (ADB) for improving its power sector. The assistance has been earmarked in the loan pipeline agreed upon between the ADB and the Centre, as mentioned in the Country Operations Business Plan for 2012-2014. “Discussions between the ADB, …
DIMAPUR: The Nagaland Power Department has set two objectives to be achieved by the end of the 12th five year plan: to meet the projected power requirement of 400 MW and achieve the national target of 1,000 units per capita consumption. However, with the present power position of the state …
India has agreed to provide an additional 100 Megawatt (MW) of electricity to Nepal to ease the acute power shortage in the country. Indian officials expressed this readiness during the sixth meeting of the Joint Committee on Water Resources (JCWR) being held at the secretary level. The meeting began here …
Political interference prevents them from taking action against illegal power connections in the district, claim officials in the Power Development Department (PDD) here. Power pilferage in Kishtwar, they added, was the highest but the department has not been able to act against illegal connections. As much as 58 per cent …
AGARTALA, Nov 21 – The first phase of 726 MW Palatana power plant is all set to be operational by April next year, according to official sources. The new deadline has been announced after a review meeting on power sector in Tripura held at Civil Secretariat here on Saturday. Earlier, …
Suzlon Energy, a supplier of wind turbines, today announced its fourth consecutive order from gas utility company GAIL. The order consists of 11 units of Suzlon's S88-2.1 megawatt wind turbines, totalling to 23.1 megawatts. This is to be commissioned in the states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka by the end …
Gives nod to ` 1118 cr works programme JAMMU: Stressing the need for fast tracking power generation schemes in the State to shrink the gap between its availability and utilization, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Wednesday approved updating of Karnah Hydro Power Project from 2 MW to 12 MWs to …
