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 …
Chief Minster Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the State should get the fixed amount of coal. He also demanded Union Minster of State for Coal, Shriprakash Jaiswal that the coal produced in the State should be supplied to the State. The CM said this while addressing the International Kalar …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Forty -three towns in the state will benefit from a Rs 288-crore Central scheme meant to strengthen the power distribution sector and reduce technical and commercial losses by 15 percent. KSEB has been allocated the scheme under the Restructured-Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme (RAPDRP). Computerisation of KSEB facilities, …
Residential welfare associations are a window of opportunity to consolidate loose networks of local associations engaged in activities around urban services. They have changed the dynamics of urban politics. This article attempts to trace how, while working in an increasingly globalised and polarised city like Bangalore, these groups demand a …
Effective efforts are being undertaken to increase power generation and installed capacity in the state in view of ever-increasing demand for power. The state government is working at a fast pace to make Madhya Pradesh self-reliant in power generation. The government has set a target of increasing power generation by …
Within four months of starting its operations, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar has begun a battle against power shortage in the state. The institute has already started work in this direction and plans to work extensively to produce power through biogas and other agricultural wastes. Making a significant …
Continuously receding water levels in the majority of rivers has alarmed the authority to find out more avenues for increasing power generation in hydel projects in the State. In order to meet the daily electricity demands of the State, plans are in the pipeline for sensitising masses about the need …
Sindri, Feb. 5: Simmering anger of Sindri residents over the lack of electricity connections spilled onto the streets today as they put up a road blockade in front of the Jharkhand State Electricity Board
New Model Will Help The Producers Sell Electricity To Most Mumbai: In a move that would benefit both power companies and bulk consumers of power, the Union government is finally giving shape to the open access system of power, which it has been working on for some years now. The …
LUCKNOW: Managing director, Madhyanchal Electricity Distribution Company, Parthsarthy Sen Sharma has directed the officials of the distribution company to initiate adequate measures in solving the problem of overdrawal in the forthcoming summers. Sharma asked the officials of the districts coming under the jurisdiction to see that the capacity of the …
The Chandrapur Thermal Power Station (CTPS), which was closed down in 1999, will be revived in joint venture within the next two years and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) and a consortium of three private companies in presence of Power Minister …
And whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Electricity Act 2003 and Tariff Policy, RERC has determined the tariff for the mustard husk based Biomass Power Plant in the state to be set up in the year 2009-10 and 2010-11 for sale to distribution companies, the State Government, has decided …
The Sri Lankan government has taken measures to improve the aging power transmission network in rural areas of the country with the support from the Asia Development Bank. The Ministry of Power and Energy said the present power transmission network which was over 60 years old cannot handle the present …
LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh may soon get yet another chance to voice its concern before the Centre over its dismal power situation. Come February and a forum of regulators and northern region forum of electricity regulator would be holding a meeting in the state capital to review the power situation. While …
- Energy minister Raghubar Das gives 3-member committee 15 days to submit report SUMAN K. SHRIVASTAVA reasons for darkness Ranchi, Jan. 27: Deputy chief minister Raghubar Das, who holds charge of the energy department, has set up a three-member committee to probe frequent breakdowns at the Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd …
The entire state went without power for several hours today after generation from the Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Limited (TVNL) plant stop-ped following a technical problem. The crisis was compounded by the tripping of Patratu Thermal Power Station
Farmers of Eshwarahalli, Bairapura and Vastare have refused to give land to construct towers of power transmission from the 220/110/66 kv power transmission centre being built near Muguluvalli village. Towers have already been built for the power transmission line connecting the Muguluvalli unit via Javagal-Kalasapura. But farmers have not consented …
The Northeastern region had witnessed a 30 per cent shortfall in power production in the current 2009-10 financial year owing to shortfall of monsoon. This was stated at the 8th technical coordination committee (TCC) meeting here on Monday by Ashok Pal of North Eastern Regional Load Dispatch Centre (NERLDC), Shillong. …
State government on Thursday signed two memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with private companies which might pave way for generation of much needed 2380 mega watt (MW) power. In presence of chief secretary, Atul kumar Gupta the UPPCL, CMD, Navneet Sehgal and representatives of Lanco Infratech Ltd. and Bajaj Hindustan Ltd. …
BHUBANESWAR: Balimela hydro power station which remained paralysed for nearly a month after Maoists set ablaze the valve house resumed power generation from Monday. In the first ever attack on a power generating station in the State, the Red rebels set the control panels of the valve house on fire …
