Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajaram Vs State of Haryana dated 27/05/2025. By the execution application, the applicant was seeking compliance of the NGT order July 5, 2024 passed in OA No. 735/2024. In the OA, the applicant has raised the grievance in respect of …
States in denial; data shows massive overdrawing was overlooked The “blackout” on Monday and the “torturous Tuesday” have clearly brought out the deficiencies in the management of the power grids across the country and there is no reason for anybody to believe that this would not happen again. Notwithstanding the …
Power cuts triggered by the grid collapse on Monday and Tuesday have flagged the need for investing in the power systems. The Delhi Government on Tuesday decided to act on the warning that the grid collapse turned out to be and set up a committee to enforce system strengthening and …
This report examines the processes from conceptualisation to implementation of hydro power projects by NHPC, SJVNL, THDC and NEEPCO which aimed at adding a capacity of 11,813 MW during Eleventh Five Year Plan i.e. April 2007 to March 2012.
As on 31st March, 1990 Renewable Energy Sources (RES) capacity was 18 MW and generation during the year 1989-90 was 6 MU. Initially the annual capacity addition was very slow, but from 2008 onwards the contribution from RES is considerable. As on 31st March, 2012 the RES capacity was 24503.45 …
Northern Grid fails for 2nd consecutive day, Eastern & North Eastern Grids collapse, more than half of the country without power Blaming overdrawal of power by certain states for the current crisis, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today said the government is working to bring back normalcy in about one hour. …
Power can be restored by 7 p.m., says PowerGrid chief. Almost half of India has gone dark with the Northern, Eastern and North-Eastern grids collapsing, affecting 20 States. Not even 24 hours after power supply was restored in North India following the collapse of the Northern Grid in the wee …
KOLKATA: Coal India Board today reached a consensus on supplying a minimum of 80 per cent of the contracted quantity of the fuel to power firms, meeting 15 per cent through imports. As a result, the state run firm will import around 20 million tonnes of coal this year. "The …
Almost entire Delhi went without power for about eight hours on Monday due to the collapse of the Northern Grid, putting people to misery on a humid day when water distribution and Metro services were largely affected. Top Delhi Power Department officials said the technical failure near Agra resulted in …
A meeting of the nine-member ministerial panel set up to frame the powers of the proposed regulator for the coal sector remained inconclusive today. However, a general consensus emerged on the contentious issue of assigning pricing power to the proposed authority. This, if implemented, would deprive state-owned Coal India Ltd …
Agartala, July 25: The Assam government is keen to purchase surplus power set to be produced in North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (Neepco)’s Monarchak thermal power plant in West Tripura’s Sonamura subdivison to cover up the widening gap in demand and supply of power in the state. Dispur is …
The Punjab government on Sunday sought a Rs 800-crore interim relief package from the Centre expressing its anxiety over the drought-like situation in the State. The State also sought 1000 mw additional power allocation from the Central pool in lieu of extra money being spent by the State government on …
Chandigarh: With a deficient monsoon jacking up input costs, farmers in Punjab are staring at a crisis. In view of the use of diesel for irrigation, input costs are likely to go up to Rs 8,000 an acre, prompting the state government to urge the Centre to grant a Rs …
New Delhi THE government’s promise of another reform-linked mega-bailout for power distribution companies comes even though there is little evidence that such largesse prompts states to mend their ways and restructure the sector. In July 2008, the Centre had launched the Restructured-Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme (R-APDRP) scheme to …
The State Government reiterated its demand for resumption of financial assistance under the restructured accelerated power development and reforms programme (R-APDRP) to the Centre. Minister of State for Energy Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak raised the issue at the State power ministers conference in Delhi on Tuesday. Making a strong plea for …
Imported Coal: Govt Bid To Break Logjam. The government auditor and anti-corruption watchdog will be asked to vet a proposal allowing power projects using imported coal to raise tariffs in existing power purchase agreements before it is implemented, sources said. Promoters of big power projects and state utilities have been …
‘Concern over poor quality of coal allocation for State power plants’ Haryana on Tuesday urged the Centre to provide additional required power during peak hours besides higher allocation of power from Central sector projects including mega power plants. Speaking at the Power Ministers’ conference in New Delhi, Haryana Power Minister …
New Delhi It’s a throwback to history. A decade after the Centre stepped in to rescue debt-stressed electricity distribution companies, the power ministry has prepared another bailout package for these entities whose combined debt has reached an unmanageable R2 lakh crore. While these discoms, hamstrung by up to a 40% …
In line with the depressed projections of economic growth, the Planning Commission on Wednesday lowered the target for power capacity addition during the 12th Plan period ending March 2017 to 88,000 Megawatt (Mw) from 100,000 Mw set earlier. Also, state power ministers raised concerns over 55 of the 89 thermal …
NEW DELHI, 17 JULY: State governments should proactively facilitate land procurement for power projects to help meet the capacity-addition target of 88,000 MW over the next five years, Union power minster Sushilkumar Shinde (in file photo) said today. Besides, he said the deteriorating financial health of state power-distribution companies and …
Need of alternate line between capital cities via Rajouri-Poonch stressed JAMMU: In order to meet the electricity requirement during winter months when generation from hydro projects comes down considerably, State Government has demanded one each Thermal and Solar Power Projects from the Union Government besides alternate transmission line between Jammu …
