Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Shillong, March 18: An interim audit report of CAG has found a scam of over Rs 17 crore in the process of executing the launch of the 42MW Myntdu Leshka hydel project in Jaintia Hills on February 29. The report which analysed work till 2008 found huge irregularities during the …
Hydel power plants of Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company have set a new record by generating 3057 million units of electricity during the current fiscal 2011-12. Earlier record of 3052 million units was created in the year 2006-07. It may be mentioned that the hydel power plants of the company …
GAIL India is in the process of making operational the long delayed LNG terminal at Dabhol in Maharahstra by month-end or by early April, Chairman and Managing Director B. C. Tripathi said here on Monday. GAIL owns 31.52 per cent stake in Ratnagiri Gas and Power Co Ltd. (RGPL), which …
Fighting the elephant menace with a small electric bulb may appear strange to many, but it has become a reality in over 2,000 villages in Assam affected by the man-animal conflict where it is common to see elephant herds destroying crops, damaging houses and attacking people. According to villagers, electrification …
Girish Sant, a leading energy sector analyst and the coordinator of the Prayas Energy Group – a Pune-based voluntary organisation working on policy analysis and advocacy in the energy sector – died in New Delhi on 2 February after a cardiac arrest. A tribute by his colleagues.
The impasse over the Koodankulam nuclear power project is costing the country dear. With the near-complete project being blocked by activists and protestors, latest estimates show an escalation of Rs 2,653 crore in the cost of completion. Amid continuing protests at the site, the commercial operation date of the first …
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has dismissed an appeal filed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) against an order of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) in a case relating to disputes over the power purchase agreement (PPA) between GMR Power Corporation Limited (GPCL) and the TNEB. …
With a series of environmental problems and degradation threat looming large over the rivers Pampa and Achankovil in the wake of the recent Supreme Court order directing the Centre to implement the proposed river linking projects, Kerala Electricity Workers Federation (KEWF) has called upon the Government to expedite the proposed …
Shillong, Feb. 29: The first of the three units of the Myntdu-Leshka hydel power project in Meghalaya’s Jaintia Hills district was formally inaugurated today by chief minister Mukul Sangma. Lying in a seismic zone that experiences heavy rainfall during monsoon and the presence of acidic water, the first unit of …
DIBRUGARH, Feb 27 — The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed an agreement for the third and final tranche of loan amounting to $ 50 million. This is the third and last tranche of the total $ 320.6 million MFF, out of which loan assistance …
KWA defaults on dues, KSEB cuts supply A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday observed that the government should take a policy decision to privatise the drinking water supply in the State.The Bench comprising Justice C.N. Ramachandran Nair and Justice Babu Mathew P. Joseph made the observation …
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government's decision to have the state electricity board implement the 1,600 MW power project at Udangudi in Tuticorin district may not necessitate another environment impact assessment (EIA) and public hearing, said industry officials. Senior industry officials said that the Udangudi power project may not require fresh …
ChennaiReeling under severe power crunch, the Tamil Nadu government has made it compulsory for all industries in the state to take a one-day power holiday from this Thursday. Besides, a 40% power cut would be imposed to all industrial and commercial consumers which will work out as a four-hour power …
Jayalalithaa reverses DMK regime’s decision on the 1,600-megawatt project Reversing the previous Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government's decision on the 1,600-megawatt (MW) Udangudi super critical thermal power project, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday announced that her government would implement it as a State sector project, ensuring the availability of the …
India has begun work to assess the country's potential to generate wind energy offshore but the industry is sceptical about the option because of high costs and cumbersome procedures. Wind energy accounts for less than 10% for India's total power generation, with installed capacity of 16,000 MW. But ambitions for …
Urge Centre to reform debt-ridden state electricity boards Leading power sector honchos on Wednesday met the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Pulok Chatterjee, and demanded that steps be taken to address their long-pending demands, including immediate allocation of gas to all the projects recommended by the Power Ministry, reforms …
Ranchi, Feb. 15: The Patratu Thermal Power Station has enough coal at its disposal to produce electricity for 16 days. If this sounds promising, you are mistaken, as coal supply to thermal power units is far from satisfactory. According to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), power stations should ideally possess …
Chennai The looming power crisis has pushed the Tamil Nadu Inc to the wall. Fearing a substantial loss to the bottom line due to production losses, they are knocking the state government’s door for immediate action. As industrial production is likely to hit the state GDP, the state government should …
DIBRUGARH: The Assam State Electricity Board(ASEB), under its much hyped Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification project(RREP) has provided power connection to 75 below poverty line (BPL) beneficiaries at Romai Tea Estate in Dibrugarh District recently. The additional Deputy Commissioner, P K Rajkhowa while switching on the three transformers set up for …
Additional power of 75,000 MW to be generated in five years Union Minister of State for Power K.C. Venugopal said here on Monday that work on the Mysore-Kozhikode transmission line would start soon as the project had secured the final environment clearance from the Union Ministry of Forests and Environment. …
