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 …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the state facing a drought, the Kerala State Electricity Board is tying up an additional 200 megawatts (MW) to avoid power restrictions during the 2017 summer. The state government- run power company has floated bids for supply between March and June 2017. Of this, 100 MW is to …
Farm with 22MW capacity to be ready by March next year In a major initiative aimed at addressing power deficiency in the State by tapping non-conventional energy sources, Kerala’s largest wind energy farm with initial production capacity of 22MW is getting ready at the Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) …
Anticipating a major electricity crisis in view of the Centre's new power policy, the state government is gearing up to generate an additional 1,008 MW of power in the next three years. The power thus generated will be mainly through renewable energy sources like solar and wind. Of this, 600 …
The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (KSERC) refusal to clear a major chunk of its long-term power purchase plans has landed the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) in a fix. For, a beleaguered KSEB is fearful of losing suppliers from outside the state, with whom deals were struck. As per …
KASARGOD: The phase I of the Kasargod Solar Park project, which will generate 50 megawatts (MW) of electricity, will be commissioned in December, said power minister Kadakampally Surendran. The 200-MW solar park being set up at Ambalathara is a joint venture of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) and the …
A 15-kW solar power plant, set up atop the district panchayat building here, was formally commissioned by N.A. Nellikkunnu, MLA, here on Thursday. The plant, set up at a cost of Rs.15.25 lakh by the public sector Keltron, forgoes the conventional battery backup system. Surplus energy It will meet the …
Request for assistance from PSDF for thermal power plant turned down The Central government is reported to have turned down the State government plea to provide financial assistance from the Power System Development Fund (PSDF) for reviving the Kayamkulam thermal power plant. The fund constituted as per the regulations of …
Solar panels can supply 7-8 kW power to KSEB grid : The district panchayat office here on Sunday commissioned a 15-kW solar plant, forgoing the conventional battery back-up system. The new system will drastically reduce the investment envisaged on setting up energy-saving projects. The solar panels, installed at the office …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: IF things pan out, solar power use in the state will be stronger by 71.3 megawatts (MW) this financial year itself. The Power Department intends to complete a bevy of big and mini projects in 2016-17 which will add to the rising solar power use in the state. Construction …
KSEB zeroes in on farm sites at Vithura, Chettachal The district panchayat’s farms at Vithura and Chettachal will soon become a source of solar power generation with the Kerala State Electricity Board submitting a detailed project report to the State Planning Board for generating 30 kilo watt of electricity. Sources …
Himachal Pradesh is all set to generate additional 265 MW hydro power with the commissioning of 65 megawatt Kashang, 100 megawatt Sainj and 100 megawatt Uhal hydel power project during this financial year. After achieving the target of electrification of all villages, state government is now focusing on harnessing the …
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is turning to ‘sun power’ in Thiruvananthapuram. On Monday,the state-run power company will begin construction on its first solar power project in the district which will feed power into the grid. Deputy Speaker Palode Ravi will inaugurate the construction of the 2 megawatt (MW) …
Cabinet unveils policy focuses on solving power woes in tribal areas Tapping solar energy could prove to be the answer to power woes in remote and tribal areas of the state as unemployed youth and farmers will be given preference in allotment of projects up to five MW with a …
CHENNAI: India's commitment to control emission of poisonous gases at the recent climate change conference in Paris has come at a time when many of its thermal power plants are ageing considerably, aggravating the atmospheric pollution. In various states, there are thermal power plants with a combined generation capacity of …
In a first of its kind, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is gearing up for a 500-kilowatt floating Solar Grid Interactive Photovoltaic project in the Banasurasagar dam in Wayanad. The Rs.10-crore pilot project will be implemented by Adtech Systems Ltd, a Thiruvananthapuram-based company, with technical support from Vatsaa Energy …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Electricity Minister Aryadan Muhammed said the state could not achieve total electrification due to the proliferation of houses and because of the peculiar geography of the state. There are also impediments in drawing lines through forest areas, he said in the Assembly during the question hour. He said that …
The government’s Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) cell has okayed a Rs.295-crore solid waste treatment plant in Brahmapuram. The cell has given in-principle approval for the financial and technical proposals submitted by one of the companies that participated in the tender process. The Hindu has learnt from senior officials close to the development …
With the HP State Electricity Regulation Commission (HPSERC) fixing the tariff for solar power, the state government has decided to undertake a survey to identify the specific sites and the exact potential the state has as several investors, including a South African company, have expressed keenness to set up solar …
Nearly three lakh consumers will be covered under the LED promotion programme of the state government in Mandi district. The state government has launched the scheme with an objective to conserve energy. Under the scheme, LED bulbs are being made available to the domestic consumers below the market price and …
KOCHI: The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) will install an online emission monitoring system and effluent quality monitoring system at its Brahmapuram diesel power plant. The systems will enable real-time monitoring of air and water pollution from the plant. It will enable central and state pollution control boards to measure …
