After airport, Maha power plant hits green bump
IN A body-blow to the Maharashtra government
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UPA Govt indulging in politics over coal allotment to MP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday alleged that the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government was indulging in sheer politics over the allotment of coal to Madhya Pradesh.
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180MW power boost to city from Bawana
New Delhi: After missing the Commonwealth Games deadline, Delhi
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Green energy catching on
In Ajmer, Rajasthan a solar-powered reverse osmosis (RO) plant provides clean drinking water to 3,000 people in Kotri village that's surrounded by the briny Sambhar Lake. And at a dairy farm in Latur,
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Industry vs ecology
Maharashtra has reasons to push for the power projects. Its electricity demand is estimated to have touched 13,500 mw by October 2007, while the supply is about 10,500 mw. JSW Energy is one of the eight companies that signed agreements with the state government in 2005 to set up power plants. As per the MoEF website, 11 thermal power projects are awaiting environmental clearance. "Almost the whole of coastline of Maharashtra is industrialized and some parts of Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg are left intact.
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Power problems
Officers' associations of major public sector power undertakings have warned of a crisis in the energy sector if the government's liberalisation policy in power generation and distribution is pushed
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Tatas to move SC as HC dismisses plea against Reliance Power
THE Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by Tata Power, challenging the government
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Andhra faces severe power crunch
Andhra Pradesh is reeling under a severe power crisis, with generation at several power stations badly hit due to the recent floods and poor maintenance. This has led to four to nine hours of power cuts in rural areas and at least one-hour power cuts in cities like Hyderabad, besides unscheduled outages.
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Power revenue slumps - JSEB area board registers daily loss of Rs 50 lakh
The highest revenue earning area board of JSEB, Jamshedpur, is set to record a steep fall in its collection this month, courtesy the power crisis. The area board is registering losses to the tune of Rs 50 lakh daily due to the crisis. The monthly revenue collection of JSEB from industrial and domestic consumers (in Jamshedpur area board) is about Rs 30 crore.
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Power ministry falls short of FY09 capacity target by over 4,000 MW
KARTIKAY MEHROTRA Despite revising its capacity targets for the second consecutive fiscal to aspire to more realistic goals in 2008-2009, the power ministry has fallen short of the cumulative benchmarks by more than 4,000 Megawatts owing to lack of supplies, manpower and commissioning of projects.
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Hydel power output drops 9.31% in June
EVEN as the government increases focus on power generation from alternative sources, the results, due to a bad weather and fuel shortage, are not in favour. The country
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Delay in 50 MW Grid Station irks Banihal
BANIHAL: Resentment is brewing among locals in Banihal against the inability of the Systems and Operations wing of Power Development Department (PDD) Kashmir to successfully commission 50 megawatt grid station at Banihal in district Ramban PDD officials maintain that the grid station developed a serious technical snag before its scheduled date of commissioning
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Faltering coal output may leave power projects stranded
Blending problem at coal-fired stations forecast. The fallout of the slack domestic coal production could hit generation as early as the terminal years of the Eleventh Plan period. New Delhi, Nov. 9 The prospect of a power crisis looms large, with the widening demand-supply gap for domestic coal production projected to lead to a blending problem at existing coal-fired stations.
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Reliance Power eyes early commissioning of Rosa project
RELIANCE Power is planning to commission the first phase of its 1,200 mw Rosa Power project in Uttar Pradesh before the end of December 2009, nearly three months ahead of schedule.
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Videocon to set up 5000 mw power projects
DIVERSIFIED business conglomerate Videocon today said it plans to generate 5,000 MW power through projects in Gujarat, Chhatisgarh, Maharashtra and West Bengal.
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Delayed monsoon, measures taken for power supply
Generally, 'Nav Tapa' (the 9 hottest days) ends on 4th or 5th June and by June 10 the monsoon enters the state. But, this year, monsoon is yet to come. Looking into the delay of monsoon the energy department, anticipating such a situation three months ago, had instructed the Madhya Pradesh Power Trading Company and Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company to prepare disaster management work plan.
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Breakdown in thermal units in State
<br />  <br />BHUBANESWAR: The State continues to have a shortage of power due to breakdown in several generating units of NTPC at Farakka, Kahalgaon, Kaniha and Ib thermal power station at Banharipali in Jharsuguda district.<br /><br />There was a shortage of more than 150 MW during the evening peak despite the hydro power stations providing 1,250 MW.<br />
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Courting controversy
Ram Naik passes a death sentence for Dahanu s fragile ecology
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Mizoram to get 210 MW power plant
The project will be built at a cost of Rs 1,750.60 crore The commissioning of the 210 MW capacity Tuivai hydro-electric project in Mizoram, a much-anticipated event, would begin soon as the union finance ministry has approved funds for it, an official said here Wednesday.
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UP government setting up 750 megawatt solar plant at Badhla
JAIPUR: With solar energy rates crashing below that of the coal-fired thermal power, states even with land constraints and lower irradiance are now warming up to the renewable energy. In a first in the