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Solar thermal technologies produce electricity by using sunlight to heat liquid, which in turn drives a turbine.
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Fading charm of nuclear power
Nuclear power seems to be losing its charm in the corridors of power. The first indications of this came in the third week of August, when the Union government, unhappy with the performance of the
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Reliance for solar project in state
Reliance Industries headed by Mukesh Ambani has offered to set up a solar power plant in Haryana at an initial cost of Rs 125 crore. Reliance is already setting up two special economic zones in Gurgaon and Jhajjar districts. In a letter written to Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Ambani expressed his desire to set up 5 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plant in Hisar district or any other suitable location. The company has chosen Hisar because it feels that the area has "one of the best possible solar insolation throughout the year in the state. He said his company would progressively expand the project. Appreciating the efforts being made by the Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) to promote solar energy, Ambani said the Reliance would like to support HAREDA initiatives. He said an investment in the solar power plant would also help in generating employment as well as in the development of the region.
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NTPC may float bids for new terminal
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is likely to float tenders for setting up an LNG terminal in Kerala for expanding the capacity of its Kayamkulam power plant to 2,300 MW, after
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NTPC mulls buying LNG from Petronas
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) may buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Petronas of Malaysia to meet the deficit of fuel at its gas-based power plants. NTPC immediately needs between 7 to
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Crores to gamble
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Power from Jaitapur nuclear plant won't come cheap
The electricity generated from the proposed 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) will be double, even triple the cost of electricity from coal- or gas-fired plants, according to a report. Depending on the cost of capital, the unit cost of electricity from Jaitapur would come to Rs5 to Rs8 per kilowatt per hour. The same unit from a thermal or gas operated plant costs Rs2 to 2.5 onl
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Nuclear power in India
Various facets of energy security would continue to engage the policy makers and other stake holders as energy continues to drive economies, policies and even geo-strategy. The country has come a long way since the Tarapore Nuclear Plant began commercial operation way back in 1969. The progress has been
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NTPC to ink gas deal with Reliance Ind by next week
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will sign an agreement with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) by next week for supply of gas to its Kawas and Gandhar power plants in Gujarat. "We will sign the
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Assembling power
The world's largest barge mounted power plant will be operational in Pakistan by 1999
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Insistence on dollar payments delays ocean power project
A US firm proposing to set up a project off the Tamil Nadu coast that will supply electricity and potable water from the ocean wants to be paid in dollars. Officials say this is equivalent to importing electricity.
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NTPC dilutes LNG tender norms, bids open on Friday
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has diluted some of the stringent terms of its mega tender for sourcing 3 million tonne of gas per year to expand its power plants at Kawas and Gandhar,
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Major power plants in Kerala shut down for want of fuel
Undeclared power cuts continue in various parts of Kerala as the gap between demand and supply has widened following the shutting down of some of the thermal and diesel plants in the State. The State
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BHEL's power generating sets achiever all-time high PLF & generation ; Substantially boost country's power generation in fiscal 2002-03
Power generation in the country received a boost during fiscal 2002-03 as a result of excellent performance of BHEL-built thermal sets, which achieved the highest ever Plant Load Factor (PLF) of 74%
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The Element of Doubt About Jairam Ramesh
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"Subsidy culture has killed local agriculture"
Thupstan Chhewang, Chief Executive Councillor and chairperson of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council LAHDC speaks to Down To Earth.
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NTPC plans to go global with Rs 1,500 crore Lanka plant
The state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), which has moved ahead of Reliance Industries in the market cap stakes, has proposed to set up a 300 mw, Rs 1,500 crore coal-based power plant
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Iran reverses stance on tri nation gas pipeline
reversing from its earlier stance, Iran has excluded India (and in all probability Pakistan) from a say in the pricing formula for natural gas that would flow through a proposed tri-nation
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Look what our neighbour is up to!
Myanmar has not sqandered its natural resources in an attempt to ape the West
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National Solar Mission draws good response
Response to the National Solar Mission, which aims at generating 20,000 Mw of solar power in the country over the next decade, has been good so far. In less than a year after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh launched the scheme, 300 bids for solar photovoltaic (PV) plants and 44 for solar thermal projects were received by NTPC Vidyut Vyapaar Nigam (NVVN), a nodal agency for the sale and purchase o