Oil s not well
ONGC is refused permission by the Assam pollution control board for further drilling
ONGC is refused permission by the Assam pollution control board for further drilling
NHPC EERS: An Assam-based NGO, River Basin's Friends, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC). The petition claims that while
It is a bird sanctuary and the State
GUWAHATI, Dec 20: The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the one of the major player of the country in energy sector which contributes 77 per cent of India
<br /> GUWAHATI, Aug 10
THE Bharalu river in Assam once provided potable water to thousands of people living on its banks. It was also a source of variety of fish and other aquatic flora and fauna for the people. The river
GUWAHATI, March 24
next time on the roads, don't scoff at the speed-breakers. They could actually light up small villages off the highway. An amateur innovator in Guwahati has developed a simple contraption
The Centre has denied that the Gas Cracker Project has suffered delays claiming that the Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymers Limited (BCPL) would start production according to schedule by 2012.
The State has received an amount of $ 250 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as loan assistance to revamp the power sector.
The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has cleared an investment of Rs 4,375.35 crore for the coal-based 750 MW Thermal Power Project at Salakati in Kokrajhar district.
After Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilizers, Bijoy Krishna Handique, it was the turn of Chairman-Cum- Managing-Director (CMD) of Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), Dr UD Choubey today, to allay apprehension over Assam Gas Cracker Project, assuring that it would be completed within the scheduled time. The project is moving very smoothly as per schedule and is expected to be completed within the stipulated time, said Dr Choubey, addressing a press conference here today.
The golden jubilee of the Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) was a damp affair with little public participation. Not just the public, the celebrations failed to elicit an enthusiastic response from a majority of its employees. This is symbolic of the mess that the ASEB
AGARTALA, Oct 26
The Association of Engineers, Assam State Electricity Board (AoE, ASEB) has vehemently opposed the decision of the State Government for handing over the urban distribution circles to the private sector under a franchisee programme.
In appreciation of its achievements in the field of energy conservation, the Union Ministry of Power has awarded Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL), the second prize of the National Energy Conservation Award for the year 2008 in the refineries sector, a press release informed here today.
The State is seeking a Rs1,200-crore ADB loan for power sector reforms, which is a good development. Given the doldrums the power sector has been in for decades, substantial funds are a must for putting the ailing sector back on the rails. Earlier in 2005, the much-needed power sector reforms had started with an ADB loan of Rs 1,200 crore, and the reforms are said to be still in progress.
The prolonged dry spell hitting the entire State is also casting its shadow on power generation, as the production capacity of the hydro-electric stations of Assam is going down with every passing day. A tight situation is predicted in the coming days if the hydro power stations are not supported by heavy rainfall.
At least four more blocks in Assam-Arakan basin including two each in Assam and Manipur have been thrown open for bidding under the NELP- VIII. At least one block of Coal Bed Methane
MIRZA, May 11