World energy issues monitor 2024
In a world where the demands for secure, affordable and sustainable energy are ever-increasing, global and national energy systems are showing signs of deficiencies and strains everywhere. There is an
Power Transmission
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Power for farmers top priority
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Energy Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said his department was giving the highest priority to release of power connections to agricultural consumers and would provide 65,000 agricultural connections by March next year. This will dispose of the farmers' applications received by the three power distribution companies in the State till December 2007.
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Impact of the global financial crisis on investments in South Asia's electric power infrastructure
<p> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" /> <title></title> <meta content="OpenOffice.org 3.1 (Unix)" name="GENERATOR" /> <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> </style> <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">While the global financial crisis appears to have had little impact on the flow of funds to South Asia’s power sector, the sector still needs up to $150 billion in additional investments to meet its growing electricity demand by 2015 says this report by World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP).</p> </p>
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Next, focus on water conservation
Chandigarh: Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said today that water conservation was topmost on the government agenda during its second term in office and urged the newly elected representatives of zila parishads and municipalities to extend help in creating awareness on the issue. Hooda was speaking at a programme organised with the chairmen and vice-chairmen of zila parishads, municipaliti
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J&K seeks Rs 5,851 cr for reforms in power sector
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has sought from the Centre Rs 5,851 crore as assistance for implementing reforms programme in power sector and improving distribution and transmission system in the state.
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Thermal plants' expansion will trim power cuts: Minister
WITH capacity expansion of thermal plants in the State nearing completion, power cuts will be minimised by March next year, Minister for Electricity Arcot Veerasamy said. After reviewing the progress of works on the Mettur Thermal Plant's 600 MW expansion at an outlay of `3,500 crore, the minister told reporters that the three-stage work would be completed by March although the deadline was Jun
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Powering Up
GMR Power set up its first 200-MW plant in 1998, but it has projected a power generation capacity of over 12,500 MW by 2016. Reliance Power, which came into existence in 2007, plans to generate 25,000 MW by 2015. And Adani Power, which went public just three years ago, already has 990 MW capacity at Mundra, which is being scaled up to 4,620 MW by 2012.
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Orissas forest graveyard
While the mowing down of seven elephants in Dooars, West Bengal, by a speeding goods train has led to a national outrage, there is not even a murmur in Orissa
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DoNER to update NE States on action plan
NEW DELHI, Sept 27
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Green energy set to light up your homes soon
Distribution Cos Need To Replace 6% Capacity With Renewable Energy Gouri Agtey Athale PUNE FIRST it blended green fuel into petrol. Now, the government wants green power blended into electricity to light up our homes, offices and factories. Energy distribution companies have to replace 6% of their total quantity with power generated from solar, wind or hydel energy.
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Mizoram seeks World Bank loans
Silchar, Sept. 12: The Congress government in Mizoram has sought World Bank funds in loans on soft interest to develop four key areas