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 generation: Focus on mini-hydel projects
Moving in the direction of generating power from the renewable energy sources, Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) is encouraging private investors to set up projects in the fields of solar power, biomass, wind energy, small hydro and co-generation biomass power projects. The agency invited proposals from private companies to harness small hydro power in three phases for generation of over 17-MW of power.
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New power scheme from Aug. 25
The amnesty scheme would ensure correct billing, enhance consumer satisfaction Category change would be allowed Applicants need to fill a declaration form NEW DELHI: In order to bring consumers under correct tariff category according to their usage of electricity and to minimise unauthorised use of electricity and align sanctioned load with the actual need of load, Delhi Power Minister A. K. Walia on Thursday announced a new month-long amnesty scheme that would open on August 25.
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Too little power for Rising India
WE HAVE got to face up to the fact that India as a whole is in the midst of a serious energy deficit. Insufficient power could well turn out to be the Achilles heel of this country's dream of making rapid economic strides to fight poverty and to remain lodged on a relatively high growth trajectory. It is instructive to note that in spite of the economic reforms of 1991, the power industry has not been able to attract the expected level of private investment, domestic or foreign.
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TVNL head ache rubs salt into power wound
RUDRA BISWAS Ranchi, Aug. 3: While the state is reeling from severe power crisis, the lack of Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Limited (TVNL) chairman is a spanner in generating capacity power at the plant. Equipped with two units with a total installed capacity of 440 MW, TVNL is being forced to operate only one. Reason: since June 18, there is no one to authorise payments for regular coal purchases or to renew contracts with transporters for carrying coal from the collieries of Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) to the TVNL plant at Lalpania.
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UP power situation dismal
LUCKNOW: With demonstrations being held at several places in Uttar Pradesh in protest against prolonged power cuts, the scene continues to be dismal. The latest round of power crisis is attributed to a shutdown by nine units of Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (UPRVUN) due to technical snags, which brought the power generation down to 1,800 megawatt. Five of these units
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Power distribution reforms off for now
Subhash Narayan NEW DELHI IN YET another setback to the distribution reforms in the power sector, the government's Accelerated Power Development & Reforms Programme (APDRP) may fail to meet the deadline yet again. The APDRP scheme aims to reduce aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses of utilities to 15% within five years. Sharp inter-ministerial differences over extending budgetary support to state utilities has resulted in the government deferring a decision on the matter and constituting a group of ministers (GoM) to evolve a consensus.
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Install under-frequency systems fast'
Smriti Kak Ramachandran Discoms asked to ensure the Capital's residents are insulated from cuts caused by frequency problems "There is no reason why paying consumers should face power cuts' NEW DELHI: The Delhi Government's Power Department has asked the power distribution companies in the city to speed up installation of under-frequency scheme to ensure that the residents are insulated from power cuts caused by frequency problems.
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Potential of the poor to power growth, private businesses
Kemal Dervis & Jean-Michel FOR too long, private businesses have not been seen as key drivers of human development. Yet as the world becomes more interdependent, doing business with the poor can not only boost firms' competitiveness, but also help in the fight against poverty. A UNDP report released on Monday offers compelling examples of opportunities that create value for all: both achieving the Millennium Development Goals that have galvanised unprecedented efforts to address the needs of the world's poorest, and attracting business returns.
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State to get 100 MW of power from Central pool
T. Ramakrishnan Iin addition to 75 MW being supplied now CHENNAI: Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has ordered that 100 megawatt be supplied to Tamil Nadu. This followed a meeting Electricity Minister Arcot N. Veeraswami had with Mr. Shinde in New Delhi on Thursday morning. On Wednesday, Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi had explained the position of power shortage to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Subsequently, the Union Power Minister called on the Chief Minister at Tamil Nadu Bhavan, an official release stated.
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Board blames NTPC for power cuts
Varinder Singh Tribune News Service Patiala, July 24 Prolonged power cuts have made life of urban and rural people miserable and the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) has been blaming shutting down of three National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plants for bad power position in the state.