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 Gap Yawns Wider
No wonder, the index of industrial production (iip) is on a roller-coaster. The 9 per cent gdp growth targets may well remain just that
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Power diplomacy
The time is ripe for a south Asian electricity market
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Thane, Navi Mumbai to enjoy power 24 X 7
In a move aimed at giving great relief to the residents of Thane and Navi Mumbai circles including Bhandup, Mulund, Kanjurmarg besides Kalva from power cuts, the Bhandup zone of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDC) has mooted zero load shedding for the city and its suburb.
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Discoms ready for competition
Open Access System Will Allow People To Purchase Power Freely With the Assembly elections approaching, Delhi government has finally empowered Delhiites to choose discoms with a better image in over those with numerous complaints against them in the last six years. The open access system will allow people to take power from the discoms they want, irrespective of where they live. Power department officials said that making the three companies compete with one another is the only way of ensuring good performance.
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Saving energy is everyone's responsibility
There are various reasons behind shortage of power including unmindful consumption of energy. Therefore, it is the crying need of the hour and responsibility of everyone to save power. Most of the sources of power generation are dependent on nature's bounty and it is difficult to guess as to what would happen to these sources in the face of increasing global warming and shortage of water and coal in future.
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Haryana riding high on biomass power projects
With about 20 biomass-based power projects generating 183 MW at Sirsa, Panipat, Karnal, Hisar, Fatehabad, Bhiwani, Nilokheri, Jagadhari, Khanesar and Dabwali, the people of Haryana can be assured of lesser power cuts. As the projects are being set up at the sites of the load centres, the power supply is expected to increase in these blocks, with transmission losses going down in a big way. Confirming this, officials of Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) said since the state is purchasing massive power from other states, it has to bear huge transmission losses.
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State to get 2000 MW power soon: Shinde
UNION Energy Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Tuesday assured that the state would get 2000 mw power from the Ultra Mega Power Project to be set up in Ratnagiri in Konkan region. Speaking to the newspersons after attending a stock-taking meeting at Sahyadri guest house on Thursday night, Shinde said he was aware of the acute power shortage faced by the state and would do everything possible to alleviate the same.
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70 new 33/11 kva stations to be constructed
70 new 33'11 kva sub stations will be constructed by the East Region Electric Distribution Company in its area under the Japan Bank of International Coordination (JBIC)by August this year. These sub stations will help solve the problem of low voltage in remote areas. These sub stations will be constructed at a cost of Rs 107 crores. The first such sub station was inaugurated by the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on April 26 last. Out of the above, 35 will be constructed in Jabalpur, 23 in Rewa and 12 in Sagar districts.
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The Sun In The Backyard
"I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait till oil and coal run out before we tackle that.'
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A power link across the country
In addition to its own resources and involvement of private participation in projects, Power Grid has had continued assistance from the World Bank. High voltage power transmission lines from the Power Grid Corporation in Chennai.