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
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Frequent power cuts hit tea industry
Frequent and unscheduled power cuts for long hours as well as low voltage created havoc for majority of the tea estates of Assam and industry sources said that if the situation does not improve soon, most of the gardens would face serious problems soon. Tea Industry sources told The Assam Tribune today that in recent times, majority of the gardens faced serious problems due to frequent power cuts and in some places of the State, the gardens located in the remote areas faced power cuts for as many as 20 hours in a day.
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Three Birsinghpur units resume power generation
Three units of Birsinghpur-based Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station had shut down between 2.30 and 2.45 pm due to some snag in frequency system on Friday. But the snag was overcome within two hours and the three units started generating power as earlier. Meanwhile, the work of repairing a 500 MW unit of BHEL at Birsinghpur is fast progressing and this unit too is expected to resume power generation by Sunday morning. According to information received from Energy Department, all other power generation units in the state are working normally.
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Haryana to spend Rs 239 crore on power reforms
Haryana power utilities will spend Rs 239 crore for reforms in power sector in Gurgaon by 2011.
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Centre urged to take up power projects in NE
The Northeastern States have urged the Centre to build power projects in the region under the
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Steady power supply must to woo investors
If steady supply of power at reasonable rate is made available, Assam will be able to attract investments to the tune of at least Rs 2,000 crore within two years, observed the chairman of the Assam State Council of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Abhijit Barooah. Talking to The Assam Tribune, Barooah admitted that the present power crisis has severely affected all the industries in the State.
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Haryana plans power reforms
Haryana Power Utilities will spend Rs.239 crore by the year 2011 to initiate power reforms in Gurgaon district, an official spokesman said here on Saturday. He disclosed that under this plan, new sub-stations would be set up and the capacity of existing sub-stations would be augmented. Also, new transmission lines would be laid in a phased manner. He further disclosed that seven new sub-stations would be set up in Gurgaon during the current financial year at a cost of Rs.164.40 crore.
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Shortfall in power production
The Power Ministry seems to have faltered in its first month of the crucial 2008-09 financial year. It announced on Thursday that contrary to expectations, the target of addition to power generating capacity for April 2008 will be missed. The Ministry had set a target of 310 MW for April of which 250 MW has already been commissioned. However, the shortfall has been primarily due to the delay in commissioning of the phase-I of the Valuthur combined cycle gas-based power project expansion being executed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) with a capacity of 59.8 MW.
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Valley's power woes will soon end: Powergrid
Kashmir Valley's power woes including voltage problems may finally end as the Power Grid Corporation has integrated the power-hungry Valley with the rest of country. "Barring four states in the southern region, power can now move from anywhere to Srinagar and vice versa", an official of Power Grid Corporation told KTNS here.
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State reeling under power shortage
Assam is reeling under severe power crisis as the shortfall in availability of power during the peak load hours is around 230 MW and it is around 170 MW during the off-peak load hours, forcing the Assam State Electricity Board to take recourse to frequent power cuts. However, the situation, ASEB sources said, is expected to improve significantly with the 100 MW Karbi Langpi hydel project back on the grid by the first week of May. The project is under shut down for annual maintenance since April 17.
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Power cuts go on
Frequent power cuts coupled with unbearable heat, Delhiites had a tough day on Wednesday as electricity demand shot up to 3158MW. Due to low frequency in northern grid, less than standard 49 hz, as the neighboring states overdrew the electricity, power failed around 50 times during the day, Delhi Transco officials said. The situation is likely to remain same at least in the next few days even as there will be a marginal fall in temperature, as predicted by the Met department. Officials said the power cuts would continue till there was no considerable fall in temperature.