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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Rs 11,ooo cr fillip for state power sector
The state will invest over Rs 11,000 crore ( including external aid from ADB and Japanese financial institutions) over the next five years to strengthen the power transmission and distribution network
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Green issues stall Kaiga-Kerala power line
Farmers, elected representatives in Kodagu district want route realigned The controversial proposal to draw a high tension power transmission line from Kaiga in Uttara Kannada district to Kerala via Kodagu and Mysore districts is back in focus with the State government seeking a report on the pros and cons of the proposed project of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL).
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ECNEC okays 4 projects worth Tk 2,590 crore
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved the ‘Enhancement of Capacity of Grid Substations and Transmission Line for Rural Electrification’ project costing TK
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Govt to improve rural power supply in 5 divs, ECNEC okays four projects involving Tk 2,590cr
The government on Tuesday gave nod to a Tk 1,332.68 crore project aiming at improving rural power supply system in five divisions. Under the project, state-owned Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited
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Govt notifies code to regulate power sector
The state government has notified the electricity code to regulate the power sector. The electricity code lays down guidelines for the distribution of power, power tariff, various regulations governing
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Renewable Energy Target (RET) policy analysis
A new study released shows future power prices will be lower with Australia’s Renewable Energy Target in place than they would be if it was removed, the Clean Energy Council said. Clean Energy Council
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Rs 1,500 cr scheme to improve city power system approved
Scheme aims at ensuring stable and uninterrupted supply of power to consumers in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack The state energy department has secured in-principle nod for its ambitious State Capital Region Improvement in Power System (SCRIPS) scheme planned at an investment of Rs 1,500 crore.
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Odisha may reject Vedanta's plea to use IPP power for smelter
The Odisha government is unlikely to consider the plea of Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) to use power generated by Sterlite Energy Ltd, also a Vedanta Group firm, to run its smelter complex at Jharsuguda.
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PGCIL gets Stage-I forest nod for transmission line
The forest land is to be diverted in Angul, Athmallik, Rairakhol and Sambalpur to make way for PGCIL's transmission line Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has obtained Stage-I forest clearance from the Union ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) for diversion of 379.57 hectares (ha) forest land for building a transmission line in Odisha.
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Delhi has no gas for its power plants
While the demand for power is expected to go up to around 6,200 MW this peak summer, non-availability of natural gas is hampering production in power plants of the Capital. Of the city’s six power plants,