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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Dhaka-Delhi high level talks on hydro-electricity likely to begin in Nov
Dhaka and New Delhi are likely to begin high-level talks in November on possibilities of producing hydro-electricity in the Indian state of of Arunachal by a joint investment and power transmission to
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Extreme events, uninsured losses & informal sector vulnerability: a case study of Mumbai
Extreme events, uninsured losses & informal sector vulnerability: a case study of Mumbai - A presentation by Archana Patankar at the 4th National Research Conference on Climate Change, Indian Institute
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Govt, ADB sign $12m deal as addl financing for BD-India power connection
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government signed Wednesday a loan agreement for $12 million in additional financing for the cross-border electricity interconnection between Bangladesh and India.
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Southern grid gets first flow from Kudankulam
The 1,000-MWe nuclear plant generated 160 MWe before being halted for routine check. The first 1,000-MWe unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, now but one stage away from commission, was on Tuesday
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10-year master plan for power transmission network
Bihar government has prepared a master plan for the next 10 years to augment and strengthen power transmission network in the state. Under the plan, various works have been identified in the light of projected
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Draft amendments in Electricity Act 2003
The Union power ministry has proposed amending the Electricity Act 2003 and has sought comments, suggestions and opinion on the draft amendments in Electricity Act 2003 till Nov 15, 2013.
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Odisha loses Rs 2,300 crore worth of crops to Phailin
Eight million people affected, 17 lives lost; Ganjam bears brunt of cyclone Cyclone Phailin, which made a landfall on the southern coast of Odisha at around 8:30 pm on Saturday at a windspeed of 200 km an hour, affected a cultivable area of 0.5 million hectares and damaged 80 per cent of the power transmission infrastructure in the coastal areas.
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Govt launches Rs 2,600 cr scheme to set up 500 substations
The state energy department has already floated a tender in this regard on September 25 The state government today launched the Rs 2,600 crore scheme to strengthen power distribution network and provide seamless electricity supply across the state.
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Green Corridor to See Wind & Solar Farms in Rajasthan, TN
The government will set up wind and solar farms in Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu in the first phase of the . 43,000-crore green energy corridors project that aims to add 30,000 mw to the national grid by 2020.
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Farmers protest against laying of power line, block Ldh-Chd road
Several farmers of the area today sat on a dharna and blocked the traffic on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh road. They were protesting against the laying of power line by the Power Grid Corporation of India without