<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Aabhijeet Sharma Vs Union of India & Others dated 31/07/2019. The applications seek reconstitution of the Committee constituted by the Ministry
Protests, delays in green nods and issues of long-term loans derail projects Hydropower projects with a combined capacity estimated by experts at about 42,000 megawatt are yet to take off in various states,
NEW DELHI, Nov 9 – The Supreme Court on Monday gave four weeks’ time to NHPC, Ministry of Environment and Forest and Union Power Ministry to submit documents in connection with the construction of mega
Mumbai Growing energy demand helped Indian companies rise up in a global top 250 energy company rankings list compiled by Platts, but the performance may prove hard to sustain. The global energy information firm’s 2012 rankings reflect performance in four key areas — asset worth, revenues, profits and return on invested capital (ROIC) — in the financial year 2011. Half of the country’s 12 representatives on the top 250 list also figure among 50 fastest growing energy companies in the world, with Cairn India topping the list, said Platts.
GUWAHATI, Oct 19 – The State Government is perhaps not interested to make public the report of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project (LSHEP). This attitude of
NHPC, pre-dominantly focussed on hydro power generation, has decided to explore the possibility of a tie-up with public sector power utilities such as Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and NTPC to make a foray into thermal power generation, including bidding jointly for a future ultra mega power project (UMPP). Sources in the Power Ministry said that the NHPC board had recently granted approval for entering other modes of generation, including thermal, with a view to diversifying its business.
Jorhat, Oct. 8: An independent flood relief mission by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) to Majuli was blocked today by Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) activists who barred four vehicles
Guwahati, Sept. 25: The forest advisory committee under the ministry of environment and forestry has refused to provide clearances to hydroelectric projects on the Tawang river basin, unless a comprehensive
GUWAHATI, Sept 19 – National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) authorities will hold a discussion with the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and the 26 ethnic organisations which have been allying
The committee is expected to give its report in mid-October Ahead of the B K Chaturvedi committee's assessment on the impact of hydel projects on the Ganga river, the Uttarakhand government is expecting a positive report on the issue. It has also started lobbying for the allocation of coal blocks. During the past three years, a series of hydel projects had either been scrapped or suspended on environmental and religious grounds in the hill state, with the Centre setting up the Chaturvedi Committee to examine the impact of hydel projects on the biodiversity in the state. The committee is expected to give its report in mid-October.
The state's average power requirement for the current fiscal is projected at 4,397 MW against which the availability will be 2,751 MW Odisha is set to face average power shortfall of 1,646 MW during 2012-13, according to the 18th Electric Power Survey (EPS) conducted by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). The state’s average power requirement for the current fiscal is projected at 4,397 MW against which the availability will be 2,751 MW. “The power requirement for the state has been extrapolated by the CEA on the basis of increasing load in industrial and domestic sectors. But this year, the sharp jump in power requirement for the state will be driven by charging of villages under Rajeev Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY).
