UPERC issues notice to 'insensitive' Lucknow Electricity Regulatory Authority...

  The UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has issued a show cause notice to Lucknow Electricity Regulatory Authority (Lesa) chief engineer, Shamim Ahmad, for not being sensitive towards consumers who could not pay their bills because of repeated tripping of online server. Ahmad, instead, in a reply sent to UPERC said consumers...

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Tata Power eyes investment opportunities globally...

  Tata Power is scouting for investment opportunities and assets overseas, according to reports. The company reportedly said it would concentrate on Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and the SAARC region. “There are multiple reasons to make a foray into the international market,  Tata Power Managing Director Anil...

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In a first, NTPC to start mining coal from Jharkhand...

  State-owned NTPC Ltd is set to start mining from its captive Pakri Barwadih coal block in Jharkhand to produce power. “We are waiting for last minute approvals. Then it will go on stream immediately,” a senior Government official told. The coal block could start production from this week. Captive mining is a first for the country’s...

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Take up Chhattisgarh power project with CCEA: GMR to Coal Minister...

  GMR Group has asked Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal to take up with CCEA the issue of providing fuel for its 1370 MW supercritical power project in Chhattisgarh, involving a cost of Rs 8,290 crore, which is scheduled to start commercial operations next year. "The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on June 21, 2013 directed...

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Installed Power Generating Capacity of India stood at 228.72 GW...

  India having the second highest population in the world has the world’s fifth-largest electricity generation capacity. However, still the per capita consumption of electricity is one of the lowest in the world and owing to the multifold increase in the industrialization and other aspects of the economy the demand of power is expected...

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Gridco search for buyers to sell surplus power...

  Faced with problem of plenty, Gridco, the power trading utility of the Orissa State Government, is now  searching for buyers. The monsoon, which remained excessively active in most parts of the country, played the spoilsport. More than excess rainfall in almost all the States coupled with the onset of winter has led to a slump...

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Renewable energy projects are eco friendly..., are they really?

  Solar and wind energy are considered environment-friendly, with zero carbon emissions. These sources of energy are going to be the main elements of India’s proposed march towards a low-carbon-economy. But doubts have begun to be expressed over long-term ecological and social fallout of rolling out wind and solar energy on a large...

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Solar Steam Generators At India's First CSP Plant Now Online...

  Godawari Green Energy Ltd. has fired up India's first grid-connected concentrating solar power (CSP) plant. The 60 MW Godawari facility, located in the Jaisalmer district, employs a steam generation system from Denmark-based Aalborg CSP & Sojitz Corp. Godawari expects its CSP plant to produce 130 GWh of electricity per year....

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Solarsis sets up rooftop solar PV unit for IIT Madras...

  Solar photovoltaic solutions company Solarsis has installed a rooftop solar photo-voltaic system in IIT Madras. The Solar PV system incorporates various technologies in modules and inverters. The solar plant is installed on top of the 50 year old Electrical Sciences Block at IIT-Madras which aims to build 1 MW solar unit on top...

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DVC failed to keep its promises over power plant: WB govt...

  In a bid to put the blame on DVC for the impasse over the Rs 10,000 crore thermal power plant in West Bengal's Purulia district, state Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee today accused the power utility of not keeping their word regarding compensation to land losers. Referring to the land acquisition process for the plant at...

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Power equipment manufacturers offer discounts to revive growth...

  In a desperate bid to woo customers and revive growth in the capital goods space, private sector manufacturers are taking a haircut and offering discounts for power generation equipment. In engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) orders, for instance, manufacturers are now offering a discount of 10% over and above average...

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