Indian Power Sphere: 01/15/14

January 15, 2014

Government to generate 9,000 MW of power in next 5-6 years in JK…

The Jammu and Kashmir government has conceived a well-planned and realistic power generation strategy and set a target to generate 9,000 MW electricity in next 5-6 years in the state, Industries and Commerce Minister Sajad Ahmed Kichloo said today. "Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has conceived a well- planned and realistic power generation...

Solar energy ambitions take shape as costs tumble…

Electricity-hungry India is flipping the switch on huge new solar energy projects to fuel its growing economy, using cheap -- mainly Chinese -- foreign technology to reduce once sky-high generation costs to competitive levels. Since 2010, India has hiked installed solar power capacity from a meagre 17.8 megawatts to more than 2,000MW,...

DVC begins work on Raghunathpur project - phase II…

Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) today started work on its 1,320-MW (660MWx2) phase II project for Raghunathpur thermal power plant that would entail a total investment of Rs 10,000 crore. “We have begun the civil work for boiler of the first unit of 660MW for the second phase of Raghunathpur thermal power project,” Debashis Mitra,...

Government looking at ways to reduce smart grid tech costs…

Various options are being studied to reduce the cost of smart grid technologies, which will help in bringing down overall transmission and distribution losses in the power sector, a Planning Commission member said today. Smart grid technologies would help in ensuring efficient power system and pilot projects in this regard have already...

Green shoots emerge in power sector: India Ratings

Indian government's policy measures are helping the power sector as green shoots have started to emerge, believes India Ratings. These policies are directed to solve the fuel risk and poor financial health of state power utilities in 2012-13 and 2013-14. Two years before the reforms kicked in (2010-11 and 2011-12), were the worst...

GVK seeks MoEF nod to use HSD for gas-based power project…

With gas supplies from KG-Basin coming to a standstill, Gautami Power Ltd, a GVK group company has sought permit from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to use High Speed Diesel (HSD) instead of natural gas at its plant in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. This comes after a committee under the MoEF opined that...

MoEF gets deadline to give clearance to coal blocks…

In an move to speed up clearances for coal blocks, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) have been given between four to six weeks to expedite Stage 1 and 2 forest and environment clearances for 42 coal blocks. On behalf of the government, the Attorney General of India today informed the court that it will take about 4-6...

Reliance Power's Jharkhand UMPP proposal gets CCI nod…

Cabinet Committee on Investment has cleared Reliance Power's Tilaiya ultra mega power project in Jharkhand, sources said. RPower, according to them, may not have to provide non-forest land to compensate for the loss of forest land acquired for the proposed plant. Sources said the company's 4,000 MW Tilaiya plant is now expected...

CEA asks Tata, Hindalco others to speed up coal mine output…

The Central Electricity Authority has asked companies including NTPC , Hindalco, Tata Power and Tata Steel to expedite production from captive coal blocks allocated to them and inform it about any constraints. "A meeting was held...to review the status of development of captive coal blocks allocated for power...

Odisha rejects CEA projection of power shortfall by 2017…

The Odisha government has rejected the projection of Central Electricity Authority (CEA) on power availability in the state. The CEA has predicted that Odisha will face power deficit in the 12th Five Year Plan that ends in 2017 in its 18th Electric Power Survey (EPS) report. For the current fiscal, the EPS said that the peak demand...

BYPL not to get power from Nathpa Jhakri power station…

Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) Ltd has regulated power supply to Reliance-backed discom BSES Yamuna from Nathpa Jhakri power station from January 1 to June 30, 2014, following non-payment of dues. BYPL had earlier been barred power supply from this Himachal Pradesh-based power plant from October to December 2013, after defaulting...

Odisha to sell surplus power to Karnataka…

The Odisha government has decided to sell surplus power to Karnataka. The matter was discussed at a high-level meeting here on Monday, which was attended by chief secretaries of both states. Senior officials of the Odisha government’s Energy department were also present. “Karnataka Chief Secretary Kaushik Mukherjee, who is in the...

Maharashtra Cabinet likely to discuss power tariff subsidy today…

The Maharashtra Cabinet is meeting on Wednesday and is likely to take up the proposal to cut power tariffs in Mumbai. This comes after Congress MPs Sanjay Nirupam and Priya Dutt held protests on Monday demanding slashing down of electricity bills for Mumbaikars. Backed by a crowd, the two Congress leaders gathered outside Reliance's...

Micro-windmills could power your cellphone…

Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have designed a micro-windmill that generates wind energy and may become an innovative solution to cell phone batteries constantly in need of recharging and home energy generation where large windmills are not preferred. Smitha Rao and J C Chiao designed and built the device...

Researchers finally harness solar energy during day for use at night…

A team of researchers has built a system that can be used to harness sun’s energy during day- when its rays are strongest- for use at night. The researchers led by Tom Meyer at the Energy Frontier Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have built a system that converts the sun’s energy not into electricity...

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