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Lanka's consumers to get a month's free electricty with 20% drop in bill
Lanka's consumers to get a month's free electricty with 20% drop in bill
Sri Lanka's electricty consumers will receive the opportunity of having free electricity for one month by reducing their electricity bills by 20 percent.
Sri Lanka threatened by India's new nuke plants
The Sri Lankan government has proposed an MoU to India on nuclear disaster management, according to Power Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka.
India's largest solar power plant comes online
India's energy grid can look forward to an additional 40MW of electricity, this from solar power.
Reliance Power to invest $1.18B in Rajahastan solar projects
Reliance Power plans to invest more than $1.18 billion to develop solar power projects in Rajasthan over the next two years.
India intent on price reform
The Indian government is intent on introducing gas pricing policy reforms to incentivize natural gas production, its prime minister Manmohan Singh said March 23.
Options for meeting renewable purchase obligations in India
Under the Electricity Act (2003), the governing legislature for the Indian power sector, State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) are mandated to promote renewable energy (RE) through the setting of Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPOs). Under these policies, certain parties (obligated entities) are obligated to purchase a minimum share of their electricity from renewable energy sources.
U.S. investment arm lends US$250 million to Indian RE projects
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation has injected long-term capital to help unlock India's huge renewable energy potential.
India's CEA wants to limit PPA for gas-based plants to 15-18 years
CEA's draft of the National Electricity Plan of 2012 suggested that the duration of a PPA should be brought down from the existing 25 years to 15-18 years.
GoUK advocates award of stage-II clearance for THDC's 444 MW Vishnugad Pipalkot HEP
The Government of Uttarakhand (GoUK) has recommended to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to award stage-II forest
GoUK advocates award of stage-II clearance for THDC's 444 MW Vishnugad Pipalkot HEP
The Government of Uttarakhand (GoUK) has recommended to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to award stage-II forest
NTPC seeks GoM's help for expeditious grant of forest clearance for Kolodyne-II HEP
State-run NTPC has sought the help of the Government of Mizoram (GoM) in expediting the forestry clearance for the former's
SJVN yet to conclude hydro testing, falls behind concretization targets at Rampur HEP
SJVN has been lagging behind the targets set for the generator barrel concreting at units 1, 2 and 6 of its 412 MW Rampur hydro
BHEL's lackadaisical attitude a cause of serious concern for NTPC's Rihand STPP
In yet another disappointing turn of events for NTPC`s Rihand super thermal power plant (STPP), power equipment major BHEL has failed
Hinduja Energy forms JV with STEAG for 10,000MW projects
Hinduja Energy has formed a joint venture with STEAG Energy Services for setting up 10,000 MW power plants. It The projects will require an investment of $12-14 billion during the next eight years.
Bangladesh cabinet okays creation of nuclear body
The Bangladesh cabinet has approved the draft of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Control Act 2012.
MoEF pays no heed to EAC's suggestions, dilly-dallies grant of EC for KSK Energy's Dibbin HEP
Hyderabad based KSK Energy Ventures Limited is yet to receive the letter of consent from the Ministry of Environment and Forests
THDC invites EoI for 444 MW Vishnugad Pipalkoti HEP & 16 MW Dhukwan small HEP
HDC India Limited, a joint venture (JV) of the central government and government of Uttar Pradesh, has invited expressions of