NTPC Koldam Hydel Plant May See Further Delay
byThe 800-MW NTPC Koldam hydel power plant may see further delay in commissioning due to its alleged faulty construction, as a result of which,…
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Himachal’s vanishing rivers, damaging original habitats – German study
byShimla: Faulting the myopic Indian practice of project level environmental impact assessment (EIA) for extensive hydropower development in river basins of Himachal Pradesh, a…
Himachal goes soft on UP to settle power bill dues
byShimla: Finding it hard to recover power arrears from Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) even after having won a case in the Supreme Court,…
Tripura eyes Bangladesh market for selling power
byRokhia (Tripura): Tripura is keen to supply at least 100 MW of electricity to energy-starved Bangladesh as the northeast Indian state will be power surplus…
SJVN eyes Jaypee hydropower plants in Satluj valley
byShimla: Profit making power generating public sector company SJVN other than targeting to increase profits, add to generation capacity in the current year has…
Jaypee Group out to sell Himachal hydropower plants
byShimla: Jaiprakash Associates, one of the largest investors in Himachal Pradesh, is all set to exit from the hydropower sector in the hill state…
No excise duty exemption; Anand Sharma hands new projects bouquet to Himachal
byIndian Institute of Foreign Trade regional office to be setup in Shimla Capital investment subsidy for HP and Uttarakhand extended to 2017 Open ended…
World Bank to fund $37 Mn for India-Nepal transmission line project
byKathmandu: Tapping into enormous Nepal’s enormous hydropower potential just got a boost with the government today accepting a $37 million World Bank loan for a…
Hydro developers abandon projects in Himachal as electricity rates record steep fall
byCabinet Decisions: Presided over by chief minister Virbhadra Singh, the cabinet today cancelled Lower Kalm (1.5 MW) project the Binwa-II (4.5 MW), Chaunda (2.40 MW), Sailan (1.50 MW), Baleni- Ka- Nala (2 MW),Joiner- II (3 MW), Chakka (1.50 MW), Shirir (1 MW), Jakhi (1.50 MW) and Nera (1.60 MW),
SJVN’s 2013-14 first quarter net profits increases by 8.87%
byShimla: An increase of over 11 percent in electricity generation in the first quarter of 2013-14 has boosted SJVNs, the public sector company’s profits by…