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…
Energy
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…
‘Environment ministry yet to finalise Kudankulam N-plant report’
byChennai: The union environment and forests ministry is yet to finalise the report of its officials’ visit to Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) site, an…
SJVN secures coal block for 1320 Buxar thermal plant
byShimla: Public sector power generating company, SJVN Limited has been allocated a coal block in West Bengal for its upcoming 1320 MW Buxar thermal…
Gas Price Rise: gains without merit
byDoubling of natural gas price to $8.4/MMBtu from $4.2/MMBtu, the UPA II government has brought cheers in the camps of oil producers, but a glum…
Hydro power is here to stay
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh is rated to be the third fastest growing economy in India that by per capita incomes is ranked 4th amongst all…
Gas subsidy creates problems for Dehradun residents
byDehradun : Come June and a vast majority of the residents of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand will be deprived of getting the subsidy on…
Changing the oil game – Shale gas
byShale gas is fast transforming the world’s energy industry. It is cheap, abundant and has the ability to burn cleaner than fossil fuels and…
Himachal 2013 power tariff hike shocks domestic, industrial consumers
byShimla: Saddled with huge employee costs and high power purchase prices during winter lean season, power surplus Himachal state served a rude shock on…