Himachal’s hydropower plants shut, power shortage in north
byShimla: Five run-of-the-river mega hydropower plants in Himachal Pradesh remained shut today due to high silt level in rivers, triggering a power shortage in northern…
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Northern grid came close to tripping Monday: UP officials
byLucknow: The Northern grid came close to snapping Monday but for the timely intervention of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited, state government officials said. The…
SJVN to enter thermal power sector
byShimla: Having obtained much expertise in executing and operating hydropower plants in tough Himalayan geologies, public sector power company SJVN plans to make it…
Shimla DC Office sitting on Rs 80 lakh unpaid electricity bills
byShimla: Sitting on an unpaid electricity bill for several years, the deputy commissioner’s office complex in the city centre is perhaps one of the…
Himachal hydropower plant plays critical role in reviving Northern grid
byRecords highest generation in a month Shimla: Power crisis looming large over of North India that resulted in two major blackouts and collapse of…
Grid collapse – Regulator summons power heads of five states
byNew Delhi: As half of India faced a major power outage today, India’s power watchdog has summoned top officials of five errant states to…
Grid collapse hits power supply for second day
byShimla: For the second consecutive day today, major snag in the grid paralyzed life in the region as yesterday’s breakdown spread beyond the north…
Promoters NCC and IL&FS to exit 100 MW Sorang Project in Himachal
byShimla: Promoters of the 100 MW Sorang hydroelectric project on River Satluj basin, the infrastructure companies NCC and IL&FS are considering completely exiting from…
Pakistan scientist runs car on water as fuel
byIslamabad: A Pakistani engineer has built a car that runs on water, a feat that left onlookers astounded. Engineer Waqar Ahmad drove his car…
Himachal hydropower woes – more generation, lesser returns
byShimla: Tapping into every potential hydro power generation site has saddled the state with a problem of plenty for even though a late spurt…