Himachal cabinet succumbs to Adani Power, to return Rs 280 crore penalty amount
byShimla: Succumbing to intense pressure from Adani’s, a business house from Gujarat, the Himachal Pradesh cabinet chaired by chief minister Virbhadra Singh at its…
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SJVN’s 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri plant registers record energy generation in a day
byShimla: By operating a large 1500 MW hydroelectric plant at 107.97% plant availability factor, SJVN – a mini Ratna public sector power generating company,…
SJVN changes Luhri project design, locals for free flowing Satluj River stretch
byShimla: SJVN, a mini Ratna public sector power producer company, has changed plans for setting up a run of the river project involving construction…
With not many takers Himachal cabinet offers 960 MW Jhangi Powari Project to Reliance Energy
byShimla: Falling electricity prices and high costs with long gestation periods rendering many hydropower projects unviable are deterring power producers from entering the hydro…
Himachal farmers earn carbon credits through plantations – a first for India
byShimla: Cashing on ‘India: Himachal Pradesh Reforestation Project – Improving Livelihoods and Watersheds’, a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project under the World Bank aegis, farmers…
RN Mishra, SJVN CMD conferred Legend PSU Shining Award
byNew Delhi: In recognition for promoting excellence in administration of Public Sector Undertakings, RN Mishra, Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN Limited was conferred with…
Nod for cement plant expansion, Himachal cabinet cancels 7 hydro projects
byDharamshala: Having voraciously protested against illegally setting up of a cement plant as an opposition party, the Congress government here today approved expansion of…
Centre likely to give nod to small hydro projects in hill states
byDehra Dun : The Uttarakhand government in collaboration with IIT Roorkee, recently held a three-day workshop on the advantages of hydel power and to…
SJVN profits soar 53.8%, declares interim dividend
byShimla: A onetime arrears sales gain of Rs 571.25 crore increased SJVN’s profits from Rs 969.80 crore in last year’s corresponding period to a…
Uttarakhand pushes for hydel power generation
byDehra Dun : Concerned that the ambitious plans for making Uttarakhand a power state had neither taken off and could fall flat following the…