India
US raises howl over India's solar domestic content requirement
US raises howl over India's solar domestic content requirement
The United States is protesting the domestic content requirements in India’s solar energy sector.
Bangladesh gets $193-M loan for 225MW power plant
The Ashuganj Power Station will receive a US$193 million loan for its 225 MW combined cycle power project.
Work on Bangladesh's Rooppur nuclear plant to start in June
Bangladesh is set to implement the construction of Rooppur nuclear power plant by June.
NPCIL-Nalco to set up nuclear power plants in India
NPCIL-Nalco will set up two 700MW nuclear power plants in India by March 2016.
India slow on clearing Bhutan hydropower projects
Only one of India's seven Bhutan-based hydro electric projects has been cleared.
Bangladesh to build power plant with Japanese, Korean firms
Bangladesh's Power Development Board will set up a 399.28MW base-load combined cycle power plant.
Bangladesh witnesses a credit facility agreement for the first time
The deal is for the construction of a 450MW combined cycle power plant.
Bangladesh installs 1,000 solar home systems daily
More Bangladeshis are installing solar-home systems at villages.
Bangladesh to put up 60-mw wind power plant in beach town
Bangladesh's cabinet committee approved the setting up of a 60 megawatt wind power plant in Cox’s Bazar.
BGR Energy to supply equipment to NTPC's thermal power project
BGR will provide steam turbine and generators for NTPC's Lara 2x800 MW super thermal power project.
Time for Asian powerhouses to launch domestic carbon trading markets
At the recently concluded climate change summit in Doha, Qatar, world leaders met and extended the carbon markets till 2020.
Indian state of Haryana to get 2000MW hydropower from Bhutan
The government of Haryana is setting up a joint venture hydel power project in Bhutan.
Trombay plant's 500 MW unit modernisation by 2015: Tata Power
Tata Power expects to complete modernisation work of one of the 500 MW units at its long-running Trombay
Haryana to set up JV hydel project in Bhutan
The Haryana government is setting up joint venture hydel power project in Bhutan.
India better than China in energy systems: WEF
The World Economic Forum rated India's energy system as better than China's.
2,988.5 MW of power supply affected as 14 power units fail on December 12
Fifteen power units worth 2,988.5 MW of generation capacity and forty five transmission lines across the country were taken offline on Wednesday. 8Three units, aggregating 910 MW, were taken out in the Northern region. All these units are expected to be revived within two days 8In the same region, two 210 MW units of the Anpara TPS were shut down for a short duration of the day due to tripping of outgoing transmission lines creating trouble in power evacuation. 8Meanwhile in the southern region, a 150 MW unit of the Meenakshi TPS was taken out for a few hours due to turbine differential expansion problems. 8Two units of the Kolghat TPS in West Bengal were temporarily made non operational due to developing faults. The unit 2 of the power plant was taken offline due to low demand. Both units have now been synchronised. 8In the western region, six power units failed affecting 1,067.5 MW of capacity of the region. A unit of the Chandrapura TPS and a unit of the Nashik power plant were shut down due to boiler tube leakage. The unit 2 of the Korba (E) expansion was taken out for GT wall cleaning. 8The first unit of the Agartala Gas Turbine power project (AGTPP), in the north east region, was also forced to shut down for inspection purposes. 8Fog and over voltage create a menace for smooth electricity evacuation in the northern region which witnessed twenty one transmission lines going offline during the day. 8In the eastern region, seven transmission lines had developed faults whereas eleven transmission lines had failed in the western region. 8Moreover, five transmission line including the HVDC Bhadravathi Pole 1 were taken out of service in the southern region.
Indiabulls Industrial Infrastructure Ltd to source power from group company IBRL for proposed SEZ
Indiabulls Industrial Infrastructure Ltd's proposed Multiproduct Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Nashik, Maharashtra will source its power requirements from group company Indiabulls Realtech Limited's coal-based power plant of 2,700 MW capacity. 8Out of the total 1011.264 Ha of the SEZ area, 436.194 Ha have been earmarked for the power plant. Pertinently, the environment clearance has already been attained for the power project site. 8The SEZ developer has clearly stated that appropriate arrangements will be made for power evacuation and distribution to meet the estimated power demand of 82.8 MW for the SEZ project. 8An enclosed type diesel generator (DG) sets with Auto Mains Failure (AMF) panels will be provided for power back up, in line with the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and guidelines issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). 8Moreover, an efficient effluent management, treatment and reuse scheme will be implemented in the power plant. This will be done to optimize various water systems so as to reduce intake water requirement and achieve ‘Zero Discharge Condition’ for the thermal power plant. 8Processed wastewater generated from different sections of the TPP will be effectively utilized within the plant itself.
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