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India's first digital substation gets one bay commissioned
India's first digital substation gets one bay commissioned
Alstom T&D India has successfully commissioned one bay of a 220 kV substation in Gujarat with its patented Optical Instrument Transformer.
India's Chamera III hydro achieves synchronization and full load
Chamera III hydro power plant three 77 MW units has been synchronized and achieved full load.
Climate change to affect electric power in Asia: ADB
ADB warned that electric power in Asia and the Pacific is vulnerable to climate change impacts.
Reliance Power secures Chinese funding for major power project
Three Chinese banks have agreed to lend India’s Reliance Power Ltd US$1.1 billion to finance power projects in India.
Bhutan villagers coerced to work for electrification
Villagers in Dungmanma claim they’ve been coerced to carry electric poles to reduce contractor’s overheads for rural electrification work.
Kerala's 2000MW power plants lack gas for commissioning
Only 6.43 MMSCMD are allocated for Kerala's gas-based power plants against the total requirement of 13.65 MMSCMD.
Suzlon and ReNew Power in joint wind power project
Two Indian companies are partnering to build wind energy projects with a total capacity of 300 megawatts.
Bihar to operate first private power plant by April 2014
Bihar's first private sector thermal plant is scheduled to become operational by April 2014.
Work to begin for 4680MW Indo-Bhutan hydro projects
Hydropower projects totaling 4680MW capacity under Indo-Bhutan joint initiative will begin construction within a year.
Punjab aims surplus power in 2 years
Punjab is hopeful that its three power plants in various stages of construction would bring power surplus by adding 3,920 Mw in the next two years.
Solar Energy Corp to develop cost-reducing technology and products
Solar Energy Corporation intends develop solar technologies and products that could cater to India's needs.
Rajasthan transmission project likely to get ADB support
ADB is proposing to extend a multi-tranche financing facility to the Government of Rajasthan.
Global renewable generation to increase by 1,840TWh in 5 years: IEA
Renewable power generation is expected will continue its rapid growth over the next five years, according to an IEA report.
India to undertake R&D in power sector
India's power ministry will boost Research and Development in the power sector.
CEB TU action called off
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Joint Trade Union Alliance yesterday called off trade union action after the
Indian hydel projects scrapped at Sikkim
The Sikkim government cancelled the proposed 280 MW Teesta-I hydel power project that was bagged by NCC Limited.
Anu Solar to open 2,000 solar electronic product stores across India
Solar-powered electronic products will now be available at retail stores across the country. These stores will
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