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Jammu & Kashmir revives 120-year-old Mohra hydel project amid push to ramp up power capacityJammu and Kashmir is reviving the 120-year-old Mohra Power Project. This historic hydroelectric facility shut down in the 1990s. The govern...
Key Jammu & Kashmir reservoirs' flushing to begin soon as India suspends Indus Waters TreatyFollowing the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, India is considering advancing the desilting of key hydel plants in Jammu and Kashmir,...
Government targets at adding 1,190MW of hydropower capacity in 2019Last year, the government had targeted hydel capacity addition of 840 MW but it managed to achieve only 140 MW.
Hydel power in India is growing at the slowest paceHydropower has slowly faded from the discourse as solar and wind projects garner much of the attention.
Nearly half the country’s coal fired power capacity remains unutilised this monsoon seasonData released by the government shows thermal power plants totaling 87,000 megawatts in Western India ran at 49% of their full capacity in ...
Floods, coal shortage hit power generation by 3,200 MW in NorthThe flushing operation is expected to be completed in a day and the plants would be switched on within 24 hours for power generation.
BHEL commissions another 68 MW unit at Rampur hydel plantBHEL's scope of work in the project includes supply, erection and commissioning of six 68 MW Francis turbines, among others.
Hydel output may reduce to 17 per cent as water levels remain lowAccording to data compiled by the Central Electricity Authority, energy content in the volume of water stored at reservoirs is only 18% of ...
Rain brings a power parity in North and South IndiaWhile the rain has increased production in southern states, silt accumulation in hydel plants in the north is forcing them to shut down gen...
- Power supply on short fuse as poor rains hit hydel units
As a result, thermal power plants are bearing the extra load, raising concerns that a failure at a big thermal power plant could disrupt su...
- Step up hydel power: Medium-scale plants best bet
The medium hydel projects, however, would aid flood control, boost pisciulture and provide environmentally benign energy at very low margin...
- National hydro electricity policy soon: Shinde
The Centre is likely to introduce a national hydro electricity policy soon to encouraging private players in setting up hydel plants, Union...
- PowerMin submits draft hydro policy to Cabinet
The power ministry has circulated a draft Cabinet note on hydroelectric power policy, which aims at attracting greater private investment i...
- India, Bhutan ink deal on hydel project
India and Bhutan on Saturday crossed another milestone in bilateral economic relations by signing a defining agreement on setting up a new ...
- Pranab in Bhutan: Hydel project agreement on cards
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived here on Friday on a three-day official visit during which India and Bhutan are expected ...
- NTPC takes the self-reliance route
NTPC’s decision to enter the hydel project with two large projects is part of its strategy to reduce dependence on the thermal power segmen...
- Pvt cos keen on hydel projects
Hydel power could well emerge as a winner in a country where power stations run on fossil fuel.