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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.
Green power fights heat wave bluesHigher renewable and hydel generation have also prevented faster depletion of fuel stock at coal-fired plants.
Karnataka saving on hydel & coal stock to meet Bengaluru’s summer demandThe government is using solar and wind sources as much as available, and saving on coal and hydel capacity to meet the summer demand.
Karnataka need not fret over power outage this summerIn Udupi Power station too, KPTCL is drawing power from only one unit, and other thermal stations are operating far below their load factor...
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.
Increase in power demand met by improved hydro & nuclear generation: India RatingsIn August 2018, all-India energy requirement increased 6% over August last year to 112.0 billion units and available energy increased 6.2% ...
Looking at ways to reduce hydro power generation costs: Piyush GoyalCurrently, 44 hydroelectric projects -- having a generation capacity of over 25 MW -- are under construction. Their installed capacity woul...
Good rainfall boosts hydel power sector, dampens demand for coal-fired energyThe authorities are releasing more water from the reservoirs, leading downstream hydelpower stations to generate additional power.
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.
Ashapani micro hydel project commissioned in Arunachal PradeshWith the commissioning of the project recently, the long-awaited demand of the circle for total electrification of the remotest circle and ...
Only 13% capacity addition target achieved till July 2013Target for total capacity additional is pegged at 18,432 mw. This includes 1,198 of hydel capacity, 15,234.3 mw of thermal capacity and 2,0...
Government mulls compulsory hydro power buy for discomsThe Power Ministry plans to make it compulsory for distribution companies to purchase certain percentage of their energy requirements from ...
Uttarakhand floods: Why damning the dams is Himalayan blunderBeing a hill state, Uttarakhand is ecologically sensitive but its two main sources of income are tourism and hydel energy.
- Sikkim government scraps Teesta-I hydel project awarded to NCCL
According to a senior official of the Sikkim government, the state home department has issued a notification cancelling the 280 MW power pr...
- CCEA may approve Rs 600-cr compensation for scrapped NTPC project
The government may approve a compensation of Rs 600 crore for NTPC's Loharinag Pala hydel project in Uttarakhand .
- Power generation in JK hydel projects fallen by over 50%
Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed a fall of over 50 per cent in power generation from its hydel power projects at the onset of winter this ye...
- J&K PDC formulates Kirthai Hydel proj report
Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday said the detailed project report for Kirthai Hydel Electric project stage one has already been form...