Gas allocation not possible for power projects, says minister
August 13th, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) Allocation of more gas to any power project, including of Gujarat, may currently not be possible in view of declining domestic gas production, Minister of ... Read more...
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Power trip in seven states hits millions (Roundup)
July 30th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Northern India was hit by one of the worst power failures in a decade that saw millions wake up Monday to no electricity. ... Read more...
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Power trip hits seven states, millions suffer (Afternoon Lead)
July 30th, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Seven states in north India woke up to a powerless Monday with supply cut at 2.32 a.m. due to a major breakdown in the grid ... Read more...
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Riots in Pakistan over power cuts
June 18th, 2012 - 7:37 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 18 (IANS) Riots broke out in Pakistan Sunday over long hours of power cuts.Police fired tear gas shells and baton charged to disperse protesters in several cities of ... Read more...
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Third Gandhi visits Maharashtra, but drought continues…
April 28th, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) As Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi began his one-day tour of drought-hit areas of Maharashtra's Satara district Saturday, he became the third Gandhi after his ... Read more...
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Jayalalithaa seeks Rs.25,000 crore assistance, more power
December 7th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 7 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Wednesday requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for financial assistance of Rs.25,000 crore, additional supply of power and restoration of kerosene ... Read more...
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Delhi faces power shortage as NTPC shuts units
October 5th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Delhi Wednesday witnessed power shortage as the National Thermal Power Corporation shut down three units in its Dadri plant due to delay in supply of ... Read more...
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Wartsila India wants to sell gensets to power utilities
June 10th, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 9 (IANS) Diesel engine-maker Wartsila India Ltd. will focus on power utilities as a strategy to increase the demand for its gensets, a top company official said Thursday.Speaking ... Read more...
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Delhi to arrange for extra electricity from Damodar Valley Corp.
May 19th, 2011 - 1:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) To meet the ever-increasing power demand due to the soaring summer temperatures, the Delhi government said Wednesday it will try to arrange additional power from ... Read more...
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Hitler ‘planned world’s largest holiday resort inspired by Butlins’
April 28th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 28 (ANI): Adolf Hitler wanted the Nazis to become the world's largest tour operator with holiday camps based on the British chain Butlins, according to secret files.The long-lost plans for ... Read more...
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NTPC signs power purchase agreement for two plants
November 28th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) India's largest power utility, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd, said Sunday it has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Madhya Pradesh's State Power Trading Company ... Read more...
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U.S. terror suspect in Yemen worked for New Jersey power plants
March 12th, 2010 - 9:47 am ICT by BNO News
BUENA, NEW JERSEY (BNO NEWS) -- A U.S. man charged in Yemen with being a member of al-Qaida worked at a number of power plants for more than six years, officials said ... Read more...
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Orissa to borrow 300 MW to ease its power crisis
March 11th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 11 (IANS) Orissa plans to borrow at least 300 megawatts of electricity from three states to ease its power crisis caused due to the scanty rains last year, an official ... Read more...
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Orissa seeks help to meet power crisis
March 10th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 10 (IANS) Faced with acute shortage of power, Orissa has asked the central government to allocate at least 500 MW of power daily to the state, Energy Minister Sabyasachi ... Read more...
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New benchmark must for speedy achievement of power for all: Shinde
January 29th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 29 (ANI): Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Friday called upon all concerned to establish new benchmarks for achieving the target of 'electricity to all' as expeditiously ... Read more...
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New scientific discoveries moving society toward era of “personalized solar energy”
December 17th, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 17 (ANI): A report by an international expert on solar energy has determined that new scientific discoveries are moving society toward the era of "personalized solar energy," in which the ... Read more...
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Society moving towards era of “personalized solar energy”
November 5th, 2009 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 5 (ANI): An international expert on solar energy has determined in a new report that new scientific discoveries are moving society toward the era of "personalized solar energy," in which ... Read more...
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Andhra allows private power producers to sell in open market
October 14th, 2009 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 14 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has permitted four private power producers to sell electricity in the open market, triggering fears that the energy shortage in the state would deepen.
The ... Read more...
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Chandigarh to spend Rs.14 cr for upgrading power sector
October 12th, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Oct 12 (IANS) The Chandigarh Administration plans to spend Rs.14 crore this fiscal for upgrading its power infrastructure, a senior official said here Monday.
"Last year we had spent Rs.35 crore ... Read more...
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Power supply disruption in Kolkata
April 19th, 2009 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Power supply was snapped in the city causing a breakdown in normal life on a hot and humid Sunday evening in the West Bengal capital.
Hospitals, Metro railway ... Read more...
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‘86 percent rural Indians use dung cakes, firewood’
August 23rd, 2008 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) About 86 percent of India's rural households still use dung cakes and firewood as fuel, a senior government official has said here. "More than 85 million ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to schedule power cuts from Monday
July 18th, 2008 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 18 (IANS) Come Monday, scheduled power cuts will replace unscheduled cuts across Tamil Nadu, Arcot N. Veerasamy, the state's electricity minister said here Friday. The state government in consultation with ... Read more...
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Kerala set to face water shortage due to poor monsoon
July 7th, 2008 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 7 (IANS) Kerala is likely to face severe water shortage since poor monsoon rains this year have led to inadequate storage in dams, Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran said Monday. ... Read more...
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Kerala goverment, opposition argue as state faces power cuts
June 27th, 2008 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 (IANS) The Kerala government Friday implemented its decision of cutting electricity supply for 30 minutes everyday even as the opposition accused the administration of having mishandled the situation. Former ... Read more...
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Kerala orders 30-minute power outage every day
June 26th, 2008 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 26 (IANS) Those living in Kerala will face 30 minutes of electricity supply cut every day from Friday, a minister said. Making a special statement in the Kerala assembly Thursday, ... Read more...
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Power shortage could haunt capital in summer
February 26th, 2008 - 1:30 pm ICT by admin
By Noor Mohd
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The spectre of daily power cuts looms over the Indian capital's residents as the mercury rises. Electricity shortages are projected at over 800 MW in ... Read more...
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New aluminum-rich alloy can produce hydrogen for large-scale usage
February 20th, 2008 - 3:48 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 20 (ANI): Engineers from Purdue University in US, have developed a new aluminum-rich alloy that produces hydrogen by splitting water and is economically competitive with conventional fuels for transportation and ... Read more...
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