PDP assures action plan for growth of Chenab Valley
September 6th, 2012 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 5 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday assured the formulation of a comprehensive action plan for the socio-economic growth of the people of ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s economic growth depends on power: Omar
September 4th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 4 (IANS) Economic growth and holistic development of Jammu and Kashmir is largely dependent on the production of electricity, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Tuesday.During an inspection ... Read more...
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SJVNL declares Rs.388.84 crore dividend
September 4th, 2012 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 13 (IANS) Power utility Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) has declared a Rs.388.84 crore dividend for the last fiscal, the company said here Tuesday.Addressing the annual general ... Read more...
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SJVNL’s second plant to start power generation in December
July 25th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 25 (IANS) Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam's second plant in Himachal Pradesh will start generating power from December this year, a company official said here Wednesday.The generation in the ... Read more...
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Jaiprakash hydroelectric project gets UNFCCC registration
June 28th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Jaiprakash Power Venture Ltd. (JPVL) Thursday said its 1,000 MW hydroelectric project in Himachal Pradesh has been registered by the United Nations Framework Convention on ... Read more...
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Pay market price of power, Omar tells grumbling people
June 21st, 2012 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 21 (IANS) Facing fire over power woes in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday came down heavily on those who indulge in power theft and asked ... Read more...
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‘Hydel agreements in Kashmir need renegotiation’
May 23rd, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 23 (IANS) Terming existing agreements on hydro-electric projects in Jammu and Kashmir as discriminatory, patron of the main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Wednesday asked ... Read more...
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Jaypee’s transmission line synchronized with Powergrid
March 6th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The 217-km-long transmission line in Himachal pradesh built by Jaypee Powergrid Limited (JPL) was Tuesday synchronized with the northern regional grid of Powergrid.This transmission line ... Read more...
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NHPC to study Lower Subansiri power project in totality
February 16th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 16 (IANS) The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) will study the concerns raised by an expert committee over the construction of the 2,000 MW Lower Subansiri hydro-electric project ... Read more...
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Bhilwara Energy ties up Rs.663 crore for Nepal power plant
January 11th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Bhilwara Energy, flagship entity of LNJ Bhilwara, Wednesday said it had tied up Rs.663 crore in bank loans for its 120 MW hydro-electric project in ... Read more...
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Omar visits snow-hit Jammu region
January 9th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 9 (IANS) After spending three days monitoring restoration of electricity in the Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday visited the mountainous areas of Jammu ... Read more...
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Omar orders suspension of power to VVIP homes in Srinagar
January 7th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 7 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday ordered lit-up VIP areas in the darkened Kashmir Valley to be taken off the essential services feeder.The Chief ... Read more...
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Kashmir reviews terms of NHPC-run power projects
January 3rd, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 3 (IANS) A day after a youth was killed in firing allegedly by paramilitary forces outside a National Hydro-Electric Projects Corporation project, the Jammu and Kashmir government began ... Read more...
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Mufti seeks boost for Kashmir economy
December 26th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 26 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Monday sought the early implementation by the central government of the recommendations made by the prime minister's working ... Read more...
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Meghalaya may shift power project for uranium deposits
December 17th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 17 (IANS) The Meghalaya government is contemplating shifting the proposed 450 MW Kynshi hydro electric project due to the presence of uranium deposits on the banks of the ... Read more...
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India assures Bangladesh on Tipaimukh project
November 22nd, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) India Tuesday assured Bangladesh that the Tipaimukh hydro-electric project in Manipur will not have an "adverse" impact on it as there will be no ... Read more...
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Hydroelectric projects harming rivers: Experts
October 30th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Oct 30 (IANS) A two-day national conference on the impact of climate change on India's rivers that ended here Sunday has called for discouraging the setting up of hydro-electric ... Read more...
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Pakistan launches 4,500 MW dam project
October 19th, 2011 - 4:28 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday laid the foundation stone of a 4,500 MW hydro-electric dam project in the country's picturesque Gilgit-Baltistan region.The Diamir-Bhasha ... Read more...
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Record power generation by Bhakra, Pong
September 21st, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 21 (IANS) The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Wednesday said it had achieved a record power generation of over 7,000 million units (MU) in the filling season (April-September) ... Read more...
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Ghana fishes for fibre glass boats from India
September 11th, 2011 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
Accra, Sep 11 (IANS) In a move to prevent boat disasters in Ghana, a delegation from the West African country will leave for India next week to negotiate the purchase ... Read more...
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World Bank to finance Uttarakhand hydro-power project
August 12th, 2011 - 1:01 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Indian government Thursday entered into a loan agreement with World Bank for $648 million to build 444 mega-watt Vishnugad Pipalkoti hydro electric project in ... Read more...
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Jaiprakash Associates gets Rs.2,079 crore Bhutan projects
July 25th, 2011 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Diversified infrastructure firm Jaiprakash Associates said Monday it has got two contracts worth Rs.2,079 crore for construction of 990 MW hydro power projects in ... Read more...
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Punjab government to discuss Bhakra security
July 18th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) In the wake of reports of a terror threat to the 225-metre high Bhakra Dam, the Punjab government has called an emergency meeting Tuesday to discuss ... Read more...
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Three hydel power plants to come up in Mizoram
July 18th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, July 18 (IANS) The state-owned North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (NEEPCO) will set up three power plants in Mizoram, generating a total of 1,526 MW, officials said here ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s historic town soon to be history!
July 10th, 2011 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 10 (IANS) Pul Doda, the highway town that has connected tourist hubs in Jammu and Kashmir for many years, will soon disappear from the state's map as the ... Read more...
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Northeast to generate 5,000 MW more in next few years
July 7th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, July 7 (IANS) The state-owned North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (NEEPCO) is on track to generate surplus electricity in the power-starved region within the next few years, an ... Read more...
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Difficult to verify Chinese activities on Brahmaputra: Minister
July 3rd, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Nongkrem (Meghalaya), July 2 (IANS) It would be difficult for India to verify the Chinese activities on the Brahmaputra river in the absence of any water-sharing agreement between the ... Read more...
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China dam no cause for immediate concern: India
June 14th, 2011 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) India Tuesday said a Chinese dam on the Bhahmaputra river was not a cause for "immediate alarm", downplaying fears that the project would impact the ... Read more...
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Chinese officials meet Zardari on power project
June 4th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 4 (IANS) A team of officials from China's Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, has briefed President Asif Ali Zardari on a 120 MW project at ... Read more...
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EU delegation calls on Omar Abdullah
May 12th, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 12 (IANS) A European Union (EU) delegation met Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here Thursday evening, and discussed the socio-economic and political developments in the state ... Read more...
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Will Mandya, Karnataka’s sugarland, see Sai Baba reborn?
April 24th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 24 (IANS) Like his birthplace Puttaparthi in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, Mandya, 80 km from here, was a faceless place till eminent engineer-statesman Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya conceived building a dam ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir has huge power deficit
February 25th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 25 (IANS) The water resources-rich Jammu and Kashmir, which has the potential to generate 10,000 MW of power, is suffering a huge power deficit.Besides an estimated loss of Rs.1,500 crore, ... Read more...
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Kashmir imposes usage charges on hydro projects
February 3rd, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 3 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday announced it would impose water usage charges on all major and medium hydro-electric projects in the state, a measure it described ... Read more...
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Himachal to promote private investment in hydro power
January 17th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 17 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government will encourage private investment to tap hydropower potential in the state, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Monday."The government has recently allotted 273 mini ... Read more...
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CESC to set up its first hydropower unit
December 7th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IANS) Power utility CESC, an RPG Group company, Tuesday said it was diversifying into hydro-electric generation and would set up a 90 MW unit in Arunachal Pradesh.CESC vice chairman ... Read more...
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