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JSW Energy to revive 240 MW hydro project, eyes acquisitionsBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 30, 2018
Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Energy, that is reviving an old hydropower project plan and is scouting for acquisitions, has warned that the sector needs immediate attention as problems have crippled new... Read more.. |
Himachal's mega hydro project re-allottedBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 24, 2018
After over a decade of flip-flops and litigation, a multi-million dollar hydropower project was re-allotted on Monday by the Himachal Pradesh government to state-run Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd... Read more.. Subject Tags: capacity addition , Himachal Pradesh Government , hydroelectricity , hydropower , India , Power Generation |
Tamil Nadu plans to construct Anamalayar dam under PAPBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 15, 2018
Even as Tamil Nadu is opposing moves by upper riparian states such as Karnataka to construct dams across inter-state rivers, it is planning to build a new dam under the 60-year-old Parambikuam -... Read more.. |
Proposal to bring hydro power under renewable energy ambit in Cabinet soonBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 5, 2018
The power ministry is planning to place a proposal to bring large hydro power units under the ambit of renewable energy before the Union Cabinet in a month, power minister R K Singh has said.... Read more.. Subject Tags: hydropower , India , large hydro , Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) , proposals , small hydro |
India must encourage hydro power projects development: R K SinghBy : sustainabilityo..., Nov 1, 2017
Power and renewable energy minister R K Singh today said India must encourage development of hydro power projects as they help in providing inexpensive power in the long-term and are ideal for... Read more.. Subject Tags: hydropower , power sector |
India plans to add 1,305 MW Hydropower capacity in current fiscalBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 12, 2017
India is planning to add around 1,305 Megawatt (Mw) of additional hydropower generation capacity in the current financial year, over 20 per cent lower as compared to 1,659 Mw added last fiscal. The last year’s target stood at 1,714 Mw. This year, the government is... Read more.. |
Arunachal Pradesh to relook hydropower policyBy : sustainabilityo..., Mar 10, 2017
Small hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh are facing delays in execution with some being stalled for almost a decade. ... Read more.. |
Sikkim commissions India’s 2nd largest hydro power projectBy : sustainabilityo..., Feb 21, 2017
In a landmark development for Sikkim, the 1200 MW Teesta Stage III power project has been commissioned from Friday. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: hydropower |
MNRE to seek cabinet nod to classify hydro power as renewable energyBy : sustainabilityo..., Oct 20, 2016
New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday that his ministry will seek cabinet approval to reclassify large hydro power plants in the renewable category to help India achieve renewable power capacity of 230 gigawatt (GW) by... Read more.. Subject Tags: hydropower , MNRE |
Reservoirs play substantial role in global warmingBy : sustainabilityo..., Sep 30, 2016
Washington State University researchers say the world’s reservoirs are an underappreciated source of greenhouse gases, producing the equivalent of roughly 1 gigaton of carbon dioxide a year, or... Read more.. |