The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday sanctioned revised cost estimate of 100 MW Tripura Gas-based power project amounting to Rs 623.44 crore.

The Project being executed by North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) is located at Monarchak, West Tripura. The revised cost includes interest amount of Rs. 51.09 crore during construction.

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Claiming that Maharashtra is on its way to wipe out the electricity shortage and achieve self-sufficiency in power generation, governor K Sankarnarayanan today said the state will be free of load shedding by 2012.

After hoisting the tricolour here on the Republic Day, he said, "I am sure that the state will become load-shedding free by 2012.

First Unit Of . 7,000-Crore Project To Be Completed Six Months Ahead Of Schedule
JAIPRAKASH Power Ventures Limited will commission the first unit of its 1,000 mw hydroelectric power project in Himachal Pradesh in March, six months ahead of schedule.

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Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) had commenced work on executing a Central Government-funded power reforms project in southern districts of the State.

Preliminary works on executing the Restructured Accelerated Power Development Reforms Programme (R-APDRP), which aims to bring down transmission and distribution (T&D) losses to less than 15 per cent, has been taken u

Madhya Pradesh Power Trading Company Ltd (MPPTCL) on Saturday signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to buy biomass-generated 1.2-MW electricity.

The biomass power plant of 1.2 MW would be established in Mindori village near Bhopal.

A visit to the Lavasa Lake City project at night presents a disturbing sight, reflecting on the gross neglect of rural areas by the Maharashtra government.

While the lake city is all lit up and basks in the glow of high-powered lights, seven villages surrounding the proposed township suffer silently in darkness.

In existence well before the Lavasa project was even conceived, the villages of

ENERGY is the most important issue that is being discussed throughout the world. The key differentiating factor in the use of energy sources is environment friendliness. Growth of renewable energy (RE) in developed nations is mainly driven by environmental concerns of fossil fuel based projects.

As many as 7 lakh meters of electricity consumers in the state are out of order. This is causing huge monetary losses to Haryana Power Utility as the absence of exact meter readings increases the misuse of power by consumers.

Sources in the power utility say, out of the 46 lakh electricity consumers in the state, as many as 7 lakh have meters which have been out of order for months together.