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.

Bhopal: To solve the electricity problems of farmers, Energy Department has issued necessary directives to State's three electricity distribution companies to ensure responsibility of field officials to comply with the same.

After receiving complaints of registering false cases of electricity thefts against farmers, the State Government has said that competent officials will investigate matters

Shimla: The Cabinet today decided to give the 420 MW Reoli Dugli hydro power project, allotted earlier to Moser Baer Projects Ltd in Lahaul-Spiti, to Larsen and Toubro.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister PK Dhumal here today. The Cabinet decided to allot the project to L&T as it had agreed to match the H1 highest bid.

Imphal, Jan.

Three agreements between Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Dada Dhuniwale Khandwa power project an undertaking of Madhya Pradesh power generating company and Madhya Pradesh power generating company limited were signed for purchasing 4620 megawatt electricity at electricity board headquarter, Jabalpur today.

Brushing aside criticism of nuclear power projects on environmental grounds, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh on Monday said it was

Jammu: Facing an acute shortage of power, the state government has decided to start its gas turbine at Pampore in the Kashmir valley, which is used in an emergency. The Power Development Department (PDD) has written to the authorities concerned to keep the gas turbine in a state of preparedness.