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.

The Centre has approved nine solar power projects of 8.8 mw capacity to be set up in Haryana by independent power producers.

The poultry industry in Haryana is set for a major makeover. A US-based company is setting up a Rs 65-crore project in Barwala, which is home to one of the largest poultry belts in the country, to generate power using hen droppings.

Where generating power from hen litter is concerned, Haryana is certainly going international.

Charanjit Ahuja

Energy conservation measures has led Haryana circle of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited not only to win National Energy Conservation Awards but also save about Rs two crore.

Arun Kumar Gupta, chief general manager, BSNL, Haryana Telecom Circle, told FE here on Wednesday that Haryana circle saved over Rs one crore in 2009-10, and in 2010-11, it was targeting to achieve the same le

The Haryana government has formulated a plan for mass production of bio-fuels from all kinds of biomass and organic waste. A spokesman of the Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency said by converting biomass, animal waste, hospital waste, hotel waste, industries waste into bio-fuels, the emission of extremely lethal methane gas into environment could be prevented.

With a view to further strengthen infrastructure in Gurgaon for adequate and qualitative power supply, the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam (HVPN) and the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) have an ambitious plan of Rs 1,000-crore to add 27 new substations having a total transformation capacity of 1,600 mva.

Out of these, ten substations, including two substations of 220-kv level and eight

The Haryana Pavilion at India International Trade Fair, 2010, here today presented various products, services and schemes keeping in view the theme of the fair: 'Clean & Energy Efficient Technology Products & Services'.

Haryana chief secretary Urvashi Gulati said the utility of solar panels and technique of energy saving in building was showcased in the pavilion.

The performance of Haryana p

The first 500 MW unit of Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project at Jhajjar, Haryana, has been commissioned after achieving full load on October 31, 2010.

The unit has achieved full load in 39 months and 25 days from the date of investment approval, a new record for Greenfield projects.

The 1,500 MW [3x500 MW] project is being set up by Aravali Power Company Private Limited, a joint ventur

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