Hydroelectricity

New Uganda hydro-power plant ready to relieve power shortages

Inside the power house at Isimba Hydropower Plant in the central Ugandan district of Kayunga, engineers subject the first unit of the plant to tests before the official commissioning slated for lat

Publication Date:

21/01/2019

Source: Coast Week (Kenya)

Tags:

Energy, Hydroelectricity, Uganda, Renewable Energy, China, Electricity, Africa

Energy

Bumbuna II Hydroelectric power project receives financial aid

ElectriFI has committed $3.5 million of development capital to finance 50% of Sierra Leone's 143MW Bumbuna II Hydroelectric power project's external development expenses.

Publication Date:

21/01/2019

Source: ESI Africa

Tags:

Energy, Hydroelectricity, Renewable Energy, Sierra Leone, Africa, Electricity, Environment

Energy

Flexible operation of thermal power plant for integration of renewable generation

The first objective of the study is to forecast the future generation scenario for the year 2021-22 and compare with demand as projected in the 19th EPS to estimate the extent of flexibility & ramp rate required in the system on account of demand as well as solar & wind generation variation considering entire renewable generation to be a

Publication Date:

17/01/2019

Source: Central Electricity Authority

Tags:

Thermal Power Plants, Hydroelectricity, Renewable Energy, India, Coal

Energy

HC refuses to stay land transfer to hydro project in Kinnaur

The High Court has refused to stay transfer of forest land to an Asian Development Bank-funded hydro-power project in Kinnaur district being executed by Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited.

Publication Date:

15/01/2019

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Himachal Pradesh, Hydroelectricity, Kinnaur, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Energy, High Court

Water Resources

Application of the hydropower sustainability assessment protocol in the Zambezi river basin

The World Bank has been supporting a comprehensive program to strengthen cooperative management and development within the Zambezi River Basin.

Publication Date:

10/01/2019

Source: The World Bank

Tags:

Hydroelectricity, Zambezi, River Basin, Africa, Water Resources, Sustainable Development

Energy

Minister promises resolution of Dasu project issues by 15th

Federal minister of water resources Faisal Vawda has assured the families affected by Dasu hydropower project of the resolution of their issues by the middle of the current month.

Publication Date:

04/01/2019

Source: Dawn (Pakistan)

Tags:

Pakistan, Hydroelectricity, Dams

Energy

Forty-third report on hydro-power: Standing Committee on Energy (2018-19)

The Standing Committee on Energy present this Forty-Third Report on ‘Hydro-power’ relating to the Ministry of Power. The Committee, considering the greater importance of hydro power and the slow pace of its development in the country, took this subject for detailed examination.

Publication Date:

04/01/2019

Source: Lok Sabha Secretariat

Tags:

Hydroelectricity, India, Parliament, Electricity, Land Acquisition, Environment Clearance (EC), Displacement

Energy

BEST extends 677 MW PPA with Tata Power for next five years

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission has allowed Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking to extend its existing 676.69 MW power purchase agreement with Tata Power for an

Publication Date:

03/01/2019

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Energy, Power Industry, Power Transmission, Hydroelectricity

Environment

Cumulative impact & carrying capacity study (CIA&CCS) of Beas sub basin in Himachal Pradesh

Directorate of Energy, Government of Himachal Pradesh undertook the task of conducting Cumulative Environmental Impact Assessment (CEIA) Study for Beas river basin in Himachal Pradesh with an objective to assess the cumulative impacts of hydropower development in the basin.

Publication Date:

01/01/2019

Source: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Tags:

Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Hydroelectricity, Beas, River Basin, Himachal Pradesh

Energy