Mahesh Kulkarni / Bangalore September 1, 2010, 0:38 IST

For the first time after settling their family dispute and withdrawing the non-compete clause in May, brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani are again competing face-to-face, in a bid for the Rs 7,500-crore, 1,320-Mw thermal power project at Gulbarga in north Karnataka.

The students of Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics, Electronics and Communication branches of Canara Engineering College have developed a solar powered tribrid two-wheeler named V-Spark-3, which will be inaugurated by the District- in-Charge Minister J Krishna Palemar on August 20.

Speaking to the presspersons on Wednesday, Electrical and Electronics Department Head Prof T N Shanbogh said

BANGALORE: Taking a serious view of the growing criticism of continued load-shedding, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Sunday said the State Government would purchase 500 MW of power immediately.

The taluk that had the privilege of being the first in the state where the Nirantara Jyoti Project had been implemented is undergoing a perpetual wait for electricity.

The hopes of farmers, who are depending on electricity, were raised when Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa inaugurated the project to provide uninterrupted power supply in Masti in Malur taluk in November, 2008.

With petrol and diesel prices increasing by the day, focusing on alternative energy sources, especially bio-fuel, would be the logical step.

A pipeline commissioned on Friday at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) terminal in Devanagonthi near Hosakote to bring petroleum products from Chennai to Bangalore might help meet the City

There is a need to use alternative source of energy like gobar gas, in the backdrop of growing demand for electricity and cooking gas, said Zilla Panchayat CEO A B Ibrahim.

Clean and green: Solar panels at the 3 MW plant in Yelesandra of Banagarpet taluk. DH Photo

The State will have 2520 MW of additional power to its grid by March 31, next year, Home Minister Dr V S Acharya has said.

The State is all set to establish itself as a pioneer in solar power generation with the commissioning of a solar power plant near Kolar on June 17.

Apart from the three megawatts (MW) grid-operated solar power plant to be set up by Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), two more projects are nearing completion in Belgaum and Raichur.

The announcement of renewable energy policy by the State government to boost production over the next five years has borne results with 900 MW being added to the generation capacity in 2010-11.