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.

A workshop by The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) on ''Development of Building Regulations and Guidelines to Achieve Energy Efficiency in Bangalore City'' elicited a poor response from Civic bodies in the City, with none of the invited chiefs of BBMP, BDA or BESCOM representing their organisations.

5 p.c. equity was to be provided in addition to market price for acquired land

The norm which had put a ceiling on the maximum size of windmill to 50 MW has also been removed from the policy.

The GIM is likely to witness several companies sign MoUs with the State Government for production of 12,000 MW of power.

Half of that much power, 6,000 MW is expected to be generated through non-conventional sources. As many as four gas-based power projects are also coming up. The total investment in the sector is expected to be Rs 79,140 crore.

''Government has put in as many as Rs 500 crore under Suvarna Vastra Neethi Yojane to afford employment opportunities to the people in rural areas,'' said Minister for Textile, Youth Service and Sports Goolihatti Shekar.