Special attention is paid on the conservation of energy along with electricity generation by the government in the view of heavy crisis of electricity in all over the country. In this series, Energy Conservation Award was given to the Industries and other voluntary organisations earlier for the conservation of energy.

MP Energy Development Corporation Limited in cooperation with MP Electricity Regulatory Commission organised a workshop on energy efficiency in which Energy Minister Anup Mishra was present as chief guest.

Heavy rain today caused traffic jams and water logging in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar and Narsinghpur districts where rivers were in spate.

Rain water entered several low-lying areas in Sagar and Narsinghpur towns. Affected people were shifted to schools and choultries. A large number of 'kutcha' houses reportedly collapsed in the two towns. Several trees were uprooted in rural areas.

MP Power Trading Company has inked contract with two thermal power stations that 30 per cent of the electricity generated in them will be utilised by Madhya Pradesh (MP) government.
MPPTC has signed contract for short-term power purchase of 198 MW with Koradi Thermal Power Station of Mumbai and another 100 MW short-term power purchase contract has been inked with Chandrapur.

Power would be generated from 'bhusa (paddy/wheat chipping)' and corn stems in Katni district of Madhya Pradesh. A private company is setting up a 7.5 MW biogas power plant at Gudar village in Badwara tahsil in Katni district. Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board has already entered into an agreement to purchase electricity with the company, according to official information.

SUDHIR K. SINGH
Head of the RSS' cow care cell Om Prakash said during a symposium on the subject at the party that it is `our duty to save the remainder'
: Cow care is a sensitive issue in most BJP regimes, Madhya Pradesh being no exception. Ex-CM Uma Bharti had made it a point to disembark from her car to feed the holy animal whenever she encountered one during her daily travels.

In order to improve electricity supply Madhya Pradesh Central Region Power Distribution Company has taken various steps in 16 districts. The company informed that works worth Rs 106 crore are underway at Guna and Ashok Nagar districts, which are being carried out by NECL (NTPC).

Ravish Tiwari Posted: Thursday , Jun 04, 2009 at 0344 hrs IST

New Delhi: In his first meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after he was sworn in for the second time, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has raised the issue of supply of coal to the thermal power plants in his state.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed to chalk out a plant-wise action plan to increase Plant Load Factor (PLF) in the state. Chouhan said that the state government has attached top most priority to make the state self-reliant in power sector.