Rural areas of India are characterised by very low per capita energy consumption and in most places commercial energy like electricity is not available. Thus, it is a matter of concern that 60% of rural households still use kerosene for lighting. Besides, 180 million tons of biomass is used in rural areas for cooking through very inefficient and smoky stoves. Cooking and lighting energy constitute 75% of total energy used in rural areas. Jan-Mar 2005
The Government of India-run Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has sanctioned power projects worth Rs 3,000 crore for the NE region during the current financial year.
Much to the discomfort of the consumers already facing frequent power cuts, rising price of coal in the international market, reluctance of state electricity boards (SEBs) to buy costly power generated from imported coal have forced several power companies to cut down their overall electricity generation.
Raising serious concern over the proposal for another power tariff hike by the Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB), aggrieved organisations and individuals have decided to move the Gauhati High Court with a PIL against the earlier tariff hike of 13 paise per unit in June 2010.
By December, 50,000 applications will be covered, and another 50,000 by March
Shortage of energy-efficient pumpsets in open market, cost among complaints
CHENNAI: The State government's latest scheme of providing free electricity connections to two lakh farmers in the fast mode is experiencing teething troubles.
Complaints of the shortage of energy-efficient pumpsets in the open market, risin
CHENNAI: The GIS (geographical information system) technology will be extremely useful in the efficient implementation of power transmission projects, speakers at a training programme said on Tuesday.
Referring to the implementation of the 400-KV transmission network from Pugalur, near Karur, to Sunguvar Chatram-Kalivaradhapattu, M.
The power arrangement blueprint for the Commonwealth Games was prepared nearly two years ago, but with the event less than a month away, the arrangements on the ground have sharply deviated from what was projected on paper.
