Kerala lags behind other states in wind power generation. However, the state which relies heavily on hydroelectric power, is now gearing up to generate power from its wind energy resource. According to the data available (December 2008) with the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET), the gross wind potential for Kerala is 1,171 MW.
The state has assured industrialists that it would look into their power problems.
Industry department secretary N.N. Sinha has also told traders and businessmen that the department would act as a mediator between them and officials of Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB).
Jamshedpur, March 17: The Jamshedpur division of Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) is looking forward to collecting arrears around Rs 12 crore from commercial and domestic consumers through the one-time settlement (OTS) scheme that was introduced this month.
MUMBAI: Union energy minister Sushilkumar Shinde has drafted an ambitious Rs 70,000 crore plan to replace the existing agriculture pumps across the country with energy-efficient pumps. The move is expected to save power worth Rs 18,000 crore per year.
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission has lauded the wind energy sector for having come to the rescue of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board during the peak wind season.
The Association of Engineers, Assam State Electricity Board (AoE, ASEB) has vehemently opposed the decision of the State Government for handing over the urban distribution circles to the private sector under a franchisee programme.
The excessive commercialisation of agriculture in Punjab is well known but just how much rent-seeking is going on and with what implications, is not so well known. The recent scheme of the PSEB called the
