The 88 industrial clusters identified by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) will be re-verified for the amount of pollution they generate, on the basis of which they will be re-rated.

Hong Kong-based CLP Group company CLP Power India Pvt Ltd will invest $800 million (over Rs 3,700 crore)to augment its power generation capacity from renewable resources to 650 Mw by the end of this year.

Out of the total target, 346 Mw is under construction, while 104 Mw is operational. The company has also identified locations for building the remaining capacity.

S. Sundar

Installs a 10 kw solar power plant to mitigate power shortage

Alternative: Solar power plant at Balaganapathy Mills, Malli village, in Srivilliputtur.

SRIVILLIPUTTUR: Peak hour restriction on usage of power for industrial units and two-hour load shedding has made a private spinning unit near here to experiment with solar power energy.

R. Sairam

Raw material for biomass gasifier plants is available in abundance

NEW DELHI: Siemens on Tuesday announced its plans to invest Rs. 1,600 crore in India over the next three years for its wind turbine manufacturing venture and for expanding its existing production capacity.

Coimbatore: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited in association with The Hindu organised an awareness rally to mark the oil conservation fortnight.

The observance started off with the administration of an oil conservation pledge to the students, followed by a quiz.

L. N. Revathy

Much of the 40-km drive from Coimbatore to Sirumugai beyond Mettupalayam can be tedious as the road is not broad enough to take the traffic.

Vehicle movement is particularly heavy because of the good number of industrial units on either side of Mettupalayam road.

TNEB acquires the land necessary for the construction of the sub-stations

boosting power supply: The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board

India will set up five energy parks by 2032 to raise the generation of nuclear energy.

"The selected sites for the energy parks are Haripur in West Bengal, Mithi Virdi in Gujarat, Jaitapur in Maharashtra, Kovvada in Andhra Pradesh and Kudamkulam in Tamil Nadu," chairman of Atomic Energy Commission and secretary, department of atomic energy, Srikumar Banerjee said.

CHENNAI: The Koodankulam nuclear power project is likely to go on stream by the middle of the year, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman Srikumar Banerjee said on Monday.