Police said on Tuesday they had released all 114 people arrested on suspicion of planning to cause criminal damage to a coal-fired power station in Nottinghamshire.

The group were arrested in a large scale raid on a nearby private school just after midnight on Monday.

THE Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by Tata Power, challenging the government

Finance Minister AMA Muhith yesterday said the process of undertaking power projects gets delayed due to fear of corruption, hindering desired results from power generation.

The electrification along the Omanthai Mankulam road had been completed at a cost of ten million rupees, a Power and Energy Ministry official said.

According to the official all the three zones of the Menik Farm had been provided with electricity at cost of Rs. Six million. Further the Ceylon Electricity Board has spent over Rs. five million to provide Padaviya hospital with electricity.

Steps President Barack Obama has taken on climate and clean energy have shown that the United States is getting ready to lead the world in fighting global warming, a White House official said on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the Power, Energy and Mineral Resources ministry officials to gear up their activities for adding additional 3000mw of electricity in national grid in three to four years.

Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) Wednesday signed an agreement with ABB, a Japanese firm to help the consumers for electricity conservancy to minimise the ever-increasing power demand in the metropolis.

RInfra, which is developing a 4,000 Mw power plant at Shahpur village in the Raigad district, has received a shot in the arm with the National Environmental Appellate Authority (NEAA) rejecting a petition filed by some of the affected villagers challenging the environmental clearance to the project.

AGARTALA, Mar 12

THE GOVERNMENT may give one ultra mega power plant with a generation capacity of 4,000 megawatt to every state after the state governments evinced overwhelming interest in the scheme aimed at cutting down electricity deficit.