The West Bengal Government has approached the Centre with a proposal to set up a hydroelectric power project in Bhutan under the Indo-Bhutan bilateral framework. The proposal, if approved, will allow West Bengal to use Bhutan as an offshore generation hub.

India's 36 per cent thermal power stations are facing acute fuel problem and are operating on coal stocks of less than a week, coinciding with approaching summer.

Years of research to find cures to chronic diseases have gone waste because of frequent and long power cuts in 24/7 laboratories that need to maintain sub-zero temperatures to preserve samples.

KOLKATA : The state government has sought a detailed report from the CESC regarding the unprecedented power cuts in the city yesterday.

The chief secretary, Mr Asok M Chakrabarti, today said at Writers

The global financial crisis has come as a roadblock to the Rs 5,500-crore integrated solar power complex, possibly the world

A power crisis stares Bengal in the face as state-run plants have been forced to bring down generation because of dwindling supply of coal.

The situation was further compounded today as a 250MW unit at Santaldih developed a snag.

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New Delhi: With the union cabinet clearing proposals of the West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat governments for setting up Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIRs) in their territorial domain, a major hurdle has been removed in the way of investment worth more than Rs 4,50,000 crore in PCPIRs, chemicals minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today.

AP, GUJARAT, WEST BENGAL GET APPROVAL TO SET UP PETROCHEMICAL HUB SPREAD OVER 250 SQ KM
NEW DELHI

The Union Cabinet on Monday approved proposals to set up petroleum chemicals and petrochemical investment regions (PCPIR)