NHPC, GPCL SIGN MOU FOR INVESTMENT IN KUPPA PUMPED HYDRO STORAGE PROJECT
Taking a step forward towards clean and green energy, NHPC Ltd., India’s leading hydropower company, has signed an MoU with Gujarat Power Corporation Limited...
UNION POWER MINISTER ASSESSES THE PROGRESS OF SUBANSIRI LOWER HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
The Union power minister R.K Singh recently inspected the Subansiri project construction sites, which is located in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, namely the dam,...
RE For Rural Electrification In India – part 2
In areas with consistent wind resources, wind energy systems, or wind farms, present an opportunity for larger-scale rural electrification. These systems consist of multiple...
NHPC PUTS UTMOST EFFORT TO MAKE THE FLOOD-AFFECTED HYDROPOWER PROJECTS OPERATIONAL ASAP
Due to flash floods in the Teesta Basin in the intervening night of 3rd and 4th October 2023, all the bridges downstream to Teesta-V...
GE VERNOVA TO SERVICE RESERVOIR-BASED GRAND RAPIDS HYDROPOWER PLANT IN CANADA
GE Vernova’s Hydro Power business has been selected by Manitoba Hydro to replace the Unit-4 Kaplan runner at the 479 MW Grand Rapids Generating...
NHPC, APGENCO PARTNER TO IMPLEMENT PUMPED STORAGE HYDROPOWER, OTHER PROJECTS
NHPC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGENCO) Limited (an undertaking of the Government of Andhra Pradesh)...
CONSTRUCTION OF DAM TILL TOP LEVEL IS COMPLETE FOR SUBANSIRI LOWER HE PROJECT
In a significant milestone towards completion of the 2,000 Mega Watt Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project located in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam and being executed...
POWER MINISTER REVIEWS THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS, SAFETY ASPECTS OF SUBANSIRI LOWER HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
Recently, the The Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R. K. Singh held a meeting in New Delhi to review the progress...
GE, COBRA TO DELIVER SIX ‘PUMPED STORAGE’ TURBINES FOR CHIRA SORIA PROJECT
GE has been selected - in consortium with Cobra Infrastructuras Hidráulicas (Cobra) - by Red Eléctrica, the sole transmission agent and operator of the...
SJVN SIGNS EPC CONTRACT FOR 382 MW SUNNI DAM HYDRO PROJECT
SJVN has recently signed the contract agreement for Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) of Civil & Hydro-Mechanical works of 382 MW Sunni Dam Hydro...
NEEPCO inks MoA with Arunachal Pradesh Government for 2620 MW Hydro Projects Development
One of the India’s largest power generator, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), a 100 per cent subsidiary of NTPC, took a significant...
SJVN LIMITED RECEIVES INVESTMENT APPROVAL FOR ITS SUNNI DAM HEP
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the investment for 382 MW Sunni Dam Hydro Electric Project...
MOP SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DRDO FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF EWS
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Ministry of Defence for...
MOP ORDERS FOR WAIVER OF ISTS CHARGES ON TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICITY FROM NEW HYDRO-PROJECTS
In a further step to realise the Government of India’s commitment to achieve its power requirement from renewable energy sources, Ministry of Power (MoP)...
PM DEDICATES TO THE NATION THE 600 MW KAMENG HYDRO POWER STATION
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated the 600 MW Kameng Hydro Power Station to the nation. This is the biggest Hydro Power Project...
NHPC SETS UP NEW VERTICAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY (RE)
NHPC Limited has set up a new wholly owned subsidiary company, NHPC RENEWABLE ENERGY LIMITED (NREL), for development of Renewable Energy, Small Hydro and...
CHUBU TO INVEST IN VIETNAM’S LEADING PRIVATE RENEWABLE POWER COMPANY
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Chubu) has recently participated in a bid for a partial share acquisition of Bitexco Power Corporation (BPC). BPC is...
ANDRITZ RECEIVES ORDER FOR THE COMPLETE REHABILITATION OF THE KOPILI HYDROPOWER PLANT
International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Central Government owned utility, North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd. (NEEPCO Ltd.) for the complete...
PAKISTAN GETS ADB LOAN TO BOOST CLEAN ENERGY
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million loan to finance the construction of a 300-megawatt hydropower plant that will increase the...
A NEW PERSPECTIVE OF Hydro Electric Power Generation
This article reviews the current status of small hydro power development across the world and develops scenarios of growth. It also discusses the various turbines used in small hydroelectric plants from the virtue of efficiency improvement while maintaining the cost of production within the constricted range...
