Ecological Concerns In Hydroelectric Power Development
One thing must be kept in mind that everything can be generated but water cannot. Once it is lost it will be lost forever, it cannot be generated. So, the need of the hour is to use this wonderful gift of god to meet our need not our greed... - Dr Mohinder Kumar Slariya
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...
Hybrid Renewable Energy Technologies for Rural India
Hybrid energy systems can be potential solutions for the electricity problems in the rural region. However, vast research is needed in this aspect to make it technically feasible to be deployed at these areas. - Dr. Vikramaditya Dave, Dr. Sujit Kumar
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...
Revolutionizing Future Energy Infrastructure
Energy storage technologies can be employed to store the useful energy from renewable resources according to their availability and can be made use in future. They have the added benefits of improving stability, power quality, and reliability of supply...
NHPC Gets NCLT’s Approval For Taking Over JPCL
NHPC is presently engaged in the construction of 5 projects aggregating to a total installed capacity of 4,924 MW….
“The power sector has been opened to the private sector mainly to bring in...
As per India’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) the emissions intensity of its GDP is to be reduced by 33 to 35% by 2030 from 2005 level and about 40% cumulative electric power installed capacity is to be generated from non-fossil fuel based energy resources by 2030. Under such circumstances, how is the Indian hydro power segment grooming up to share the responsibility?
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...
ANDRITZ to modernise Shivasamudram hydropower plant
International technology group ANDRITZ has signed a contract with the Indian state utility company Karnataka Power Corporation to refurbish and renovate the Shivasamudram hydropower plant located in the southern state of Karnataka.
NTPC, CEA Conduct National Workshop on Pumped Storage Projects
NTPC, India’s largest integrated power company in collaboration with the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), successfully organized a two-day National Level Workshop on the “Standardization...
PM of India dedicates 60 MW Tuitial Hydroelectric Power Project in Mizoram
The Tuirial HEPP has been constructed as a Central Sector Project and implemented by North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO), under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power, Government of India.
RE and Modern Grid Necessity & Constraints
Several initiatives have been taken by the Government of India (GoI) to increase the renewable energy generation, which will not only be useful to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, but also result in some increase in per capita energy demand…
The Potential Of Renewable Energy Sources In The Energy Sector In India
India became the world's third largest producer of electricity in the year 2013 and accounts for 4.8% of global share in electricity generation. But its per capita electricity consumption is only 746 kWh, which is lower compared to many countries, though electricity tariff is cheaper in India. - Lekha Chandran
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...
NTPC signs MoU to build hydro projects of 520 MW in Himachal
NTPC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Himachal Pradesh government to set up two hydro projects totalling 520 MW in the state.
Chubu Electric Power Plans Additional Hydropower Capacity Development
Chubu Electric Power has decided to construct the Nishimura Hydroelectric Power Station in Gero City, Gifu Prefecture, utilizing the runoff from the Maze River...
Hydro Power Scenario in Himachal Pradesh
Nature has endowed the State of Himachal Pradesh with a vast economically exploitable hydropower potential of about 18,540 MW (with station installed capacity over 25 MW), which is equivalent to 1/8th of the total hydro power potential assessed in India.
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...
BHEL Commissions 120 MW Pulichintala HEP in Telangana
Located in Suryapet district of Telangana, the greenfield project has been set up for Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO) on the river Krishna.
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...
