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...
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...
Power Scenario Of Uttarakhand
Power sector plays a vital role in infrastructure and growth of economy of every state. Uttarakhand has grown at a faster rate in order to eliminate the differences between it and other existing states. An efficient and financially sound power sector is a prime factor for growth as well as poverty reduction. This article presents various power related aspects of Uttarakhand... - Simmi Sharma
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…
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)...
Hydro Turbine Control Solutions
Working as a part of your team, DEIF’s process helps to define problems, identify solutions and develop ideas in a manner which will provide the most successful and appropriate end results...
TRANSITION IS INEVITABLE
With rise in the use of renewable energy, its cost of installation is coming down very rapidly, the post-COVID19 development packages must be spent on building sustainable power systems with more renewable energy plants… - P.K Chatterjee
Status of Power Generation in India
India’s to make sure sustainable growth, not only economically but also from social and environmental factors dependency on thermal sector for power has been slowly decreasing considering conscious and smart & on the other hand our country’s potential for hydro-power generation is exponentially increasing, therefore, gradually shifting its base towards renewable energy generation for future plans…
Vast Potential for Development
India has vast potential for hydro power development. A major part of the unexploited potential exists in Himalayan and North Eastern regions. The hydro sector inherently poses few challenges primarily on account of risk associated with implementation that can be mitigated.
Status Quo Of Maharashtra
Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MAHAGENCO) has the highest overall generation capacity and the highest thermal installed capacity amongst all the state power generation utilities in India... - Nitin Goel
Assessing India’s clean energy progress
The following text highlights a recent report by BloombergNEF and Bloomberg Philanthropies. Assessing India’s clean energy progress and developing modes for cleaner economic growth.
Grid Stability Is Must Before Ramping Up Capacity In Solar
Had the decision of high ADD imposed, there would have been severe setback to the capacity addition in solar. In fact, till the clarity on ADD came – many developers had kept their solar plans in abeyance as the projects which were awarded to them after tough competitive bidding would have become unviable... - Vijay Singh Bisht
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….
Future Perspective For Renewable Energy In India
The power generation shortfall in India is estimated at 11% of the total energy, and 15% of the peak capacity requirements and these figures are likely to increase. This is despite the fact that the country is already consuming more than 2 million barrels of imported oil a day – a figure that is growing by about 10 percent annually... - Jay B. Thakar
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
PM Dedicates Kishanganga Hydro Power Station at Srinagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated Kishanganga Hydro Power Station (330 MW) of NHPC to the nation.
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...
Challenges In Setting Up The Three Gorges Dam In China
Since the Chinese were looking for a mega project, which needed a location that could give maximum storable head of water (H) as well as maximum water flow rate (Q), they selected a gorge area along the Yangtze river for construction of the dam, where, besides minimum length of the dam, storage of water would provide the increased levels of both Q and H to deliver optimum power output... - C V Govinda Raju
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...
Improving Energy Efficiency
Motorized fluid handling machinery such as air compressors and pumps consume nearly 40 to 60% electric power used by the industry. A large number of such systems installed in our process and power plants, either operate under degraded efficiency conditions due to service induced deterioration of the equipment – or operate far from the optimal operating point on the characteristic curve due to over design or mismatch with the demand or process requirements… - Dr G S Grewal, Bhavesh Vasiyani