The World Bank will proÂvide a loan of $ 648 million to the state run THDC India for constructing the Vishnugad Pipalkoti hydroelectric plant. This plant on the Alaknanda river is expected to generate 1,665 million units of electriÂcity annually
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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Gujarat wind power capacity leaps 500%
The wind power generation capacities of Gujarat have seen a sharp increase since 2006 from 338 MW to 2175.5 MW in 2011. The share of Gujarat in the country's total wind power generation capacities has jumped from a mere 6.32 per cent in 2006
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Five cos bid for NTPC tender
Five firms have bid for NTPC's Rs 9,000-crore tender for supply of nine units of
supercritical power equipment: Bharat Heavy Electricals, L&T-Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Thermax-Babcock & Wilcox, Alstom-Bharat-Forge and
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Landmark: Critically yours
22 December 2010 was an important day for Indian power: On that day, Adani Power commissioned first unit of 660 MW of Phase III of Mundra Power Project, the country's first unit based on supercritical technology.
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Case Study: Niagara Tunnel breaks barriers
In an ambitious project, an engineering landmark takes shape 140 m under the Niagara Falls in Canada. When finished, the project will increase output by about 1.6 billion kWh, enough to supply renewable energy to 160,000 homes.
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Case Study: Towards 25 years of carbon-free power
Lanco Solar recently integrated its 5 MW operating solar PV plant, out of 35 MW to be commissioned by end of 2011, to the grid in Gujarat. V Saibaba describes why this project fits into our landmark category
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India as an emerging refining hub
In 2010, India’s total primary energy consumption was 433.3 million tonne of oil equivalent (mtoe), an increase of 5.6 per cent over 2009. Of this, 135 mt of oil contributed 31 per cent of the overall energy consumption,
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Connecting rural India
Telecom infrastructure in India has been largely affected by various factors, making the erection of telecom facilities expensive. The telecom ministry is considering a range of options including grants and concessions
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Analysis: The future of scalability lies in sharing
The telecom towers business in India is lucrative with long-term growth prospects. Due to increasing penetration of advanced technologies in the market, and as telecom operators are seeking to tap into further opportunities that 3G and BwA rollouts have initiated
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Expertspeak: Share resources, cut costs
By sharing telecom towers, mobile phone companies are able to cut costs and pass the benefit to consumers, a practice that could be adopted by other sectors with similar results,