Haryana launches Rs.220 mn project to generate power from cow dung

October 3rd, 2009 JAMMU - The Jammu and Kashmir government is planning to start work on the second phase of the Baglihar hydroelectric project in Ramban district in six months to boost the power generation capacity of the state, an official said. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah visited the proposed project site Friday.

September 10th, 2009 SHIMLA - Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam, a state-owned power utility in Himachal Pradesh, has shut down the 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri power project in Kinnaur district after the level of silt in the Satluj river rose suddenly. The closure has affected the supply of electricity to other states in north India, including Delhi.

September 10th, 2009 Coast Guard to harness tide for electric powerPORTLAND, Maine — The Coast Guard has signed off on its first tidal power project, a small underwater turbine that will generate additional electricity at its station in coastal Maine. The $100,000 project in Eastport will be used to test tidal technology in the nation's northeastern corner, home to some of largest tidal variations in North America.

August 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The World Bank Monday said it will give a loan of $330 million to Haryana to strengthen the power transmission and distribution system in the state. "These transmission and distribution investments will ensure high economic returns and significant welfare improvements for consumers - both urban and rural," Roberto Zagha, World Bank's country director for India, said Monday.

August 12th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - In the wake of a poor monsoon in Haryana, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Wednesday urged the central government to allocate 400 MW additional power from the unallocated pool of central generation. In response to our earlier request, the central government had allocated only 100 MW of additional power for Haryana.

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July 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Renewable energy player Astonfield will invest around $2 billion in India over the next five years to generate about 1,000 MW of power, most of it from solar sources, a top official said Friday. "We are going to make an announcement in the next 30-60 days.

July 1st, 2009 SHIMLA - Punjab and Haryana have started getting more electricity from Himachal Pradesh from Wednesday, say officials. "Now, Punjab will get an additional 10 lakh units and Haryana four lakh units daily till the month-end," said Suneel Grover, Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board's director of generation.

June 24th, 2009 BANGALORE - Power and automation technology major ABB has bagged orders worth Rs.220 crore from Tata Projects to provide power solutions for a super-critical coal-fired power plant in Andhra Pradesh, the company said Wednesday. The 2x800 MW Krishnapatnam thermal power plant will deploy super-critical technology to ensure more efficient power generation and lower carbon dioxide emissions, ABB said in a regulatory statement.

June 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Haryana government has sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to get an early clearance for the Rs.20.8 billion (Rs.2,082 crore) Delhi-Faridabad metro project from the Delhi government. "The detailed project report of Delhi-Faridabad metro project, having a length of 13.875 km, was prepared by Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRCL).

June 5th, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh, which has begun selling hydropower to energy-deficient Haryana and Delhi, will begin supplying electricity to neighbouring Punjab next week. "We (the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board) will start feeding two million units daily to Punjab from June 1," board's director of generation Sunil Grover told IANS.

May 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Maharashtra has succeeded in generating 25 kw of electricity from sea waves. Minister for Non-Conventional Sources of Energy Vinay Kore and officials witnessed the Wave Energy Power Project, which, using electricity generated from sea waves, got underway by blasting a huge concrete wall off the Arabian Sea shore at Guhagar in Konkan, around 300 km south of Mumbai, Friday evening.

February 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Thursday handed over the letter of intent for the Tilaiya ultra mega power project (UMPP) to Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), being set up at an investment of over Rs.120 billion (Rs.12,000 crore/$2.4 billion). This is the third UMPP awarded to group company Reliance Power, with the other two being at Sasan in Madhya Pradesh and Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

February 3rd, 2009 GHAZIABAD - Work on the much-delayed 7,480 MW Dadri power project in Uttar Pradesh is expected to start soon with the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG) entering the final stages of tying up with equipment manufacturers. Group company Reliance Power, which is setting up the gas-fired project, has put on the fast track talks with equipment majors such as General Electric (GE) and Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) for turbines, boilers and generators, a senior group official said.

January 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group was Wednesday awarded its third ultra mega power project, set to come up at Tilaiya in Jharkhand with an investment of over Rs.12,000 crore (Rs.120 billion/$2.4 billion). 'We have been awarded the Tilaiya project.