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In what is being billed as the single biggest programme to save electricity, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) will from 15-03-2010 distribute two 14 watts compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs to 75 lakh households in the state at subsidised rates. State Electricity Minister A.K. Balan told reporters that the state level inauguration of the scheme will have chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan handing over a pair of CFL bulbs to Leader of Opposition Oommen Chandy."The CFL bulbs would be distributed across the state and each household will have to hand over two 60 watt bulbs and Rs.30 in lieu of two CFL bulbs, which costs Rs.300 in the open market. Philips is supplying these CFL bulbs for which the state government will give Rs.40 crore and the KSEB would put in Rs 54.50 crore," said Balan.
The Left parties said they oppose the nuclear liability bill that seeks to cap and limit the liability for the operator of a nuclear plant and which is likely to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on 15-03-2010. The bill, which the Left parties said was "a harmful piece of legislation meant to serve the int...
Heavy transmission congestion is affecting smooth power flow in south India especially when temperatures soar. Despite availability of power in the grid and on power exchanges, power demands in the southern states are not met. In view of this unique situation, the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and Po...
The power situation in Andhra Pradesh is set to worsen in the next three months as the reservoir levels are expected to plummet resulting in lower generation by hydel projects. As on March 3, major reservoirs in the state were holding 556.23 tmc water, which is about 6 per cent less compared with 59...
Showing that the dispute between the power and petroleum ministries is very much alive, power secretary H S Brahma has written to his counterpart in the petroleum ministry, S Sundareshan, seeking gas from Reliance Industries Ltd's Krishna-Godavari gas for the National Thermal Power Corp at the origi...
After the search giant revealed that it has developed a new mirror technology that could slash the cost of building a solar thermal plant, Google's plan to develop renewable energy that is cheaper than coal could soon bear fruit, reports Rachel Fielding, BusinessGreen. The project is focused on redu...
Power minister Sushil Kumar Shinde introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha on 08-03-2010 that proposes key amendments in the existing Energy Conservation Act, 2001 to empower the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) to specify qualifications, criteria and conditions for the accreditation of energy auditors....
The fate of power projects of nearly 26,000 Mw in the economically fragile Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts of Maharashtra hangs in the balance. The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has told the state government that its clearance to these power plants in the two coastal districts, which...
After observing the success of its recently-introduced scheme ‘Material at site model’, launched as a pilot project in Patiala, the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) today introduced the same in Kotkapura town. As per the scheme, private contractors have been engaged to load, unload and transpor...
Even after Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh made a prejudiced stand that the Athirappilly hydro-electric project would be a no-go, the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has asked Kerala to explain its stand before an expert appraisal committee. In a letter to the state, the MoEF, th...
A day after Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa said in the Legislative Assembly that Bangalore would get 23 hours of power supply every day, the Karnataka High Court expressed displeasure against the government for not providing uninterrupted power supply in the state. Farmers are not getting adequate p...
