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Hangzhou setting green transition example for country
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hangzhou setting green transition example for country

China Daily  

Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, is developing a new type of power system by incorporating such clean energy resources as hydropower, wind, solar and storage, so as to raise its proportion of clean energy. "Shuangxikou Hydropower Station consists of two 2-megawatt generating units, and its annual power generation is expected to exceed 10 million kilowatt-hours," said Meng Tianqi, who is in charge …

Water Power Hydropower State Station Meng Hangzhou
Hangzhou setting green transition example for country
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hangzhou setting green transition example for country

China Daily  

Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, is developing a new type of power system by incorporating such clean energy resources as hydropower, wind, solar and storage, so as to raise its proportion of clean energy. "Shuangxikou Hydropower Station consists of two 2-megawatt generating units, and its annual power generation is expected to exceed 10 million kilowatt-hours," said Meng Tianqi, who is in charge …

Water Power Hydropower State Station Meng Hangzhou
Sikkim dam collapse will not slow India’s hydropower plans: R.K. Singh
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim dam collapse will not slow India’s hydropower plans: R.K. Singh

The Hindu  

The glacier lake outburst that triggered a flood in Sikkim and destroyed the Chungthang dam will not slow India’s reliance on hydropower, R.K. Singh, Minister for Power and Renewable Energy, has said. The Chungthang dam, a key component of the 1,200 MW Sikkim Urja hydel power project, was destroyed along with several highways, villages, and towns in Sikkim. The quantity …

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What caused the flood in Sikkim? | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

What caused the flood in Sikkim? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: More than 25 people have been confirmed dead, and many more are missing from a massive flood that resulted from a glacier-lake outburst in Sikkim in the early hours of October 4. “There was heavy rain in south Sikkim but nothing remarkable in the northern region,” M. Mohapatra, Director General, India Meteorological Department told The Hindu. …

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Sikkim flash floods death toll mounts to 14; 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim flash floods death toll mounts to 14; 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing

The Hindu  

The confirmed death toll from the flash floods in Sikkim rose to 14 on Thursday with 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing after the glacier-fed Lhonak lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin on October 4. The floods have severely damaged the Chungthang dam that is the mainstay of a key hydropower …

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Sikkim flash floods updates | Schools, colleges to remain shut till Oct 15 as toll rises to 14, over 100 missing
1 year, 2 months ago

Sikkim flash floods updates | Schools, colleges to remain shut till Oct 15 as toll rises to 14, over 100 missing

The Hindu  

The confirmed death toll from the flash floods in Sikkim rose to 14 on Thursday with 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing after the glacier-fed Lhonak lake in north Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin on October 4. The floods have severely damaged the Chungthang dam that is the mainstay of a key hydropower …

Power Sikkim Teesta
China’s drought-hit areas get rain, bringing flood risks
2 years, 3 months ago

China’s drought-hit areas get rain, bringing flood risks

Associated Press  

BEIJING — More than 100,000 people had moved to safer areas by Monday as heavy rains brought flood risks to a region of southwest China that was devastated by a heatwave and drought for most of the summer. But China’s meteorological agency maintained a national orange alert for drought, the second highest level, as the heat persisted in many parts …

China Rain Power City Chongqing Sichuan
Ministries reach consensus on hydropower projects in Himalayas
3 years, 3 months ago

Ministries reach consensus on hydropower projects in Himalayas

The Hindu  

Six months after a devastating flood of rock, ice and debris gushed down the Rishiganga river in Uttarakhand and killed at least 200 and severely damaged two hydropower projects, three Central Ministries, which initially had dissenting views on the future of hydroelectric power projects have agreed to a consensus. According to an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court this month, …

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Uttarakhand Tragedy: 29 persons missing from Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower project declared dead
3 years, 6 months ago

Uttarakhand Tragedy: 29 persons missing from Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower project declared dead

India TV News  

Nearly 29 labourers from Uttar Pradesh, who were working at Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower project in Uttarakhand's Chamoli and went missing when a glacier burst triggered a massive flash flood on February 7, have finally been declared "dead". The next of kin to the deceased labourers will get Rs 29 lakh each -- Rs 20 lakh from National Thermal Power Corporation, Rs …

Missing Uttarakhand Lakh Chamoli Tapovan
Will Have Good Communication with India, Says China on Its Plan to Build Big Dam Over Brahmaputra River
4 years ago

Will Have Good Communication with India, Says China on Its Plan to Build Big Dam Over Brahmaputra River

News 18  

China on Thursday played down its plan to build a major dam in the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra river in Tibet, saying there is no need to have “any anxiety over the project and Beijing will continue to have “good communication” with lower riparian states – India and Bangladesh. Yan said China will “implement hydropower exploitation in the downstream …

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China promises ‘good communication’ with India ahead of dam across Brahmaputra
4 years ago

China promises ‘good communication’ with India ahead of dam across Brahmaputra

The Hindu  

China on Thursday played down its plan to build a major dam in the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra river in Tibet, saying there is no need to have “any anxiety over the project and Beijing will continue to have “good communication” with lower riparian states - India and Bangladesh.” China’s plan to build the dam over Brahmaputra river, reportedly …

India China Water Resources Water Bangladesh Hydropower Plan
China to build a major dam on Brahmaputra river in Tibet: Report
4 years ago

China to build a major dam on Brahmaputra river in Tibet: Report

India Today  

China will build a major hydropower project on Brahmaputra river in Tibet and a proposal for this has been clearly put forward in the 14th Five-Year Plan to be implemented from next year, the official media on Sunday quoted the head of a Chinese company tasked to build the dam as saying. Yan Zhiyong, chairman of the Power Construction Corp …

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India Irked as China Plans to Build Major Dam on Brahmaputra River, But Beijing Downplays Anxiety
4 years ago

India Irked as China Plans to Build Major Dam on Brahmaputra River, But Beijing Downplays Anxiety

News 18  

China will build a major hydropower project on Brahmaputra river in Tibet and a proposal for this has been clearly put forward in the 14th Five-Year Plan to be implemented from next year, the official media on Sunday quoted the head of a Chinese company tasked to build the dam as saying. Yan Zhiyong, chairman of the Power Construction Corp …

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