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Tata Power, Druk Green Power to develop 5,000 MW green energy projects in Bhutan

New Delhi: Tata Power Company Ltd has entered into a strategic partnership with Druk Green Power Corporation Ltd to develop at least 5,000 MW of clean energy generation capacity in Bhutan. “Tata Power's partnership with Druk Green Power Corporation reinforces our credentials as the most preferred clean energy partner in the region. With the support of the Royal Government of …

India Energy Power Hydropower Partnership Bhutan Tata

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

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

3 months ago

TN Green energy corpn meets union govt target, produces 210 MU more power

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation has generated 2,009.456 million units of electricity through its hydropower plants from April 1 to September 18 this financial year. The rise in production has enabled TNGEC to meet the Central Electricity Authority’s target, playing key role in advancing Tamil Nadu’s green energy goals. Another official said Kundah and Erode are currently leading in …

Tamil Nadu Power Power Generation Mus Tngec

8 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s hydropower output records steepest fall in nearly four decades

The Hindu

India's hydroelectricity output fell at the steepest pace in at least 38 years during the year ended March 31, a Reuters analysis of government data showed, as erratic rainfall forced further dependence on coal-fired power amid higher demand. The 16.3% drop in generation from India’s biggest clean energy source coincided with the share of renewables in power generation sliding for …

India Data Power Hydropower Rainfall Fall Grid

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Wang Zhilin honored by International Hydropower Association

China Daily

Malcolm Turnbull, president of the International Hydropower Association, gives an award to Wang Zhilin. Before working for Baihetan project, Wang served as deputy director of the Xiluodu Construction Department and made great contributions in solving technical challenges characterized as "four-high and four-large". Under Wang's leadership, the project earned widespread acclaim from industry experts, and its underground excavation set a new …

China Project High Wang Large International Hydropower Baihetan

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Wang Zhilin honored by International Hydropower Association

China Daily

Malcolm Turnbull, president of the International Hydropower Association, gives an award to Wang Zhilin. Before working for Baihetan project, Wang served as deputy director of the Xiluodu Construction Department and made great contributions in solving technical challenges characterized as "four-high and four-large". Under Wang's leadership, the project earned widespread acclaim from industry experts, and its underground excavation set a new …

China Hydropower High Wang Project Construction Baihetan Large Underground

1 year, 4 months ago

Record power generation at Sileru projects in 10 years

Deccan Chronicle

VIJAYAWADA: APGENCO managing director K.V.N. Chakradhar Babu on Tuesday said hydropower projects in Sileru basin generated 416.1 MW of electricity in a single day on Monday, breaking the daily record of generating electricity in the last 10 years. There are four hydropower projects in Sileru basin – Upper Sileru, Lower Sileru, Donkarai Canal Power House and Machkhand. The break-up of …

Power Projects Units 10 Years Sileru Sileru Basin Machkhand

1 year, 6 months ago

Nepal starts exporting electricity to India

The Hindu

Nepal has started exporting electricity to India from May 27, as the generation of hydroelectricity from run-of-the-river projects increased with the onset of the monsoon in the Himalayan country. “We have started selling 600 MW hour electricity to India from Saturday as there is a surplus in the electricity in the country,” said Suresh Bhattarai, spokesperson of Nepal Electricity Authority. …

India Nepal Electricity

1 year, 8 months ago

India-Nepal partnership in hydropower development: Catalysing the fundamentals

Firstpost

In the quest of augmenting its industrial productivity and attaining its actual economic potential, Nepal remains on the path of continued hydropower development and it has already acquired a surplus power capacity. Nepal’s power export market and the need for Indian currency In all likelihood, Nepal’s enhanced power capacity will equip it better to use the surplus power at home …

India Energy Trade Development Nepal Indian Economic

1 year, 9 months ago

Dahua Yao autonomous county

China Daily

An aerial view of Hechi's Dahua Yao autonomous county. Dahua Yao autonomous county is located to the south of Hechi city. Two hydropower stations - Dahua and Yantan - are located here, providing a hydropower generation capacity of 2.38 million kilowatts. Dahua's reservoir areas provide 4,260 hectares of aquaculture area, making it "the town of freshwater aquaculture".

County Yao Hechi Dahua Dahua Yao

1 year, 10 months ago

Climate change will increase hydropower generation in India

The Hindu

Unlike coal-powered power plants, hydropower, which is the second highest power producing source at 13%, is a significant contributor to clean global electricity generation. Projected increase “Under warmer climate, we expect hydropower production to increase across the country due to substantial increase in precipitation leading to increased inflow to the reservoirs,” says Dr. Vimal Mishra, professor at the Department of …

South India Change Hydropower North India Central Mishra Dams

1 year, 11 months ago

Sinking Himalayan town puts spotlight on India’s hydropower push

Al Jazeera

Farmer Shiv Lal barely slept this week, overcome by worry about the deep cracks scarring his land and hundreds of other homes and buildings in a sinking town in India’s Himalayas. While NTPC officials and some geologists have ruled out tunnelling work as the cause of this month’s devastation in Joshimath, residents’ angry protests have reignited debate about the construction …

India Construction Land Uttarakhand Damage Project Officials

2 years, 10 months ago

The Struggle to Power Tajikistan

The Diplomat

Every fall, Muhibahon, a 30-year-old master’s student who lives in Hisor, a small town 30 minutes outside of Tajikistan’s capital, Dushanbe, is forced to drastically change her daily routine. “This electricity limit is a source of major stress for women who are forced to cook, wash clothes, and clean their homes in those narrow, unpredictable windows during which we have …

Energy Electricity Power Hydropower Country Maintenance Work Uzbekistan

3 years, 2 months ago

Hydropower decline adds strain to power grids in drought

Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — After water levels at a California dam fell to historic lows this summer, the main hydropower plant it feeds was shut down. Severe drought across the West drained reservoirs this year, slashing hydropower production and further stressing the region’s power grids. “Hydro is a big part of the plan for making the whole system work together,” said …

Energy Climate Change Power Drought Hydropower Production West

3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand law to levy water tax on hydropower projects in state held valid

Hindustan Times

Uttarakhand high court has upheld the constitutional validity of 2012 legislation enacted by Uttarakhand government to levy water tax on hydro power projects of more than 5 MW capacity in the state on water drawn for power generation at the rates decided by the state government, as per the order. The court order stated that a bare reading of the …

Tax Court Water Order State Act Power Generation

4 years ago

PoK Govt Signs Agreements with Chinese Firm to Build 700MW Hydropower Project

News 18

The government in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has signed agreements with a Chinese company and a local renewable energy firm for the construction of 700MW hydropower project at an estimated cost of USD 1.35 billion in the region as part of the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a media report said on Wednesday. China Gezhouba Group and its local partner Laraib Group Pakistan …

China Pakistan Power Project Chinese Cpec Pok

4 years, 1 month ago

5G makes hydropower station smarter, more secure

China Daily

The Tingzikou hydropower station in Guangyuan, Sichuan province. The robot is part of a 5G-powered hydropower station project jointly done by China Mobile, China Datang Corp, one of the largest power generation enterprises and Tsinghua University. Wang Haoran, an expert from Tsinghua University's Sichuan Energy Internet Research Institute, said every three to five years or every time after a major …

China Hydropower Station Wang Sichuan China Mobile Hydropower Station

4 years, 4 months ago

Telangana: Fire breaks out at Srisailam hydropower station

India Today

A short circuit at underground hydroelectric power station situated at Srisailam's dam left bank in Telangana's Nagarkurnool led to a fire, followed by an explosion in unit 4 of the power plant. Around 25 people were on the shift duty at the power station when the fire broke out. Engineers of the Telangana State Power Generation Corporation were working on …

Power Telangana Station

4 years, 4 months ago

SOE enjoys watershed moment in renewables

China Daily

An aerial photo of the Wudongde hydropower station on the border of Sichuan and Yunnan provinces in Southwest China. The company saw power generated by clean energy－including hydro, wind and solar－reach 151.19 billion kilowatt-hours during the first half, with the hydropower utilization ratio reaching 99.8 percent and the overall renewable energy utilization ratio reaching 99.87 percent, it said. Covering Guangdong, …

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Tata Power, Druk Green Power to develop 5,000 MW green energy projects in Bhutan

Hangzhou setting green transition example for country

Hangzhou setting green transition example for country

TN Green energy corpn meets union govt target, produces 210 MU more power

India’s hydropower output records steepest fall in nearly four decades

Wang Zhilin honored by International Hydropower Association

Wang Zhilin honored by International Hydropower Association

Record power generation at Sileru projects in 10 years

Nepal starts exporting electricity to India

India-Nepal partnership in hydropower development: Catalysing the fundamentals

Dahua Yao autonomous county

Climate change will increase hydropower generation in India

Sinking Himalayan town puts spotlight on India’s hydropower push

The Struggle to Power Tajikistan

Hydropower decline adds strain to power grids in drought

Uttarakhand law to levy water tax on hydropower projects in state held valid

PoK Govt Signs Agreements with Chinese Firm to Build 700MW Hydropower Project

5G makes hydropower station smarter, more secure

Telangana: Fire breaks out at Srisailam hydropower station

SOE enjoys watershed moment in renewables