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Small hydropower policy set for makeover
2 years, 5 months ago

Small hydropower policy set for makeover

The Hindu  

Ten years after it was first introduced, the Kerala Small Hydropower Policy is in for a thorough overhaul with the State government hoping to make the sector attractive to investors. While revising the policy, the basic thrust will be on simplifying procedures, particularly those related to mandatory clearances, and encouraging new investor groups, including local bodies, profit-making public sector units …

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Electricity cuts hit Sri Lanka as key union goes on strike
2 years, 6 months ago

Electricity cuts hit Sri Lanka as key union goes on strike

Al Jazeera  

About 900 of approximately 1,100 engineers of the state-run Ceylon Electricity Board are on strike, stalling operations. Swaths of Sri Lanka have been hit by electricity cuts after a power sector union went on strike in protest against new government regulations, compounding hardships as the country tackles its worst economic crisis in decades. About 900 out of approximately 1,100 engineers …

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The Struggle to Power Tajikistan
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 …

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A hydro onslaught the Himalayas cannot take
3 years, 3 months ago

A hydro onslaught the Himalayas cannot take

The Hindu  

In normal circumstances, when a mistake is understood and suffered, one tends to learn from it and not repeat it. The background The affidavit filed recently by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in an ongoing matter in the Supreme Court of India has recommended the construction of seven partially constructed hydroelectric projects in the Uttarakhand Himalaya. Politicians …

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Cabinet approves ₹1,810-crore hydropower project in Himachal. And other key announcements
4 years, 1 month ago

Cabinet approves ₹1,810-crore hydropower project in Himachal. And other key announcements

Live Mint  

Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved ₹1,810 crore investment for 210 megawatt Luhri stage-I hydropower project on river Satluj in Shimla &Kullu districts of Himachal Pradesh. "Himachal Pradesh will benefit with free power worth around ₹1,140 crore from Luhri stage-I hydro-electric project, during project life cycle of 40 years," the statement said. Cabinet has given its approval for signing a Memorandum …

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