India to export 145 MW electricity to Nepal
The Dollar Business Bureau India said on Thursday that it would export extra electricity of 145 MW to Nepal through the newly built two cross-border transmission lines, few days after Nepal requested for more electricity to cope with the severe load-shedding. “Export of power to Nepal is expected to increase by around 145 MW shortly through two 132 kV transmission lines," Indian Embassy said in a statement. Last month, construction of the two cross-border transmission lines was completed. These are Katiya- Kusaha and Raxual-Parwanipur cross-border. Soon after the construction completed, Kathmandu requested New Delhi to provide power via these two transmission lines. Recently, Ambassador of Nepal to India, Deep Kumar Upadhyay, prodded the Indian Power Minister Piyush Goyal ...
Union Minister: New project to curb coal consumption at power plants
The Dollar Business Bureau In a move to boost power generation in the country, the government has approved an Advanced Ultra Super Critical Technology Research and Development Project. The project worth Rs 1,500 crore will be carried out with the involvement of Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited (BHEL), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR). The project is mainly aimed at reducing the coal consumption by the coal-based units, achieve higher efficiency, and reduce carbon-dioxide emissions, Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, said in Rajya Sabha on Monday. Research and Developmental activities under the project will be carried out under the supervision of the Principal Scientific Advisor ...
Government approves institutional mechanism for smart grid projects
The Dollar Business Bureau The government has approved the National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM), an institutional mechanism, for implementation of policies related to smart grid networks, Piyush Goyal, Minister of state for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy told Lok Sabha on Thursday. The NSGM is an institutional mechanism which will plan, monitor and implement the policies and programs related to smart grid activities in the country, the minister said. The total outlay of Rs 985 crore and a budgetary allocation of Rs 338 crore have already been allocated for the NSGM activities during the 12th Plan. The minister further said that a governing council headed by the Minister of Power and comprised of secretary-level officers of the concerned departments and ...
