Vijayawada: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is scheduled to visit Nellore on Thursday, for inauguration of the 800megawatt third unit of AP Genco at Nelatur. He would also address a public meeting there. This is the second tour of the CM to Nellore in recent times. He went to Nellore to inaugurate the Sangam […]
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Third 800 MW supercritical power unit goes on stream at Krishnapatnam
Krishnapatnam: The third 800 MW supercritical unit at the Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station (SDSTPS) here goes on stream on Thursday, over three years behind schedule, giving some respite to Andhra Pradesh that has been facing a shortage of power during evening peak hours. In a first in the country, the supercritical plant at […]
Tiny amounts of gas appear in ruptured Nord Stream 1 pipeline, website data shows
Tiny amounts of gas suddenly appeared in the Russian Nord Stream 1 pipeline on Wednesday, website data showed, weeks after the pipeline ruptured in the Baltic Sea in what investigating teams said was suspected sabotage caused by explosions. Gas flows were at 102 kilowatt-hours per hour (kwh/h) between 0700-0800 CET on Oct. 19 from zero, […]
Ahmedabad airport plan: Adani to invest Rs 10k cr to triple flier capacity
The Adani group will invest about Rs 10,000 crore in the Ahmedabad airport between 2023 and 2027 to augment its passenger handling capacity by three times, making it a regional hub. In a presentation to investors last week, the Adani group executives said the Ahmedabad airport will be made a regional hub connecting airports such […]
Smoke in SpiceJet cabin caused by oil entering AC: DGCA report
HYDERABAD: The Director General of Civil Aviation, investigating the emergency landing of SpiceJet Flight SG 3735 from Goa, with 86 persons on-board at RGIA on October 12, after smoke was noticed in the cockpit in its preliminary report, said that engine oil was found in the engine bleeding valve.
Suzlon Energy chairman Tulsi Tanti passes away
New Delhi: Founder chairman and managing director of Suzlon Energy and renowned expert on renewable energy Tulsi Tanti died due to cardiac arrest on the evening of October 1, a company official said on Sunday. Tanti, 64, who was also the chairman of the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association, was on his way to Pune […]
Follow AP, Kerala in energy efficiency: BEE
Vijayawada: Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has called for aggressive implementation of energy efficiency programmes and clean energy initiatives. In a virtual meeting, BEE director general Abhay Bakre appreciated AP and Kerala for their commitment towards promoting clean energy. He pointed out that the two states have taken the lead in establishing a dedicated body […]
TS Govt spends Rs 36,980 crore on power subsidy in eight years
HYDERABAD: The state government said it had spent Rs 36,890 crore in eight years to provide free power to farmers and another Rs 37,099 crore to strengthen the distribution network to ensure quality and uninterrupted power supply to all sectors. The government released a report on the power sector which said free power had contributed […]
GHMC to transform power transformers
HYDERABAD: Power transformers and dangling electric wires on city streets are not only dangerous to pedestrians, but also an eyesore. If the GHMC’s plans come to fruition, thousands of power transformers could soon be given an elegant makeover while also earning the civic body some extra ‘moolah’ in the form of advertising revenue. The GHMC […]
Govt clears Rs 19,500-cr PLI scheme for solar PV modules
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday approved a Rs 19,500-crore production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacturing solar photovoltaic (PV) modules in order to attract investment in the solar space in the country. The scheme is expected to achieve manufacturing capacity of giga watt (GW) scale in high efficiency solar PV modules. Besides, the government […]
Hyderabad Metro Rail’s car-free appeal riles commuters
HYDERABAD: The World Car Free Day is observed annually on September 22 and promotes car-free days in cities all around the world. This year, the Hyderabad Metro Rail also jumped on board, promoting the use of metro trains as an alternative to driving cars around, entirely oblivious to the reality that most metro trains run […]
Tatas evaluating options to consolidate AirAsia India, Vistara under Air India
MUMBAI: The Tata Group has started an exercise to evaluate options to consolidate AirAsia India and Vistara under Air India to bring operational synergies among the three airlines under its umbrella, sources said. Air India, which the group had taken control of in January after winning the bid to acquire the national carrier for Rs […]