Hydropower

India looking to merge hydropower units to create single company: Minister

NTPC, the country's largest power producer, acquired the two hydro companies -- THDC India Ltd (THDCIL) and NEEPCO -- three years ago for about $1.34 billion under a consolidation plan

Arunachal to sign deal with CPSUs to set up five hydropower plants

The Arunachal Pradesh government has decided to hand over five terminated hydropower projects with a generation capacity of 2823 MW to two Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs)

Mizoram plans to set up 5 hydro power plants of 800 MW capacity

The Mizoram government has prepared Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for five hydro-electric power plants in the state with a total generation capacity of around 800 MW, Power & Electricity Department officials said on Tuesday.

Mandaviya flags off 75 trucks for awareness drive against Tuberculosis

Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on flagged off 75 Trucks with TB awareness messages that have been provided by Apollo Tyres Foundation, who are actively supporting the Ni-kshay scheme

India faces high power cut risks after years of coal, hydropower neglect

A rapid addition of solar farms has helped India avert daytime supply gaps, but a shortage of coal-fired and hydropower capacity risks exposing millions to widespread outages at night

NHPC's Rs 32k-cr hydel project near China border gets Centre's approval

The approved investment includes Rs 6,720 crore of government support for flood moderation and enabling infrastructure, such as roads and bridges connecting the construction site

Nepal preparing MoU with NHPC, state-run VUCL to develop hydropower project

Nepal is preparing an MoU in which India's hydroelectric major NHPC will collaborate with state-run VUCL to develop a 480 MW semi-reservoir hydropower project in the western part of the country at an estimated cost of Rs 92 billion, an official said on Friday. The move comes days after Nepal and India inked an agreement to increase the power import and export capacity through the Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur transmission line from 600 MW to 800 MW. "Our government has asked NHPC (National Hydroelectric Power Corporation), a government of India company, to collaborate with Nepal's Vidyut Utpadan Company Ltd (VUCL), to develop a hydropower project," Baburaj Adhikari, information officer at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation told PTI. According to the draft MoU, the Nepal government is planning for a 51:49 NHPC-VUCL joint venture. If this MoU gets inked, the Phukot Karnali Hydropower Project, which is a semi-reservoir project with a capacity of 480 MW, will be constructed

Power ministry plans tax breaks for pumped storage hydro projects

To promote pumped storage hydro-power projects in India, the Ministry of Power has proposed giving incentives such as tax breaks, easy environment clearance and providing land at concessional rates. The ministry has released draft guidelines on pumped storage projects (PSPs) to seek comments from states and state-run companies as well as private firms within a fortnight till March 2, 2023. Keeping in view the immense utility of the PSPs in grid stabilisation as well as meeting the peaking power demand, a need for formulating separate guidelines to promote PSPs was felt to set the direction of its development, the minsitry said in the guidelines. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) estimates regarding on-river pumped storage potential is 103 GW in India. Apart from this, a large number of off-river pumped storage potential is also available, the ministry added. As of now, eight projects (4,745.60 MW) are presently operational, four projects (2,780 MW) are under construction, and

Green hydrogen will not be limited by borders: ReNew Power Founder & CEO

'People are looking to get into the manufacturing supply chain, governments are looking at expanding transmission infrastructure,' said ReNew Power founder & CEO, Sumant Sinha

Chhattisgarh govt extends hydropower policy till 2032: Bhupesh Baghel

With the installation of the new plant, Chhattisgarh State Generation Company's installed capacity would increase to 4,300 Mw

World energy crisis would be even worse without China's rainy season

Hydro is still China's biggest carbon-free energy resource, accounting for about as much power as solar, wind and nuclear combined, although growth has flattened as topography limits expansion

Hydropower: Energy shift creates opening for ''world's largest batteries''

Sprawled like a gigantic swimming pool atop a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan is an asphalt-and-clay pond holding enough water to produce electricity for 1.6 million households

Apple intends to use world's first low-carbon aluminium in iPhone SE

Apple said it intends for the material, produced by using hydropower, to be introduced in the iPhone SE

PM Modi launches Rs 11,000 cr hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a visit to Mandi, and inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of hydropower projects worth Rs 11,000 crore that will help boost the state's economy

National Hydrogen Mission: Explained in 10 slides

Power Minister R K Singh calls for study on impact of hydro projects

Power Minister R K Singh on Wednesday brushed aside apprehensions that water storage or dam projects, which also generate hydro electricity, harm environment, and urged experts to commission an authoritative and scientific study to find out the truth. Speaking at a symposium on sustainable development of dams and river basins, Singh said, "I have not seen science of environment being harmed. I see science of progress in this (water storage). Punjab and Haryana developed and they are where they are today because of Bhakra Nangal dam." He further said, "If you ask any person in Bihar, then his dearest wish is to construct large dams on the river Kosi in Nepal. Wherever we constructed large dams, we have improved the lives of people...generations. This is the message we need to convey." He brought attention toward pushback to water storage or dam projects in the country by NGOs (non-government organisations) or civil societies which claim that these would harm environment. The ministe

NHPC reports 50% rise in net profit to Rs 961 crore for Dec quarter

State-owned hydropower giant NHPC reported a 50 per cent rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs961.64 crore for the December quarter.

Nepal awards hydropower project to India's Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam

As per the initial study conducted by Brass Power, the installed capacity of the project can be enhanced to around 1,000 MW if it is developed as a storage-type project

Making sense of energy data

Production cuts in the manufacturing sector is bound to reflect on energy consumption numbers

India's hydropower to meet target despite varying forecasts by IMD, Skymet

While Skymet expects a below-normal rainfall, IMD sees near-normal rains this year