Hydro-electric power is a renewable natural resource known for their almost nil GHG emission. The oldest Hydropower power plant in India is in Darjeeling District in West Bengal....
Rural electrification is necessary to stimulate the growth of small-scale industries and promote a more balanced and diversified economy. Between 1950 and 2001-02, the number of villages electrified ...
Integrated Power Development (IPDS) scheme launched by Modi Government is basically a new avatar of Restructured Accelerated Power Development Programme of UPA. This scheme focuses on improvement of...
Power development during the last 60 years has been significant but still India has faced chronic power shortage. The key reasons behind power shortage include – rising demand...
The coal fired Ultra Mega Power Projects were envisioned by the UPA Government under the “Power for all” vision of the 11th plan documents. Initially 16 UMPPs each...
Thermal power plants, producing energy from coal, gas and diesel constitute 69.52% of the installed capacity of India. Of this, 60.59% {or 87% within the thermal power} is...
India’s first power plant was started in 1897 in Darjeeling, followed by commissioning of a hydropower station at Sivasamudram in Karnataka during 1902. Current Installed Capacity As of...
The past and present government (despite huge potential revenues) have resorted to allocate coal mines on such a premise that the coal blocks of the country are just...
Commercial Mining means mining the coal with an objective to make it on open market, not tied to some specific end use. Coal Mines Nationalisation Act, 1973 or...
Immediately after the August 2014 SC decision that held 214 captive mine allocations illegal, the NDA Government brought an ordinance called Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Ordinance. Later, the...
