UAE: First Arab Country to generate electricity from coal

The United Arab Emirates recently became the first and probably the last Arab country to generate electricity from coal. The coal plant, Hassyan is to be set up in Dubai at 3.4 billion USD. The capacity of the plant will be 600 MW. Later, the capacity of the plant is to be increased to 2,400 ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Clean Energy • Dubai • Gulf Countries • Nuclear energy • oil and natural gas • Oman • Power Plants • Solar Energy • United Arab Emirates

March 10: CISF Raising Day

Every year, the Central Industrial Security Force Raising Day is celebrated on March 10. The CISF works under Ministry of Home Affairs. It was set up in 1969 under the CISF act, 1968 passed in Parliament of India. About CISF Though established in 1969, the CISF was made an armed force in 1983. The sanctioned ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: CISF • CISF Raising Day • infrastructure projects • Ministry of Home Affairs • Power Plants

Govt. launches PRAKASH Portal for monitoring coal supply to power plants

Union Power Minister (Independent charge) Raj Kumar Singh and Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi have jointly launched PRAKASH– Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony Portal in New Delhi. About PRAKASH Portal Objective of Portal: To bring better coordination for coal supplies among all stakeholders. Need: After rainy season in 2019, coal ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs

Topics: Coal • Coal India Ltd • NTPC • Power Plants • PRAKASH Portal

BHEL bags order from NTPC for flue gas desulphurisation system

The state owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged major order worth Rs. 560 crore from the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for setting up flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) system at National Capital Power Station (capacity 2×490 MW) at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh. Key Facts The order involves installation of an indigenously developed FGD system ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018

Topics: Environment • Flue Gas Desulphurisation system • Flue Gases • Pollution • Power Plants