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Union Government launches Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana in Patna
Union Government launched Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DUGJY) in Patna, Bihar. The flagship scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an aim to provide 24×7 uninterrupted electricity supply to each rural household across the country by 2022. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
CCEA approves creation of Intra State Transmission System in 7 States
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the creation of an Intra-state Transmission System (ISTS) in 7 states across the country. 7 States are: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. Key facts about ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
Haryana Government launches ‘Mhara Gaon, Jagmag Gaon’ scheme
Haryana Government launched ‘Mhara Gaon, Jagmag Gaon’ scheme to provide 24 hour uninterrupted power supply for rural domestic consumers in a phased manner with their active participation. The scheme was launched by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar from Dyalpur village ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
Union Cabinet approves Solar Power capacity target to 1 lakh MW under JNNSM by 2022
Union Cabinet approved increasing India’s solar power capacity target under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) to 1 Lakh Mega Watt (MW) by 2022. Decision to increase solar power capacity by five times form current capacity was taken by ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015
Adani, Reliance ink MoUs for power generation in Bangladesh
Adani Power Limited (APL) and Reliance Power Limited of India have signed separate memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB). These MoUs were signed on the first day of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh. ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015
IMD, POSOCO ink MoU for optimum use of weather information
India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for optimum use of weather information and forecast in the power sector. The aim of MoU is to enable power operators, generators ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
NTPC signs pact with Jharkhand government for 4,000 MW Patratu power plant
State owned National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited has signed a pact with Jharkhand government to setup a 4,000 MW Patratu power plant in the state. As per the pact, NTPC and Jharkhand Bidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited will establish a ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
BHEL, Russian firm INTMA ink MoU to set up power plant in Kazakhstan
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Russian company INTMA to set up a gas-based power project in Kazakhstan. The MoU aims set combined path to execute projects of mutual interest in Russia ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
BHEL commissions 600-MW thermal unit in Chhattisgarh
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) on 13 April 2015 commissioned 600 MW unit of a thermal power project for the Dainik Bhaskar Power Limited (DBPL) at Dhabra in Janjgir Champa district of Chhattisgarh. The commissioned unit is the second unit ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Prime Minister inaugurates two 600 MW Thermal Power Units in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two units each of 600 Mega Watt (MW) capacity in Shree Singaji Thermal Power Project in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. Shree Singaji Thermal Power Plant is a coal-fired project. It is owned and ..