Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 19:21
"Around 9,000 MW capacity are likely to come up during the 12th plan period (2012-17) and some in the 13th plan period (2017-22)," according to a company source.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 21:27
In about 6-8 months, power production from the Koldam project will commence.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 17:56
Regretting that Uttarakhand is buying power despite having huge hydroelectricity potential, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said the state will expedite work on undisputed hydel projects and begin construction at the stalled ones.
Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 14:31
The 17-member committee will examine the extent to which the projects were responsible for the tragedy.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 14:54
Sikkim government has decided to scrap four hydel projects on tributaries of the Teesta in North Sikkim.
Last Updated: Saturday, April 2, 2011, 20:20
Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said 425 Micro Hydel Projects (MHPs) constructed by the Army under Operation Sadbhavana in Jammu and Kashmir are either "non-functional" or "non-existent."
Last Updated: Thursday, July 22, 2010, 21:44
The Centre has roped in IIT Roorkee and Dehradun-based Wildlife Institute of India to assess the feasibility of the proposed hydel projects on the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers in Uttarakhand.
Last Updated: Monday, July 19, 2010, 00:07
MEA official Madhuri Gupta is in jail on charges of spying for Pakistan.
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 7, 2010, 13:33
Buoyed by the central government`s decision to scrap two hydel dams on Bhagirathi in Uttarakhand, VHP has demanded a complete ban on other such projects on the holy river, including NTPC`s 600 MW Loharinag Pala.
Last Updated: Friday, April 2, 2010, 20:19
An Uttarakhand minister on Friday said the Centre`s decision to scrap two hydel projects on Bhagirathi, a tributary of the Ganga, would inflict a heavy loss on the state both in terms of electricity and money.
Last Updated: Sunday, March 21, 2010, 23:45
The All India Akhara Parishad on Sunday remained defiant over its demand for a ban on all the hydel projects on Bhagirathi river in Uttarakashi district, despite the Centre and the Uttarakhand govt efforts to hold talks with it.
Last Updated: Thursday, November 12, 2009, 23:08
Criticising the Chamling govt in Sikkim for tapping hydel potential for commercial benefits, noted environmentalist on Thursday alleged that construction of several hydel projects in Sikkim amounted to a "destructive act".
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