PM to visit Neelum Jhelum hydro power project today
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 | Filed under HydropowerThe Prime Minister will also receive a briefing on the mega Neelum Jhelum Hydro Power Project, which is of immense national importance, a press release issued by the PM House here said. The project which is in the vicinity of Muzaffarabad (Azad Kashmir …
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Himachal hydropower units remain shut for fourth day
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 | Filed under HydropowerHimachal hydropower units remain shut for fourth day Shimla: The country's largest hydropower plants in Himachal Pradesh remained shut for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday following a high silt level in the Sutlej river, triggering a power …
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Uttarakhand Hydropower mining projects behind landslides floods
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 | Filed under HydropowerDehradun: The early monsoon that hit North India is continuing to wreak havoc with Uttarakhand being the worst-hit state. Uttarkashi, Kedarnath, Gaurikund, Rambada and Rudraprayag in the state are badly affected by land slides, flash floods and heavy …
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Nawaz to visit Neelum Jhelum hydropower project today
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 | Filed under HydropowerISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will visit the under construction Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project near Muzaffarabad today (Wednesday).This will be the first visit of Nawaz Sharif since assuming office of the Prime Minister to any …
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Many provinces fail to monitor small hydropower projects
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 | Filed under HydropowerVietNamNet Bridge – Hydropower projects with capacity of less than 50 MW are put under the jurisdiction of provinces for assessment and licensing but the capacity of provincial officials is still weak, said Do Duc Quan, head of the hydroelectricity …
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Marshall announces hydroelectric demonstration education project
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 | Filed under HydropowerHUNTINGTON – A new Marshall University energy project will demonstrate hydroelectric power using acid mine drainage from coal mining as its source of energy. Marshall University's Center for Environmental,. A new Marshall University energy project will …
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Small dam construction to reduce greenhouse emissions is causing ecosystem
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 | Filed under HydropowerResearchers conclude in a new report that a global push for small hydropower projects, supported by various nations and also the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, may cause unanticipated and potentially significant losses of habitat …
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Hydropower debate 2
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 | Filed under HydropowerMSPs unanimously backed the motion from the Scottish government on hydropower on 18 June 2013. Energy Minister Fergus Ewing welcomed the cross-party support for hydropower during the second part of the debate. A hydro power scheme in Ross-shire …
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Heavy rains disrupt electricity generation at hydropower projects
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 | Filed under HydropowerIndia has a power generation capacity of 223,625.60MW, of which 17.7% or 39,623.40MW is hydropower. Of northern India's installed power generation capacity of 55,885MW, 15,467.75MW comes from hydropower projects. The latest crisis comes at a time …
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Sharif to visit hydropower project site in PoK
Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 | Filed under HydropowerPrime Minister Nawaz Sharif will visit the site of the Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project tomorrow to review work on the Rs 274.88 billion dam in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Sharif, whose government has accorded priority to tackling Pakistan's serious …
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