26 Jun 2011
The Pench Hydel Power Project is facing temporary closure due to the lack of coordination between Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. The move of Maharashtra government to deny the permission to release water from the dam led temporary closure of the power manufacturing unit.
19 Mar 2015
Itanagar: The 600-MW Kameng Hydro Electric Project that envisages an annual generation of 3353 MU of electricity is now stated to be ready with completion of the 14.47 km long Head Race Tunnel (HRT) on Monday.
28 Oct 2014
New Delhi: Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has received a contract worth Rs 422 crore related to 444 MW Vishnugad Pipalkoti hydel power project in Uttarakhand.
13 Dec 2014
Agartala: To enhance the production capacity of two gas-based thermal power plants and one hydel power project, the state-owned North East Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) in association with the Tripura government would invest Rs 500 crore.
11 Aug 2014
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh has sought cooperation from Assam in expediting the execution of 2000-MW Lower Subansiri Hydro-Electric Project, which has been halted since December 2011.
12 Feb 2015
Mumbai: To boost hydel power generation and resume those small projects in the sector which have been delayed due to various reasons, the Union Power Ministry is planning to design a special policy, which will also ensure that a new project is announced only after getting necessary approvals are in place.
27 Jan 2016
Hyderabad: Looking to exit the stalled 4,000 MW Krishnapatnam power project, Reliance Power has written to Andhra Pradesh government suggesting that it could be done on similar lines to that of Tilaiya UMPP, which was acquired by procurers from the company.
25 Jan 2014
Dehradun: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has demanded that the state be represented on a panel constituted by the Centre to study the effects of hydel projects on environment.
18 Feb 2015
Shillong: The Union government's failure to clear the 'doubts' from the minds of the people has resulted in poor utilisation of the estimated 90,000 MW of hydro electric power potential in the north eastern, North Eastern Council member M P Bezbaruah said.
26 Apr 2012
Facing acute power shortage, Bihar has taken steps for setting up 25 hydel power projects for generating about 800 MW with the proposals at various stages of approval.