Power Stations

Government to step up coal quality checks

Thursday May 16, 2013

India is calling in specialist monitors to improve the poor quality of coal it is getting for its power stations. Indian utilities complain that poor quality coal reduces the efficiency of power stations, requiring more fuel and an increased need for...

Spacewalkers to tackle leak at space station

Associated Press | Saturday May 11, 2013

Two astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station on Saturday to tackle an ammonia leak in the power cooling system.

Tamil Nadu proposes to launch Rs 20,000 crore worth power projects

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2013

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday proposed a series of power generation and related infrastructure development projects worth around Rs 20,000 crore, including a Rs 7,000 crore underground hydel power station in Nilgiris district.

Boston marathon blasts: US nuke plant tightens security

Associated Press | Tuesday April 16, 2013

The only nuclear power plant in Massachusetts has increased security after two bombs exploded in Boston on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens. The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts, about 45 miles (70 kilom...

Militants storm power grid, kill seven in Pakistan

Associated Press | Tuesday April 2, 2013

Pakistani police say several dozen militants armed with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades have attacked a power grid station in the country's northwest, killing seven people and taking four hostage.

India irked by false Sri Lankan media reports on Kudankulam

Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 6, 2013

India today dismissed as "totally baseless" Sri Lankan media reports on alleged radiation leaks at Kudankulam nuclear power station in Tamil Nadu.

Pakistan hit by nationwide blackout

Agence France-Presse | Monday February 25, 2013

Pakistan was hit by a nationwide blackout for more than two hours after the breakdown of a major plant caused power stations to stop working across the country, officials said on Monday.

GAIL commissions Rs 4,500 crore Dabhol-Bengaluru gas pipeline

Monday February 18, 2013

State-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd today commissioned a Rs 4,500 crore pipeline carrying gas from the just operationalised Dabhol LNG terminal into Bengaluru that promises to change the energy landscape of the region.

Several parts of Delhi witness power cuts

Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 8, 2013

Parts of the capital on Tuesday witnessed power cuts owing to shortage of coal that resulted in power generating stations producing less electricity than normal levels.

Delhi suffers power cuts due to coal shortage to plants

Thursday January 3, 2013

Several areas in the city faced intermittent load-shedding today following cut in power supply by a number of generating stations due to shortage of coal.

UN's nuclear watchdog: Rajasthan reactors are among world's safest

Pallava Bagla | Thursday November 15, 2012

The International Atomic Energy Agency concluded that the indigenous 220 MW reactors at the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station are among the world's best and can even withstand a Fukushima type accident.

Russia loses contact with satellites, International Space Station: Reports

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 14, 2012

Russia on Wednesday lost the ability to send commands to most of its satellites and its segment of the International Space Station following a power cable failure near Moscow, RIA Novosti reported.

US presidential elections: Cold hits storm victims ahead of polls

Reuters | Sunday November 4, 2012

Victims of superstorm Sandy on the US East Coast struggled against the cold early on Sunday amid fuel shortages and power outages even as officials fretted about getting voters displaced by the storm to polling stations for Tuesday's presidential ele...

Superstorm Sandy leaves 16 dead

Associated Press | Tuesday October 30, 2012

Superstorm Sandy slammed into the New Jersey coastline with 80 mph (130 kph) and hurled a record-breaking 13-foot (4-meter) surge of seawater at New York City, flooding tunnels, highways, subway stations and the electrical system that powers Wall Str...

Superstorm Sandy leaves 250,000 in Manhattan without power

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 30, 2012

A record storm surge after Superstorm Sandy crippled power stations on New York's Manhattan island late on Monday, leaving 250,000 homes without electricity, New York mayor Michael Bloomberg said.