Kerala floods - A look at what could have led to the disaster that ensued, and what has this resulted into?

September 2018

In 2013, floods and landslides devastated the northern state of Uttarakhand. The build-up of sediment in rivers, caused by hydroelectric plants, wors...

Tags: Floods, Landslides, Hydroelectric plants, Heavy rains, ASSOCHAM, Ports, Infrastructure, Electricity, Construction

Tata Power joins race for Equis hydropower projects in Sikkim

August 2018

Tata Power have shown interest in buying two hydroelectric power projects in Sikkim that are owned by Equis Energy. The Asian infrastructure investor...

Tags: Tata Power, Hydroelectric power projects, Equis Energy, Greenko Group, Asian infrastructure investor company

SJVN's subsidiary to execute Arun-3 project in Nepal

June 2018

The 900-MW Arun-3 hydroelectric power plant in Kathmandu will be executed by Shimla-based SJVN, through its subsidiary SJVN Arun-3 Power Development ...

Tags: Hydroelectric power plant, SJVN, Power Development Company

BHEL commissions first 110 MW unit of Kishanganga HEP in Jammu & Kashmir

April 2018

Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has commissioned the first 110 MW of the 330 MW Kishanganga Hydro-Electric Project (HEP) in Jammu & Kashmir being dev...

Tags: BHEL, HEP, NHPC, SCADA, Electro-mechanical, Power equipment, Hydroelectric projects

Development of Rs 4.6 crore J&K hydroelectric project to begin in two months

October 2017

According to reports, a senior government official has said that the development of Rs 4,640.88 crore Kiru hydroelectric project on River Chenab will...

Tags: River Chenab, Kiru, Kwar hydel projects, Chenab Valley Power Projects, Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation, Power Trading Corporation India, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation

SJVN Limited awards 50 MW order to Inox Wind

December 2016

Inox Wind Limited, a wind energy solutions provider, has bagged an order for a 50 MW wind power project to be deployed in Gujarat from SJVN Limited, ...

Tags: Inox Wind Limited, Wind energy solutions, SJVN Limited, Mini Ratna CPSE, Hydroelectric power, Wind Turbine Generators

Hidden Benefits

September 2016

Notwithstanding the tremendous potential to expand revenues, general lack of awareness about the benefits of using geosynthetics might delay projecti...

Tags: Geosynthetics, Roads, Railroads, Airports, Shorelines, Embankments, Canals, Reservoirs, Dams, Landfills, Agriculture, Konkan Railway, GCL, Geotextiles, Mumbai-Pune Expressway

HCC bags orders worth Rs 623 crore

May 2016

Infrastructure firm HCC has bagged two orders worth Rs 623 crore in the hydropower and tunnelling sectors. The first order worth Rs 456 crore, by Tan...

Tags: Infrastructure, HCC, Hydropower, Tunnelling, Nikachhu Hydropower project, Tangsibji Hydro Energy, JKSPDC, Sawalkote Hydroelectric Power Project