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Shimla: Finally admitting possibility of irregularity in awarding two major power projects in the state, the Himachal Pradesh cabinet on Monday decided to serve notice to Brakel Corporation for allegedly misleading the government. The company was awarded the 960 Jangi-Thopan (480MW) and Thopan Powari (480 MW) hydro project, and there have been allegations that the [...]

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Shimla: The state government in Himachal Pradesh is set to renew its efforts to play a major role in power production in the state with the Asian Development Bank sanctioning a loan Rs 3,200 crore for the execution of three major power projects.
While it has been the government’s long cherished dream to have more [...]

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Shimla: Coming clear on the fate of Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Friday said the Board would not be privatised. He said rather the government would take steps to strengthen and make it more result oriented.
Replying to the debate on PSEB, Dhumal said that to strengthen the newly-formed [...]

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Dharamsala: The 25-megawatt Multhan hydel power project, which is the largest power project proposed to be set up in Kangra district, is finally set for a take-off. Following opposition from villagers, the district administration and the state Pollution Control Board held a public hearing during which the company executing the project committed to spend Rs [...]

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Shimla: A study carried out by Kalpavriksh Environmental Action Group, New Delhi, and Lok Vigyan Kendra/ Navrachna, Himachal Pradesh, along with information sought under the Right to Information Act have revealed gross irregularities in the execution of 800 MW Parbati II hydel project being executed by the National Hydro Power Corporation. Not just this, even [...]

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Shimla: Cosmos Hydro Power Limited (CHPL), an independent power producer company (IPP), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Himachal Pradesh for implementation of the 17 MW Chanju-II hydro-electric project in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. As per the MoU signed, the project has been allotted to the IPP for 40 [...]

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Shimla: Industry in Himachal Pradesh, that has till now been enjoying very cheap power, may soon have to gulp some bitter pills as Himachal Pradesh Electricity Board (HPSEB) is thinking of imposing a surcharge of one rupee per unit on industrial units during winter months. The step is being worked out as the Board is [...]

By: Satyakam Bharti
Kullu: Once again hinting that not all is well with hydro-electric power projects being executed across Himachal Pradesh, construction company Gammon India’s vice-resident Giancarlo Villa was seriously injured by some unidentified men at Thalot in Kullu district on Sunday evening.
According to the victim’s driver, the masked assailants stopped them outside the tunnel at [...]

By: Ajai Srivastava
Shimla: Soon after being administered oath by State Governor, V S Kokje, the new Cabinet didn’t waste much time and got to work immediately.
In some of the important decisions taken by the Cabinet’s first meeting, today, the support price for citrus fruits (kinnu and galgal) were raised by 50 per cent per kg.
The [...]

By: Manish Verma
Large number of hydro projects are coming up in the state because of huge tax incentives and CDM benefits associated with them. These projects utilize local resources like water and land but provide benefits to outside industries, investors and employment to outsiders. What locals get is, agony, apathy and indifference. In my last [...]