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Thermal power plants’ capacity utilisation to drop to 48% by 2022
- December 20, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Miscellaneous, Power Sector
No CommentsAll coal-based thermal power plants need to brace for a drastic fall in capacity utilisation to as low as 48% by 2022, as additional non-thermal electricity generation capacities come on stream, the Central Electricity Authority has warned. At that level of utilisation, they may lose the ability to run at a technically viable level and
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Draft Detailed Procedure for Transaction of ESCerts by BEE
- December 16, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Ministry of Power - Policy, Miscellaneous, PAT Updates
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency, India has release the Draft of Detailed Procedure for Transaction of Energy Saving Certificates (ESCerts). These procedures are applicable to the Designated Consumer to whom Ministry of Power have either issued ESCerts or entitled them to purchase ESCerts to comply with the prescribed energy norms and standards in any PAT
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Useful tips for saving energy in Industrial Sector
- December 14, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Energy Efficiency, Miscellaneous
USEFUL TIPS FOR SAVING ENERGY IN INDUSTRIAL SECTOR Read our Energy Efficiency tips on National Energy Conservation Day, our effort to make industries more energy efficient. ELECTRICITY Optimize the tariff structure with Distribution company Schedule your operation to maintain high load factor Minimize maximum demands by tripping unessential loads through demand controller Use APFC panel
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Find out how Sweden is turning Waste to Energy
- December 11, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Miscellaneous, Waste Management, Waste to Energy
More than 99 per cent of all household waste in Sweden is recycled in one way or another, and has set itself apart in meeting the energy needs of the country from waste to energy. This means that the country has gone through something of a recycling revolution in the last decades, considering that only
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Revised pollution norms and its impact on Power Pricing
- December 9, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Ministry of Environment and Forests - Policy, Miscellaneous, Power Sector
The MoEF has notified revised emission norms (under the power conferred by section 6 and section 25 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986) for TPPs with the objective of minimizing pollution, especially from coal-based power generation plants. The revised standards seek to reduce the emission of Particulate Matter, Sulphur Dioxide, Oxides of Nitrogen, Mercury and water
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State Notifies the – Odisha Renewable Energy Policy, 2016
- December 9, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Miscellaneous, Renewable Energy, State Energy Policy
Government of Odisha in the Department of Energy has formulated the “Odisha Renewable Energy Policy, 2016” covering the prospective renewable energy sources available in Odisha like Solar, Small-Hydro, Wind, Bio-Mass and Waste-to-Energy along with de-centralized applications of Renewable Energy. The vision is to harness green and clean energy from natural resources in the State of
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Fire breaks out at South City Mall in Kolkata
- December 5, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Category: Fire Safety Audit
A major fire broke out at South City Mall in Kolkata on Sunday morning and as many as 15 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Two hydraulic ladders were also pressed into service. Disaster Management Group officials are stationed outside the mall. Since the entire third floor was engulfed in smoke, firefighters put on
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Impact of demonetisation on solar energy
- December 5, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Miscellaneous, Power Sector, Renewable Energy
Solar industry trackers see demonetisation leading to cheaper solar power in medium to long run although project delays have hit developers in short term.
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Massive fire in SUM hospital Odisha
- October 20, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: Fire Safety Audit, Miscellaneous
A massive fire broke out in SUM hospital on 17th Oct 2016, because of the shot circuit in dialysis ward witnessing over 22 deaths of the patients. Bicon Consultants is one of the leading fire safety and electrical safety audit companies in India, helping companies with risk assessment and electrical safety management plan.
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Power prices to rise, with coal freight hike, green cess
- October 10, 2016
- Posted by: BiconAdmin
- Categories: DISCOMs, Miscellaneous, Power Sector
New rate and cess increases would erode the benefit to power plants from surplus coal availability.