Water and Energy International

Table of Contents

• RESEARCH NOTE

  North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd.

  • Author: I.P. Barooh

• NHDC Ltd.

  • Author: K.M. Singh

• Damodar Valley Corporation

• 50% Rise in Extreme Rain Incidence in Last 50 Years

• Plancom for Regulatory Mechanism to Manage Groundwater

• Groundwater Resources

• Mou Signed Between Cambodia and India in Water Sector

• Helping Local Governments Manage Climate Risks and Capture Opportunities

• Collecting Hydrological Data

• Integrated Flood Management

• Experts Recommend A Universal Drought Index

• Launching The Global Framework for Climate Services

• Launch of The Register of Wmo Members Alerting Authorities

• Tata Power Company Shortlisted for Rs. 3000 Cr Project in Indonesia

• Foreigners Vie to Upgrade China Smart Grid

• Obama Seeks $5 Bn for Clean Energy From Congress

• Terra-Gen Power Kicks Off World's Largest Wind Power Site

• Establishment of Joint Venture for Production of Thin-Film Solar Cells in Italy

• Xcel Energy Releases Promising Results From Wind-To-Battery Project

• Suntech Deliver Solar Panels to Thai Solar Power Plant

• Solar to Eclipse Geothermal in Output

• Wave and Tidal Drive Train Test Facility in Construction

• Hyundai Heavy Wins Record Solar Power Contract

• Iran's Nuclear Plant to Start Next Week

• India Extends Financing for Hydro Plant in Democratic Republic of Congo

• Power Ministry Calls for Explanation From Regulator

• Power Ministry Considers Rs - 50K Cr Fund

• Over 82,215 Villages Get Free Electricity

• India to Levy 10% Import Tax On Power Gear

• Equipment Import for Umpps May Attract Duty

• Private Power Producers Join Hands Against Duty

• No Blanket Ban On Chinese Power Equipment Import

• Cerc Asked to Okay Renewable Energy Certificate Contracts

• Banks Say Ppa Structure for Solar Projects Not Bankable

• Delhi: Tariff Change Unlikely This Year

• Gas Supply Sought for 4 Power Projects

• Fuel Price Hike Hits Gas-Based Projects, Nerpc to Move Pm

• Petronet Plans Gas-Based 750 Mw Plant At Dahej

• Gas Policy Tweak to Help Ntpc Beat Linkage Clause in Projects

• Tata Bp Solar to up Pv Cell Manufacturing Capacity

• Adani Power Eyes Solar Energy, Inks 40 Mw Deal

• Cerc Asks Centre to Improve Renewable Energy Purchase

• Solar Semi Partners Canadian Firm

• New Tech Opens Window of Opportunity to Harness Sun

• No Rebate for Delhi Solar Projects

• 1000 Mw Grid Connected Solar Power Projects Okayed

• Allotment for Solar Projects Next Month

• No Pvt. Players in N-Power

• If Pvt. Players Run N-Plants, They Will Also Be Liable to Pay Damages

• Priyadarshevi Mills Finalises Plans for Godavari Power Project

• ‘Want Free Power, Will Ban Dams’

• 490 Mw More From Dadri

• KSK Energy Commences Steam Blowing at Wardha Unit- II

• PFC Gets NBFC-IFC Tag, Can Boost Core Lending

• Thdc India Ltd. Attains Schedule ‘A’ Status

• PFC Plans JVS With Other State Power Utilities

• Truly Energised: Railways Takes to Wind Journeys

• New Dadri Unit Uses Less Coal, Protects Environment: Bhel

• Ntpc Aims for 128,000 Mw Capacity By 2032

• Bhel Signs Rs. 25,250 Million Contract

• Ntpc to Form Jv for Bangladesh Power Project

• Ntpc Eyeing Stakes in Indonesia Coalmines

• Ntpc Moves to Secure Fuel Supply for Power Plants

• Adani Power to Commission 16,500 Mw By 2013 End

• Rpl Gets Cerc Nod for Configuration Change in Krishnapatnam Project

• Bgr in Rs 4,400-Cr Tie up With Hitachi, Plans Boiler Unit

• Jindal Power's Project Faces Tough Questions

• Gujarat Plans Solar Park Scheme to Promote Green Energy

• Power Theft- Nigam Mulls Automatic Metering System

• Karnataka to Buy 500 Mw of Power to Tide Over Crisis

• Bhel Signs Mous With Three States

• Powergrid Signs Mou With Jmi for Training of System Operators

• Key Inputs Requirements for Transmission and Distribution Sector for 12th Plan

• Tidal Power Development in India

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Role of Coir Composite Shelter in Disaster Management

• Managing Water in the 21st Century Evolving Principles for the Sharing of Water

• Technical Feasibility and Research & Development needs for ± 1000 kV and above HVDC system

• Generalization of Relationship Between Antecedent Moisture and Antecedent Rainfall for SCS-CN-based Rainfall-Runoff Model

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Energy Section

• Water Resources Section

• List of Publications recently brought out by CBIP

• PROCEEDINGS PAPER

  Interactive Workshop Gas Insulated Substation - Design, Construction and O&M 15–16 July 2010, New Delhi

• NEWS AND VIEWS

  CIGRE India

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Seminar on Applications of Geosynthetics - Case Studies 22 July 2010, New Delhi

• NEWS AND VIEWS

  International Seminar on ‘Applications of Geosynthetics 12 November, New Delhi

• ABSTRACTS OF DISSERTATIONS OR ARTICLES

  Public Weather Services for Disaster Risk Reduction

• Study of Strength CBR, Resistivity and Conductivity of Soil-Jute Mixture

• Hydro-environmental Modelling of Proposed Severn Barrage, UK

• Comparison of T-year Flood Estimates by a Range of Statistical Distributions

• Water Management Practices for Producing More Crops with Less Water with Special Reference to Orissa State

• Underground Space in the Alexanderplatz Area, Berlin: Research into the Quantification of Urban Underground Space Use

• Land Tunnel Utrecht at Leidsche Rijn: The Conceptualisation of the Dutch Multifunctional Tunnel

• Experimental Estimation of the Fallout Size and Reinforcement Design of a Tunnel under Excavation

• Face Stability and Required Support Pressure for TBM Driven Tunnels with Ideal Face Membrane -Drained Case

• Analyses of the Effect of Seismic Behaviour of Shallow "Tunnels in Liquefiable Grounds

• The Role of Umbrella Arch and Face Bolt as Deformation Preventing Support System in Preventing Building Damages, CO.

• Excavation-induced Hydraulic Conductivity Reduction Around a Tunnel - Part 1: Guideline for Estimate of Ground Water Inflow Rate

• Excavation-Induced Hydraulic Conductivity Reduction Around a Tunnel -Part 2: Verification of Proposed Method using Numerical Modeling

• Feasibility Study of Automated Detection of Tunnel Excavation by Brillouin Optical Time Domain Reflectometry

• Application of Magnetic Wedges for Stator Slots of Hydrogenerators

• The Risk of Transformer Fires and Strategies which can be Applied to Reduce the Risk

• Application of Modern Technology to Optimize Switching of Compensated Lines

• Dynamic Rating of Transmission Cables

• Managing the Environmental Impact when Uprating an Existing OHTL - Sharing of a Belgian Experience with the Installation of ACCC

• Development of an 800 kV HVDC Station Post Design Based on the Long-term Experience with Composite Line Post Insulators

• Trans bay Cable - World's First HVDC System Using Multilevel Voltage-sourced Converter

• System for Integration of Protection and Control Devices

• Interactive Electric Energy Control -A New Concept of the Grid for Low Carbon Energy Future

• Using Heuristic Search Procedures to Determine Fluent Restoration Paths for the Brazilian Interconnected Power System

• Biosecurity Strategies -An Australian Context

• Harmonics Measurement Campaign Results to Identify Causes of Component Overloads on 3rd and 5th Harmonic Filters in the Ibiuna Substation

• FROM THE DESK

  From Editor' desk

  • Author: V.K. Kanjlia