The Leh Line
Located on the Leh – Manali road on the left bank of Indus River Igo Mercellong is the backbone of power to Leh as...
Consolidating The Empire
As Kashmir is witnessing unprecedented load shedding, the NHPC is consolidating its empire in the state. With the Uri-II in operation, the hydropower giant’s...
Power Breakdown
A young boy is murdered simply for being at the wrong place at the wrong time—at a protest for electricity. But his death unearths...
Career in Energy Audit and Energy Management
Audit means a methodical examination and review. Energy audit therefore means an examination of a system or utility for best practices in energy utilization....
Fearlessly Foreign
In 15 years, the highway township of Chanderkot played host for hundreds of engineers from diverse nationalities. With the project being handed over to...
Prospects of Energy Education
Energy is the harbinger of growth, development and prosperity of a nation. However, the conventional sources of energy are limited, hence they need to...
The Mohra Marvel
Horse-carts drove the American turbines as the Afghan, Balti, and Punjabi labour force working under British engineers fought intermittent cholera attacks to create India’s...
Haveli Power House
The only person that knows the exact address of the power house in Poonch is the postman because he delivers letters to the residents...
Transmission Tales
In order to ensure that the existing fragile and inadequate power transmission system to Kashmir has a backup, a REC subsidiary involved one power...
Submerging A Culture
NHPC’s upcoming Kishanganga power project would displace hundreds, submerge homes and endanger the fragile ecology of Gurez Valley besides putting the culture and future...
Energy’s Newest Addresses
J&K state-owned profit-earning Power Development Corporation is awarding five projects to independent power producers, two of them state subjects, to add 131 MW to...
Breakthrough
Last week witnessed two major happenings in the energy sector. While the Delhi owned NHPC completed its tunnel for the controversial Kishanganga project in...
A Warm Business
With power load shedding a routine in water-abundant Kashmir, the people still require alternatives to keep their homes well-lit and warm. This is offering...
Over to PDC
As the NHPC's questionable acquisitions became the barking headlines in Kashmir, setting up a cabinet sub-committee was the natural response from the government. It...
Dwelling in darkness
Again, people used to loose-talk will rediscover ‘kickbacks’ to hound the government. But chief minister Omar Abdullah can accept the court verdict and allow...
