Beyond Gobar Gas
At the fag end of his political career, Kashmir’s three-time Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah finally landed as head of one of India’s “insignificant”...
PACKAGING POLITICS
The last two decades have seen various prime ministers announce a flurry of economic packages for Jammu and Kashmir. The state government is expecting...
Short Circuit
A series of interventions in the Jammu and Kashmir’s energy sector remained unchallenged till the PDD employees claimed their status was getting compromised as...
Feeding on Tiger Hill
The second coldest inhabited place is provided electricity from a mini hydel project that runs for six months in a year. Shams Irfan reports.
With...
Engaging NHPC
As certain information about NHPC’s operation in J&K were revealed through an RTI, Kashmir is back to its energy debate, singling out India’s hydropower...
Lower Jhelum: Before It Roars
After traversing most of Kashmir, the Jhelum leaves the Vale generating the cheapest bulk energy at Gantamula, reports Sameer Yasir
The Lower Jhelum Hydel Power...
Venturing, Jointly into Chenab valley
To tap the hydro-electric potential of Chenab, the state has entered into a joint venture with NHPC and NTPC for implementing three projects with...
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....
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...
A BOOM failing is no good news
In power deficit J&K, successive governments have made good decisions and bad decisions leaving it to successors to make corrections. NC government initiated the...
Highway Hangover
The existence of Baglihar Power Project consumed its namesake village forever not before giving name, fame and prosperity to Chanderkote. Fifteen years after the...
Re-energizing Energy Sector
For years people knew Shakeel Qalander as an entrepreneur. This year, his hunt to understand the basics of J&K government’s relationship with NHPC brought...
Paupers’ Prize
Water-abundant and energy- deficient J&K’s first major leap into the lucrative energy sector was in 1999, when the resource-scarce government started implementing Baglihar with...
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...
Trading Energy
J&K might live in energy misery for some more years but an emphasis over self-sufficiency and a sound potential has unlocked minds and opened...
