Rattling Ratle
At a time when the return of two NHPC-owned power projects is being debated at the highest level, water-abundant, energy-deficit J&K is offering a...
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...
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...
Lighting Up Lives
Being a power deficit state despite generating enough to light up the valley, people are opting for alternatives. Rahiba R Parveen reports how people...
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...
Indigenous Power
At a time when hydel power generation in the state is exclusively NHPC’s baby, a local player has shown a way that Kashmiris are...
Primary Energy Primer
Kashmir’s energy deficit is a major public concern and the ongoing outages are a sort of rare summer crisis, especially in Srinagar. Tasavur Mushtaq...
Kishanganga: United In Loss
They fought over “reasonable hospitality”, confidentiality issues and could not write a joint report to a joint inspection of the two controversial power projects...
Enlightened Shangri La
Arid Ladakh desert frozen at -20 degree Celsius is enjoying an uninterrupted power supply round the clock, a historic first in a power-deficit state....
Powerlessly Energetic Era
Rationing and frequent outages is order of the day in Kashmir valley but these do not define the energy futures J&K is limping towards,...
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...
A Crisis In The Making
Delhi’s has announced a new policy on distribution of LPG cylinders which was implemented by the J&K government without protest. With approaching winters in...
Unbundling power
As the J&K cabinet has approved plans of carving out four different companies from the huge power department to professionalize the basic service, will...
Losing Identity
Old town Srinagar has for decades been a second home for many Dard-Shin inhabitants of Gurez. They have carved a niche for themselves here,...
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...
