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World Bank approves USD 1 billion additional funding for Dasu Hydropower P
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The World Bank has approved USD 1 billion in additional funding for the Dasu Hydropower Project (DHP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Upper Kohistan district in Pakistan, reported Dawn.
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Nepal's largest Hydel project constructed with Indian assistance marks bre
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Arun III hydropower project in Nepal, which is being constructed with Indian assistance, marked its breakthrough on Tuesday.
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Nepal's budget focuses on hydropower, electricity export to Bangladesh beg
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Nepal intends to increase its hydropower generation capacity, taking advantage of its expanding power market access in Bangladesh.
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Awami Action Committee to resume protest campaign in Muzaffarabad from May
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
This decision comes in the wake of eight key demands that the committee has put forth, which they assert must be met to halt their actions. The JKJAAC's demands include the transfer of all hydropower projects, including the Mangla Dam, to the government of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir
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PoJK govt's offer of 50 per cent reduction in electricity prices rejected
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
According to sources, the government proposed a 50 per cent decrease in electricity rates per unit, a proposal promptly dismissed by the Kashmir action committee. They assert that consumers should be charged based on the production cost of hydropower in PoJK.
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Pak: Restrictions imposed on movement of Chinese nationals sans armoured v
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The heightened security measures come in the wake of a recent incident wherein a convoy of Chinese engineers working on the Dasu hydropower project in Shangla district was targeted in a suicide attack, resulting in casualties.
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NHPC collaborates with Norwegian firm for floating solar technology in Ind
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Hydropower company NHPC Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ocean Sun, a Norwegian company operating as a technology provider to the floating solar industry.
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Ecuador declares energy emergency as El Nino-fueled drought hits region
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Both Colombia and Ecuador rely heavily on hydropower plants to meet their energy needs. However, the drought has led to a sharp decline in water levels, particularly in reservoirs crucial for electricity generation.
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Pakistan: Vehicle carrying Chinese nationals was not even bulletproof, say
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The report revealed that the bus targeted in the attack was travelling at a distance of 15 feet from the other bus and fell into a 300-foot-deep ditch after a suicide bomber crashed his explosives-laden vehicle into the vehicle carrying the victims on the Karakoram Highway.
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India's hydroelectric surge: Projects underway to propel renewable energy
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
According to a press release by the Ministry of Power, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a favorable monsoon in the fiscal year 2024-25, which is expected to contribute significantly to the improvement in water reservoir levels.
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World Bank projects Nepal's economic growth to be 3.3 per cent in 2024
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The World Bank (WB) has said that Nepal's economy is expected to grow by 3.3 per cent in 2024, driven by revived tourism and a pickup in hydropower exports.
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China joins probe into terrorist attack that killed its nationals in Pakis
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
According to the report, the incident that occurred on March 26 was the third major attack in little over a week on China-invested infrastructural projects, where Beijing has invested more than USD 65 billion as part of its wider Belt and Road initiative.
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