Nepal’s Gandak Powerhouse shut down as India blocks water

Mohan Nepali 11 months ago Region: Nepal

As the Bihar government of India has blocked the water in the Gandak Canal, the production of electricity at the Gandak Hydel Powerhouse located at Guthi Suryapura in Nepal’s Nawalparasi district has been completely ... more

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Load Shedding

Abdur Raziq a year ago Region: Pakistan

Unusually long hours of load shedding are witnessed in Kohat district from last one week, women lead by Mrs. Neelam Hamid came out on University road to protest against WAPDA authorities responsible for stoppage of electri... more

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Dark Festival of lights?

Mohan Nepali a year ago Region: Nepal

While the Nepalis have been celebrating a dark festival of lights due to scheduled loadshedding, Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has warned that the power systems might collapse throughout Nepal should there be over-cons... more

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Africa Sahara Sun to Provide Europe with Clean Electricity

Chief K.Masimba Biriwasha a year ago Region: Thailand

According to a news report recently published in the UK’s Guardian newspaper, European nations are planning to harvest the sun in the Sahara desert in Africa to “provide clean electricity for the whole of Europ... more

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Alternative power vs Meralco's high rates

Al Jeratso a year ago Region: Philippines

The fight between the head of the Government Service Insurance System and the Lopez-owned Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is over. This came about after the Court of Appeals (CA) decided in favor of the Lopez-owned Meral... more

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GSIS opts to go to court vs Meralco

Al Jeratso a year ago Region: Philippines

It seems Government Service Insurance System general manager and president Winston Garcia is becoming pro-consumers, after he faced off Manila Electric Company's management for what he believed as behind the sufferings of ... more

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GSIS official unsure of takeover bid of Meralco

Al Jeratso a year ago Region: Philippines

After reports that President Gloria Arroyo has scheduled a meeting with the Lopezes, owner of the Manila Electric Company and the ABS-CBN television station in the Philippines, in one of the m he wilost beautiful beach res... more

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Meralco cheats consumers by billions

Al Jeratso a year ago Region: Philippines

Power monopoly is exacting a serious toll on the pockets of ordinary Filipinos. Already suffering from the increasing prices of commodity goods and the skyrocketing oil prices in the open markets, millions of low and mediu... more

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Broadband and Smelly Armpits

Shantanud a year ago Region: India

  It is a funny day. Thanks to the miracle of modern technology of broadband and wireless and all that, I can sit in my bedroom and rest my aching back and arms. and still write this piece. As I write, I cann... more

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Earth Hour 2008: Get Involved

Phil Olson a year ago Region: Iowa

I don't know if you've heard it or not but Earth Hour 2008 is March 29, 2008 at 8 p.m.  So, many of you probably haven't heard of it and if you have you may not have given it much thought.  This day is the day to... more

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