Business Standard reported that several ferroalloy producers and secondary steel makers in Andhra Pradesh has refused to pay power bills due on December 10th protesting the fuel surcharge adjustment being levied across the consumers by the ...
Tags: steel, steel market, fuel surcharge adjustment, fuel
Reuters reported that Saudi Arabia will need to invest over SAR 500 billion over the next 10 years to meet rapidly rising power demand. Mr Abdullah al-Hussayen Saudi Water and Electricity Minister said that the country with the biggest ...
Tags: power consumption, electricity from solar and nuclear, renewable energy
Amid the ongoing problem of frequent power cuts,Southern India Mills Association(SIMA)members are still indecisive about the shifting of textile spinning mills to other states,especially the western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra.Mr.K ...
Tags: SIMA, frequent power cuts, textile, investment
The UAE's Dana Gas has signed agreements with the Sharjah and Ajman governments to develop a gas field located about 40 km offshore in shared territorial waters, the company said in a statement Thursday. The agreements include a ...
This will sound like music to the ears of cotton importing countries like China, Bangladesh or Vietnam and also to exporters of the white gold from India. Leaders from opposing Indian lobbies – both the raw cotton and the ...
Tags: white gold, cotton, textile, raw cotton, Cotton Exports
Textile and knitwear manufacturing units in the South Indian city of Tirupur closed their units for a day on October 3 to protest frequent power cuts. The bandh was fully successful, according to Mr. Raja M Shanmugham, Managing ...
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Textile and apparel manufacturers in south Indian textile town of Tirupur would observe a day-long strike on October 3, 2012 to protest long power outages that often extend to more than 14 hours a day. The decision to protest was ...
Founded in 1998, Bangalore-based Promptec Renewable Energy Solutions is a pioneer and industry leader in LED, solar lighting and power solutions. P.P. Joshy talks to Electrical Monitor on how solar power in conjunction with energy-efficient ...
Tags: LED light
The slowdown in the United States and Europe is likely to drag down hand tool exports from north India by 20 percent in 2012-13, compared to the previous year, exporters said Friday. Most of these exporters are located in India's northern ...
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The slowdown in the United States and Europe is likely to cast its shadow over Punjab’s hand tool exports. They may decline by 20 per cent in 2012-13, compared to the year-ago level, according to exporters. Most of Punjab’s hand ...
Tags: Industry Trends, Hand tool
Diesel generators are a reliable source of backup power in situations like natural disasters. They are seen as a somewhat environmentally friendly power source thanks to their low use of fuel. Safety is another praised feature. Diesel fuel ...
The Timber and Woodworkers Union (TWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has raised concern about the frequent power cuts which, it says, is badly hurting the timber and wood industry. Frequent outages and power surges, the Union observed, ...
Tags: market view, timber
A survey in the USA – the SGCC Consumer Pulse Study – has found that although smart grids and smart meters will save consumers money, energy consumers are often unaware of other benefits that smart grids will bring. The ...
Tags: Meter Benefits, Instruments, Market Strategies International
In a bid to reduce its financial burden and keep the metropolis alight even during power cuts, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has moved ahead with a plan to power streetlights with solar panels. A solar panel for streetlight ...
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In a bid to reduce its financial burden and keep the metropolis alight even during power cuts, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has moved ahead with a plan to power streetlights with solar panels. A solar panel for streetlight would ...
Tags: Industry Trends, solar light, street light