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of guard and the new they may face legal

government under Dr action from the ag-
Donkupar Roy, the state grieved companies.
government has decid- Such court cases can
ed to issue the power take up to seven to
companies a non-op- ten years and this
erational letter to keep will mean that since
the power projects in Donkupar Roy the matter will re-
abeyance. The new main status quo, it
Power Minister, Condrad Sangma, said that will put the state
the official review committee will be guid- behind for a long
ed by the renowned le- long time. For every
gal firm Abacus Legal Meghalayan, these
Consultants from Delhi are indeed very dif-
which is recognised by ficult times because
the electricity boards a legal conflict may
across the country. He see that the state
also said that while one heading for more
of the parties – Jaypee Condrad Sangma dark days ahead.
What next? Group – had the experi- Yes, the truth must
ence of having generated 6000 MW of pow- prevail but are we
When non-conventional energy has become the need of the hour, er all over the country including Arunachal willing to pay the
Meghalaya is yet to take any measure to popularize the same. The Pradesh, the DS Group had no experience at price even if it may
bureaucrats or the policy makers haven’t put their heads together as all in the power sector but is reknowned for be inconvenient for
yet, despite the hullabaloo over the routine darkness. Meghalaya is pan masala and gutka. us. Now that’s for
one state, which suffers from cyclones and storms – an indication of While the sincerity of the Power Minis- all to see and us to
the power of the wind that raves through the states. Why do we not ter cannot be doubted, it remains to be seen understand.
then tap wind power? Wind mills are very popular in many regions how he tackles this fragile situation as, if
of western countries. A conventional model for short-term operation the government decides to scrap the MoUs, TNT News
planning for a hydro power system can be supplemented with a wind
power model that includes the forecast of total wind power generation
and the uncertainty of the forecast. The conventional hydro power
should be used only in absence of power from the wind.
EDP Energias de Portugal, SA has signed three agreements with
Venezuelan state-owned oil and gas company PDVSA for wind pow-
er generation. The deal involves an agreement for EDP to undertake
feasibility studies in the Caribbean for possible wind power projects.
In the Middle East, solar power is said to be the best option for
alternative power generation and Abu Dhabi rightly unveiled plans
to invest $2 billion (£1.02 billion) in a project designed to make it a
world leader in solar power.
Despite the deserts of Arabia being rich in oil, the Gulf state is
betting that this alternative source of energy could help to secure the
region’s long-term economic future.
In India, Tata BP Solar constantly designs and develops innova-
tive products that are best suited to the current needs of the state. Safe,
energy-efficient and environment-friendly, Tata BP Solar’s world-
class products are packed with features and backed by excellent na-
tion-wide sales and service support.
Besides wind and solar power, experts believe the state should
concentrate more on small hydel power projects than mega ones.
Small hydel projects at various stages of a river can help electrify
small pockets of human settlement.

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