PUNJAB
Punjab’s max power demand crosses 14000 mw
The maximum power demand in the state has touched 14,225 MW this year, which is 1,425 MW short of the 12,800 MW that the PSPCL has been able to provide. The average shortfall during evening peak hours is 725 MW.
While the state has its own generation of about 5,500 MW from various sources, including solar, it can import a maximum of 7,300 MW from the northern grid.
Presently, PSPCL is receiving as much as 3,864 MW from the central sector, while it is purchasing 2195 MW from sources outside the state, 1192 MW from banking. Besides, 950 MW is generated from Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL), 1320 MW from Nabha Power Limited (NPL), 492 MW from Goindwal Sahib Power Plant; 579 MW from Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Power Plant (GGSSTPP)-Ropar, 844 MW from Guru Hargobind Thermal Power Plant Lehra Mohabbat (Bathinda).
PSPCL is also getting power from hydro stations, including 410 MW from Ranjit Sagar Dam, 110 MW from Shanan Power House (in Himachal Pradesh), 83 MW from Upper Bari Doab Canal (UBDC) Hydroelectric Power Station, 179 MW from Mukerian Hydroelectric Project (Hoshiarpur), 120 MW from Anandpur Sahib Hydel Project. In addition, 398 MW is generated from solar, and 74 MW Renewable Energy (Biomass).
Punjab is highly dependent on the private players. The thermal power generation in the state is 1,000 lakh units, comprising 325 lakh units by state sector thermal plants and 675 lakh units by the private sector. There is a breakdown in one of the units at the Ropar plant, while a 660-MW unit at the Talwandi Sabo plant has been out of operation since March 8.
Hydel supply to the state is 223 lakh units of which the Bhakra dam project supplies about 75 lakh units.
INTERNATIONAL
HO Awarded Malaria – Free Certification For China
Nearly for 70-years of effort, China has been awarded a malaria-free certification from WHO – an exceptional feat for the united states that stated 30 million instances of the disease yearly in the 1940s.
China is the first country in the WHO Western Pacific Region to be awarded a malaria-free certification in more significant than three decades. Other international locations in the area that have completed this popularity encompass Australia (1981), Singapore (1982) and Brunei Darussalam (1987).
All over the world, 40 countries & territories have been granted a malaria-free certification from World Health Organisation (WHO) – including, most recently, El Salvador (2021), Algeria (2019), Argentina (2019), Paraguay (2018) and Uzbekistan (2018).
NATIONAL
Indian Initiatives Shaping Energy Transition
The Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy released the booklet titled “The India Story.” It is a collection of Indian initiatives that are shaping the country’s energy transition. It was unveiled at the Accelerating Citizen-Centric Energy Transition event. In addition, the Minister launched a website that will serve as a repository for energy transition-related knowledge resources from around the world.
In the last six years, India’s installed Renewable Energy (RE) capacity has increased by more than two and a half times, reaching more than 141 Giga Watts (including large Hydro).
The installed solar energy capacity has grown by more than 15 times and now stands at 41.09 GW.
Over the last seven years, over USD 70 billion has been invested in real estate in India.
India accepts 100 per cent FDI through the automatic route in the energy sector.
The government is encouraging the use of green hydrogen by imposing obligations on the fertiliser and refining industries (Green Hydrogen Purchase obligations).
LiDAR Based Survey of Forest Areas
A detailed project report (DPR) based on LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) survey of forest areas in 10 states was released.
Ministry: Environment, Forests, and Climate Change.
Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Nagaland, and Tripura are the ten mapped states.
WAPCOS was awarded the project in July 2020 at a cost of more than Rs. 18 crore for implementation in 26 states.
It is a first-of-its-kind study that makes use of LiDAR technology.
It will aid in the supplementation of water and fodder in jungle areas, thereby reducing human-animal conflict.
States will receive funds from the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) to use in this project.
In each of these states, one major ridge within a forest block is identified, with an average area of 10,000 ha selected.
Project Seabird – Naval Infrastructure Project
Project Seabird is a naval infrastructure project involving the construction of a naval base.
About Project Seabird:
It is a naval infrastructure project involving the construction of a naval base at Karwar (Karnataka) on India’s west coast.
When completed, this $3 billion programme and effort will provide the Indian Navy with its largest naval base on the west coast as well as the largest naval base east of the Suez Canal.
The new and expanded naval complex will be able to support a number of major warships, submarines, and yard craft.
A specialised dockyard repair and maintenance facility (including piers, wharfs, revetments, quay walls, etc.), covered dry berths for ships and submarines, new technology and advanced security and communication systems, and a naval air station (including multiple runways, Hangars, housing, ordnance handling areas, services, personnel support infrastructure, etc.), various public utility systems, and housing and residential areas in multiple locations are some of the other facilities of the base.
Deployment of INS Tabar
INS Tabar was deployed to participate in joint exercises with friendly navies in Europe and Africa.
About INS Tabar:
The Indian Navy’s Talwar-class stealth frigate, INS Tabar, was built in Russia for the Indian Navy.
The ship, which is one of the Indian Navy’s first stealth frigates, is outfitted with a diverse array of weapons and sensors.
The ship is part of the Western Fleet of the Indian Navy, which is stationed in Mumbai and is part of the Western Naval Command.
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