Current News - Volume IV, Issue 05, May 2019
Highlights:
A decade of false starts and falling performance
At the start of this decade, when Tamil Nadu was reeling under an acute shortage of power, capacity addition to the tune of 50 GW was proposed. This report looks at the status of the proposed plants and finds that only one of them has been commissioned, and most others shelved.
Current News - Volume IV, Issue 04, April 2019
Highlights:
- Net Feed-in Mechanism
- The Do-It-Yourself Energy Audit Series For Household Consumers (Part 5)
- Tamil Nadu power regulator orders against solar output cut
- In Madhya Pradesh, pay power bills at your doorsteps can
- Consumer Focus - Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum Case (CGRF)
- Pilot Project Brings 24-hour Solar Power to Remote Philippine Island
- ECC Voice - Success Story (ECC Tiruvannamalai)
Plus Publications/Regulations:
Consumer Update (March - April 2019)
Consumer Update, a bi-monthly e-newsletter, is aimed at educating and informing consumers on consumer issues and related happenings, including CAG's activities.
Capacity Building Programme on Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Passive Building Concepts - Tiruvannamalai
Electricity Consumer Cell (ECC), Tiruvannamalai, organised a capacity building programme on “Energy efficiency, renewable energy, and passive building concepts” at Vasavi Thirumana Mandapam, Kilpennathur, Tiruvannamalai District on February 13, 2019. Electricians, masons, and consumers from the domestic, commercial, and agricultural sector were the targeted audience for the event.
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Capacity Building Programme on Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Passive Building Concepts – Tirunelveli
Electricity Consumer Cell (ECC), Tirunelveli, organised a capacity building programme on “Energy efficiency, renewable energy, and passive building concepts” at Sri Yoga Saibaba Kovil Campus, Ismail Nagar, Tirunelveli, on February 18, 2019. The purpose of the event was to impart knowledge and create awareness on the above topics to consumers. Consumers from the domestic and commercial categories participated in the event.
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Capacity Building Programme on Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Passive Building Concepts – Cuddalore
Electricity Consumer Cell (ECC), Cuddalore, organised a capacity building programme on “Energy efficiency, renewable energy, and passive building concepts” at Tirupathiripuliyur, Cuddalore, on March 26, 2019. The consumers who participated were from domestic, commercial, and agricultural sectors.
Mr. Selvaraj, Chairman, Federation of Consumer Organisations Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry (FEDCOT) welcomed all the participants and explained the purpose of the event.
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Capacity Building Programme on Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Passive Building Concepts – Salem
Electricity Consumer Cell (ECC), Salem, organised a capacity building programme on “Energy efficiency, renewable energy, and passive building concepts” at Balamurugan Mandapam, Ammapet, Salem, on February 11, 2019. The purpose of the event was to impart knowledge and create awareness on the above topics to consumers. The target audience comprised of masons, electricians, domestic, commercial, and small scale industrial consumers. Mr J.M.
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Linking plastics and public health in Kodungaiyur: Analysis of Symptoms Diary
A study to assess the human rights impacts of businesses, to understand the health impacts of plastics on people living and working around the Kodungaiyur dump yard using a symptoms diary and in-depth interviews.
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Analysis of Data from Health Service Providers: Linking Plastics and Health Disorders in Kodungaiyur
A study to assess the human rights impacts of business practices by analysing data from health service providers, with the goal of pushing for tighter regulations and liability laws around producer accountability.
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