ANGUL: The substantially-affected people (SAP) of NTPC-owned Talcher Thermal Power Station (TTPS) are a worried lot. It

NEW DELHI: The ongoing litigation between Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) and Reliance Natural Resources Ltd. (RNRL) on sale of gas from the KG basin D6 block took an interesting turn with the Power Ministry having decided to file an affidavit in the Bombay High Court opposing the plea of the Petroleum Ministry to get the stay vacated on the gas sales.

Sushanta Talukdar

MEETING THE DEMAND: Union Minister of State for Commerce and Power Jairam Ramesh with Assam Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi inspect the piling work at the NTPC

Ambika Sharma
Solan, September 11

The NTPC has finally submitted a proposal for the diversion of additional 124 hectares of land falling in the Majathal Wildlife Sanctuary for its 800 MW Kol Dam Project, following a tough stand by the state government.

Earlier, the NTPC had obtained the permission for merely 954 hectares of land, while conveniently excluding the protected area falling in the wildlife sanctuary. With nearly 46,000 trees of various broad leaf species, its net present value (NPV) was estimated at Rs 56 crore now.

Sept 3: The Centre has asked the Mizoram to take a speedy decision on an NTPC proposal to set up 460-MW Kolodyne hydel power project in the north-eastern state at an investment of Rs 2,500 crore.
Public sector enterprise NTPC has submitted a proposal to the state government to develop the hydel project that promises

RATIONAL EXPECTATIONS
Sunil Jain / New Delhi August 25, 2008, 1:01 IST

BHUBANESWAR: Energy Minister Surya Narayan Patro on Thursday announced in the Assembly that electrification of all villages and hamlets in the State will be completed by the Eleventh Five- Year Plan.

To a question from Arun Kumar Sahu of BJD, the Minister said 18,017 villages and 48,172 hamlets are without electricity. Out of this, 26 villages were given electricity under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutkaran Yojana (RGGVY).

Besides, 1,629 villages/ hamlets were electrified under the Biju Gram Jyoti Yojana.