Supply KG gas to NTPCs eastern plants
The power ministry has told the oil ministry that the quantity of gas earmarked for NTPC from Reliance Industries Ltd
The power ministry has told the oil ministry that the quantity of gas earmarked for NTPC from Reliance Industries Ltd
WITH nuclear cooperation with France set to intensify, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed hope that his visit to France would lead to building up the partnership in atomic energy.
The huge untapped natural resources in Arunachal Pradesh when harnessed would make it a front ranking State, Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu said today. Development of hydropower projects alone, for which the State Government has signed MOUs with several CPUs and private players, would generate at least Rs 12,000 crore to Rs 15,000 crore revenue by 2018-20, Khandu told a press conference here.
The loading of fuel for the first unit of the 2,000-MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu will be the main agenda at the joint coordination committee meeting of the Nuclear Power Corp of India (NPCIL) and Russian agency AtomStroy Export, beginning on Tuesday.
THE government will not extend some incentives to be announced in its new mega power policy to existing projects looking to expand capacity, said an official with the power ministry.
TE Narasimhan / Chennai September 4, 2009, 1:35 IST Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC) is planning to invest Rs 10,000-12,000 crore in setting up power projects. It is also planning to foray into renewable energy, by setting up wind energy farms and solar units. This year
Within two months of Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and demanding a development package for the Bundelkhand region, the Planning Commission has firmed up a proposal to set up a 4,000-Mw power plant there.
Sujay Mehdudia NEW DELHI: The Union government is understood to have firmed up a proposal to set up a 4,000 MW thermal power plant in Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh. The move comes close on the heels of a demand by All India Congress Committee general secretary Rahul Gandhi that a major developmental package be given for the drought-hit and poverty hit region.
NAVI MUMBAI: In a bid to mitigate the power crisis faced by the industries, the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is setting up a natural gas infrastructure at the industrial estates, including Thane, Dombivli, Navi Mumbai, Taloja, Poisar, Palghar, etc.
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) today clarified that evacuation of power from the power plant of Sterlite Energy is possible till the restoration of the 400 KV double circuit line between Meramundali and Ib thermal stations.
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC) has sought the approval of the Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) for reassessment of the design energy of its generating stations.
NTPC Tamil Nadu Energy Company Ltd. venture to have three units of 500 MW each ALL ATTENTION: (From left) M. Rafeeque Ahmed, chairman, FICCI-TNSC; C.P. Singh, Chairman, TNEB; K. Balasubramanian, Member-Generation, TNEB; and P. Murari, adviser to the president of FICCI (second from right), at an exhibition in Chennai on Wednesday.
The Meghalaya government has okayed the execution of the 500 MW thermal power project by the state-run North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO). "One per cent of the project cost would be used for the development works in the project area in the East Garo Hills district," Meghalaya Power minister Mukul Sangma told reporters after a cabinet meeting last night.
International Firms May Join Race For Two 500MW Projects At Sagardighi Debjoy Sengupta KOLKATA BHEL has expressed interest in undertaking construction of a 2x500 mw thermal power unit for West Bengal Power Development Corporation (WBPDCL) at Sagardighi.
ALREADY home to the mega project that bears its name, Dabhol, a once- sleepy village along the Konkan coast may soon host another power plant. NTPC, India
Hyderabad, Feb. 1: The Power Finance Corporation has decided to build its second Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in the state. The 4,000 MW project would be constructed at Nayanapalli in Vetapalem mandal in Prakasam district. With this, the state has attracted nearly 20,000 MW capacity in less than five years.
ANANTAPUR, Feb. 3: The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (APIIDC) has decided to set up a solar city, at Kadiri in Anantapur district, with an outlay of Rs 3,000 crore in 5,000 acres. The APIIDC managing director, Mr B.P. Acharya, had announced setting up of a solar city at Kadiri, in October last year.
Congress MLA from Banda and UP Congress Media Cell chief, Vivek Singh on Tuesday, accused chief minister Mayawati of creating hurdles in the development of Bundelkhand. He alleged that the proposed 4000 megawatt power plant, which was sanctioned by the Prime Minister was not coming up in the state just because of the rigidity of Mayawati.
State-owned power generating company Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL) and Larsen & Toubro today signed a joint venture agreement for the 1,600 MW (2X800 MW) coal-based thermal power project at Godhna in Chhattisgarh.
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state- owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), has made two significant oil discover- ies of 185 million barrels of oil in a block in northeast- ern Syria. OVL and its partner IPR Mediterranean Exploration Ltd discovered Rashid and Abu Khashab oilfields in Block-24, the company said in a statement here.