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Move in line with Centre’s norm of shutting units older than 25 yrs Punjab’s two oldest thermal power plants — Bathinda and Ropar — are staring at closure. Taking the first step to shut both plants in phases, the Board of Directors of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL), in …
Niti planning to undertake a study for determining the sector-wise capital needs. As many as 17 under-construction thermal power projects, aggregating to a capacity of 18,420 MW, are stalled due to financial issues. Capital crunch in the energy sector is the biggest challenge before the country, said the Niti Aayog, …
After steel and telecom, lenders brace for NPAs in power sector Losses at Gujarat based plants: Tata, Adani, Essar stare at huge writedowns With their Gujarat-based power plants incurring hefty losses, the Adani, Tata and Essar groups are staring at write-downs in the thousands of crores of rupees. Lenders fear …
Sixty three signatories from civil society organisations, medical professionals and concerned citizens all over India have written to the Minister of Environment Forest and Climate Change, urging implementation of new norms for emission standards and water use of the coal fired thermal power plants. The group suggested that the ministry …
International Renewable Energy Agency chief Adnan Z Amin on where the clean market is headed As the Director-General of the Abu Dhabi-headquartered International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) since its inception in 2011, Adnan Z Amin, is an authority on renewable energy economics. BusinessLine grabbed the Kenyan economist for a chat …
Solar power projects will be exempted from interstate transmission charges till the end of December 2019, making it feasible to compete with thermal power. The decision was taken by the ministry of power in consultation with the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) and other stakeholders since imposition of …
India’s coal-fired power capacity may hardly grow over the next decade despite plans to build new plants as older facilities that can’t meet new environmental guidelines face closure. India’s coal-fired power capacity may hardly grow over the next decade despite plans to build new plants as older facilities that can’t …
Hearings on the controversial Lamu coal plant have failed to take off again after two members of the National Environment Tribunal failed to show up. Local conservation group Save Lamu has opposed the issuance of a licence by Nema for the Sh210 billion coal-based plant to be built in Lamu. …
Nagpur: To encourage manufacturers in Vidarbha to increase use of fly ash in construction-based products implementing latest methods, Mahagenco Ash Management Services Ltd (Mahagams) had organized a workshop on fly ash utilization at Maharashtra Industrial Development Council (MIDC) conference hall, Udyog Bhavan, on Tuesday. Additional municipal commissioner Ramdas Sonwane, joint …
The use of sewage water to meet cooling needs of coal-based power plants will not resolve the conflict over water between thermal projects, farmers and urban communities, a Greenpeace India report said today. The use of sewage water to meet cooling needs of coal-based power plants will not resolve the …
The thermal power sector has made very little progress in implementing the revised stack emission standards for suspended particulate matter (SPM), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and oxide(s) of nitrogen (NOx) notified in December 2015. The industry had raised several objections— the technology is not suitable for Indian coal, costs are too …
The use of sewage to meet coal power plants’ cooling needs will not resolve the conflict over water between thermal power plants and farmers and urban communities, said Greenpeace India, in a report titled ‘Pipe Dreams’. In 2016, the government had made mandatory the utilisation of treated sewage water for …
Disregarding new environment regulations, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has given more than 300 thermal power plants two to five-year reprieve from adhering to the strict air pollution standards that come into force this year. The CEA has set in place a roadmap for the plants to install essential pollution …
There are no coal imports taking place in Chhattisgarh Goverment owned thermal power plants in comlaince with the Center’s directive to use indigenous coal, officials informed. The Centre’s directive says – ‘In view of sufficient indigenous coal availability unless technically required or commercial commitments to be fulfilled, States shall endeavour …
Bharuch: Gas-based power plants are passing through tough times with high cost of gas rendering them unviable. Most gas-based power plants are operating at 15 per cent capacity when there is need for electricity in the country, said Rajiv Ranjan Mishra, managing director, CLP India, which operates 655MW gas-based power …
The Union power ministry has taken a serious note of the pollution caused by the coal-based thermal power plants. Hyderabad: The Union power ministry has taken a serious note of the pollution caused by the coal-based thermal power plants and has directed all the states across the country to set …
CHENNAI: Two units of Vallur thermal unit went out of action following a fire in the generator of unit 3. The total loss of power supply to Tamil Nadu owing to the problems in the two units is around 800MW. Vallur units have sagged at a time when only one …
Another mega NPA list may be in the making for lenders About 25,000-Mw capacity in thermal power is on sale but finding buyers is posing a challenge. Most promoter companies of the projects — some operational and others still under development — want to exit to lighten their debt. Among …
India Power Corporation, a Kanoria Foundation company, will explore the possibility of acquiring thermal power projects, Chairman Hemant Kanoria said. The group is better known for its financial services arm Srei Infra. “We are open to acquisition of stressed assets in thermal power generating units,” he said at a press …
South Korea will halt operations at eight of the country's older coal-fired power plants for a month in June as part of measures to tackle air pollution, the energy ministry said on Tuesday. New President Moon Jae-in earlier this month announced plans to temporarily shut operations at 10 coal-fired plants …
