Reply affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the matter of Debadityo Sinha & Others Vs Union of India & Others. An application filed before the NGT said that illegal construction activities and clearing the vegetation and forest using massive earthwork and levelling the land …
RAICHUR: Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), managing director, Kumar Nayak, admitted that there is a massive shortage of coal. Nayak said owing to lack of rain and dearth of coal, power generation has dipped this financial year. He was speaking after visiting thermal power plants in Raichur. He charted some …
Karnataka government has decided to purchase 750 Mw from private power generation companies, Minister for Energy Shobha Karandlaje said on Tuesday. Tenders would be issued soon inviting private companies to supply power to the state grid, she told reporters here. The power supply situation would be grim if the state …
Bellary Thermal Plant may become operational in May second week Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje has said the State will purchase 990 MW of power to meet the demand during summer. The State is finding it difficult to purchase more power because of lack of corridors to evacuate electricity. Speaking to …
Shobha seeks supply of coal through alternative routes Energy Minister Shobha Karandlaje has sought intervention of the Union Government to tackle the power crisis in the State. Speaking to reporters here on Friday, Karandlaje said the Centre should take steps for supply of coal to Karnataka through alternative routes. Coal …
Subhash Chandra N S, Bangalore, DH News Service: The cost of transporting coal to Indian shores has come down by almost 70 per cent. "Earlier, the shipping cost from Indonesia was rupees one lakh, but now they are ready to transport it for just Rs 30,000," informed Rao. The economic …
The Power Minister said that the power tariff will not be hiked in near future. We do not want to burden people. Though Escoms have filed tariff revision applications before KERC, the Government will not approve any hike, he stated. Power consumers in urban areas will continue to get 24/7 …
BELLARY: The greenfield Bellary Thermal Power Station (BTPS) may get a third generating unit if the Union Government clears a proposal in this regard by Karnataka. The State-owned Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) is working towards getting statutory clearance for setting up the third generating unit with a capacity of …
