Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
The coal ministry has received around 316 applications, including 235 from power sector and 38 from mining companies, with regard to 17 coal blocks to be allotted to public sector firms. ‘‘We have received 316 applications with regard to 17 coal mines to be allocated to government companies/undertakings,’’ a government …
Faced with stiff opposition from power utilities over the Centre’s move to introduce coal price pooling which could increase price of the fuel by R100 a tonne (5%) or more, the coal ministry may restrict the mechanism only to power projects getting commissioned after March 2009. This means the pooling …
New Delhi: In a move that exposed a key regulatory lacuna in the power sector, the Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL), the central transmission utility, stymied the attempt by some generating companies, including NTPC and Tata Power, to snap supplies to discoms failing to honour the payment security mechanism …
NEW DELHI: The extension of the elevated Barapullah road will pioneer several environmentally sustainable engineering concepts. The PWD has finalized an elaborate plan modeling it on the lines of an environmentally sustainable project. The plan comes from project manager Shishir Bansal who, sources said, is a research scholar on the …
BSES had until February 10 to pay its dues Power producer NTPC has announced that it will suspend supply to power distribution company BSES starting midnight of February 13 for non-payment of dues. The move will severely impact supply of power in East, West and South Delhi. The NTPC had …
Technologies and methodologies for promoting sustainable and environment-friendly power generation methods through the use of coal were discussed by Indian and foreign delegates at a seminar organised at the Center for Research in Rural and Industrial Development here today. In his address, CRRID Director General, Prof SS Gill said 70 …
Noida: Acting upon complaints of high levels of industrial pollution in Ghaziabad, the National Green Tribunal has directed for the inspection of NTPC’s power plant in Dadri and the manufacturing plant of Continental Carbon, a US-based company in Ghaziabad. The tribunal has directed the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board and …
NEW DELHI: Coal India Ltd (CIL) has gone out of its way to sign fuel supply pacts with 11 companies, including alleged Coalgate beneficiaries, even before these firms reached the qualifying milestones such as acquiring land, the state-run monopoly's internal anti-corruption watchdog has said. In a report to the coal …
GUWAHATI: Advocating their support to the Lower Subansiri Hydro–electric Power Project (LSHEP) and the big dam issue, the North East Power News on the sidelines of their press meet on the Global Energy Conference, 2013 on “Development of Power with Peace” said that Northeast would suffer if there is obstruction …
Australian energy major MetroCoal Ltd has approached NTPC for forming a joint venture for developing that country’s biggest coal mine and ship the fuel for firing the state-run generation utility’s power stations. The offer has been conveyed to NTPC through PENTAQ Corporation, an Australian firm engaged in recycling energy and …
Grid-based solar power only reaches only households that are connected to energy supply, and simply subsidises costly solar for an already-reached population India’s solar power policy is now entering round two. Much needs to be reviewed and reworked, since the business of solar energy has seen massive turbulence in India …
NEW DELHI: Delhi surrendered its allotment of 2,083 mw, or more than half its current daily demand, from November 1 even as the city suffered widespread blackouts between second week of that month and continued till the first week this month. While CM Sheila Dixit talked tough and ordered discoms …
The government plans to divest 9.5% stake in NTPC to raise up to Rs 12,000 cr In a move that could boost the valuation of NTPC, the government will restore allocation of three cancelled coal blocks of the public sector company on Tuesday, a month before the power generator’s public …
Will set up 550 new 33/11 KV sub-stations in the state In a bid to upgrade the transmission network in the state, the Odisha government will invest Rs 1,650 crore on setting up 550 new 33/11 KV sub-stations in the state. The new sub-stations which will be over and above …
As part of the first Indo-French collaboration in the renewable energy sector, two solar photo voltaic-based power plants of a total capacity of 20 MW are being established at Gajner village in Bikaner district at a cost of $ 42 million. The first of the two projects was commissioned under …
In the absence of transport network and faster envt clearances, benefits will be limited After nearly 40 years of state ownership, the chorus of support for privatisation of coal mines is growing louder. With the economy ravenously short of coal to fire its power plants, and the state-owned Coal India …
Aims to maximise realisation to meet Rs 30,000-cr target FinMin to meet ministries this week To maximise realisations from stake sale in two companies in its disinvestment pipeline — Oil India Ltd (OIL) and NTPC — the government has planned to sort out some of the issues before launching offer …
GAIL (India) has announced the successful commissioning of the Dabhol LNG terminal located at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, around 340 km south of Mumbai. This 5 million tonnes capacity LNG terminal has been set up with an investment of Rs.4,000 crore and will go a long way in meeting the demand …
This would boost NTPC's valuation ahead of its Rs 12,000 cr disinvestment this fiscal The Power Ministry is in constant touch with Coal Ministry to speed up the re-allocation of three mines to NTPC, which would boost the power producer's valuation ahead of its Rs 12,000 crore disinvestment this fiscal. …
The lights are going out in Uttar Pradesh’s power capacity addition plan and the villain is once again land acquisition. Bajaj Hindusthan has decided to pull out of the R10,000-crore, 1,980 MW Bargad power project planned in Chitrakoot district, following the recent exit of Jaypee Group from the R7,000-crore, 1,320 …
