Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Varsha Aggarwal & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/04/2025. The application was filed by the residents of Jaypee Wishtown, Noida, Gautam Buddh Nagar district. The allegation of the applicant is that the project proponent, Jaypee Infratech Limited …
There has been no violation of policy guidelines for implementation of schemes under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, the Government today informed Rajya Sabha. “There is no loss to the Government whatsoever,” Minister of New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said during the Question Hour. He was replying to Supplementaries …
Gurgaon-based infrastructure firm Lanco Infratech said it will sell 300 MW power from its first domestic coal-fired plant — Lanco Amarkantak — in Chhattisgarh to Madhya Pradesh after the state’s regulator approved the price of supply and procurement process. Though the power purchase agreement (PPA) was signed in 2005, supply …
Notwithstanding the claims of the Punjab Government on having taken a major initiative for augmenting power generation, the fate of the three upcoming thermal plants, with a combined capacity of 5,280 MW, is uncertain. These plants are the 1,320-MW Kot Shamir Project, the 1,320-MW Gobindpura Thermal Plant and the 2,640-MW …
After prolonged litigation and arbitration proceedings, Lanco Infratech will be entering into a fresh agreement with the Madhya Pradesh government for supply of the entire 300 Mw power from its Korba power plant in Chattisgarh. The state has agreed to waive the rate ceiling for power to be supplied from …
Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), a subsidiary of Lanco Infratech Ltd, has commenced commercial operation of its second unit of 600 Mw in Udupi district of Karnataka. The company had synchronised the second unit a month ago with the grid and was waiting for the completion of 400 Kv transmission …
FIRs against 5 companies, raids in 10 cities, captive block holders face charges of misrepresentation of facts, criminal conspiracy & cheating After the telecom scam, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has turned the heat on the allocation of coal blocks. It has registered FIRs against 20 accused, including five …
New Delhi Top executives of private power companies such as Tata Power, Reliance, Lanco and Torrent Power met Union power minister Veerappa Moily on Friday to seek his intervention to ensure a speedy resolution to pending fuel issues relating to the sector. A huge generation capacity is facing the prospect …
With investment running into thousands of crores of rupees languishing due to fuel supply constraints for power plants, a mega delegation comprising heads of 24 private sector power companies will meet Power Minister M Veerappa Moily on Friday. Private companies contributed 26 per cent — Rs 166,000 crore — of …
New Delhi As many as 50 of the 57 captive coal blocks allocated to private firms, which are at the centre of a row over a damning CAG report, haven’t yet got various other statutory clearances. Coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal cited this and the fact that 20 of these blocks …
Entering another important segment of the natural gas business, Reliance Industries Ltd and BP India are in talks with gas-starved power projects of Andhra Pradesh to supply long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG). India Gas Solutions (IGS), the equal joint venture between the two companies, is looking to sell LNG to …
Going solar is no longer a bright idea for the four-decade-old photovoltaic manufacturing industry. This high-potential renewable energy sector has suffered a serious setback in India as much as across the globe. And the alarm bells are ringing loud. In the 1970s, public sector companies Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited and …
Although current rules prohibit private players from acquiring mines to extract and sell coal in the open market, they have been using an innovative arrangement with state mining corporations to do the same. Under this arrangement, the coal ministry awards a mine to a state mining corporation (SMC). The SMC, …
The government is likely to exempt companies from paying customs duty on equipment imported for existing mega power plants and for which orders have already been placed. The new tax regime, expected to protect domestic equipment manufacturers such as BHEL and Larsen & Toubro from a 21 per cent levy …
The Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry is learnt to have given its favourable consent to the proposal of Andhra Pradesh Government not to suspend supply of KG-D6 gas allocation to Lanco’s Kondapalli Stage-II power plant and GMR’s Tanir Bavi to enable them to supply power on the basis of …
Just outside the national capital, the first unit of the new 1,500 MW gas-based Bawana power plant is ready to generate electricity, but is forced to idle away. Reason: the Delhi government-owned Pragati Power Corporation Ltd, which is to run the plant, has failed to arrange the gas needed to …
Farmers accuse power company of registering bogus speakers, question timing of public hearing with sowing season. The fresh public hearing for Lanco Infratech Limited’s 1,320 MW coal-fired power plant in Mandwa village of Maharashtra’s Wardha district was marked by utter chaos.The hearing, held under heavy police bandobast, started with drama. …
The coal ministry would push for significant dilution of the provisions of Coal India Ltd (CIL)’s current fuel supply pacts with power companies in tomorrow’s meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). “The ministry will propose lowering CIL’s supply commitment under new fuel supply agreements (FSAs) to 65 per cent …
Recent govt study proposed exclusion of about 2,900 MW of hydel projects in Uttarakhand as they may impact ecology of the state Over Rs 17,000 crore worth of investments in Uttarakhand would be impacted if the proposals of a government study to stop work on various hydel projects in the …
Over Rs 17,000 crore worth of investments in Uttarakhand would be impacted, if the proposals of a Government study to stop work on various hydel projects in the State are implemented. A recent Government study has proposed exclusion of about 2,900 MW of hydel projects in Uttarakhand as they may …
With the mercury going up in the hills, the momentum of protests are also going in the same direction in Uttarakhand over the issue of hydel projects. India’s top Public Sector Undertakings and private companies like L&T;, Lanco, GMR, GVK, NTPC, THDCIL and UJVN are constructing hydel projects on the …
