Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajaram Vs State of Haryana dated 27/05/2025. By the execution application, the applicant was seeking compliance of the NGT order July 5, 2024 passed in OA No. 735/2024. In the OA, the applicant has raised the grievance in respect of …
There were 11 companies which were not recommended by Power Ministry but selected by screening committee The coal ministry has sought information from companies on the progress of 61 captive coal blocks allocated to them. The blocks are being reviewed for lapses and the companies have been given three-weeks time …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF), ministry of power, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and the state governments of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh on the issue of releasing minimum sustenance water at the rate of 450 cumecs from the Lower …
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), on Thursday, relaxed the criteria for power generation projects to qualify as mega power projects. This will qualify 15 additional projects for the benefits under the mega power project policy. “To avail of the benefits under the (Mega Power) policy, the developer must …
The environment ministry has said that captive coal blocks for ultra mega power projects located in forest areas demarcated as “inviolate” will not be considered for clearance, a move likely to upset industry, particularly power sector majors. However, as a measure of relief for developers of the 4,000 mw projects, …
The target of adding 10,800 MW of hydro power capacity in the 12th Plan may fall short by about 30 per cent, according to analysts. Currently, around 11,400 MW of projects are reeling under time and cost overruns. Poor geology, delays from contractors, local resistance and adverse weather conditions affecting …
The Union Power and Coal Ministries have opposed a move by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to increase the compensation given for forest land diverted for construction and mining by over four times and want it to be rolled back to the present structure. The four-fold increase in …
As many as 18 other hydro power projects in the northeastern States have been cleared by the CEA December 29: At a time when uncertainty looms large over the implementation of the 2000MW Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Project, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has cleared the 1800MW Subansiri Middle Hydroelectric Project …
ALLAHABAD: North Central Railway has achieved a milestone by winning the first prize in National Energy Conservation Award 2013 amongst all the 17 Zonal Railways. The award has been given in recognition to North Central Railway's adoption of numerous energy efficient technologies and measures/practices. President of India Pranab Mukherjee presented …
Standing Committee on Energy present this Forty First Report on Implementation of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana pertaining to the Ministry of Power. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana was launched in April, 2005 with an endeavour to electrify all villages and habitations, provide access to electricity to all households and …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Energy deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the Thirty-Seventh Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Development of National Grid. The Thirty-Seventh Report was presented to Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha on 25th May, 2013. The Report was …
Standing Committee on Energy present this 43rd Report on the subject 'Development of Hydro Sector" of the Ministry of Power. The Committee took briefing and evidence of the representatives of the Ministry of Power on 11th July, 2013.
Union Ministry of Power has chosen Coimbatore Corporation for the second prize in the general category of the National Energy Conservation Award-2013. A communiqué from Ministry’s Deputy Secretary says that the Commissioner G. Latha would receive the award from President Pranab Mukherjee on December 16. According to sources, the Corporation …
The Cabinet will soon decide on putting a cap or limit to which natural gas prices can be increased following a new pricing formula coming into effect from April 1 next year, oil secretary Vivek Rae said on Wednesday. The Cabinet had in June decided to price all domestically produced …
Local fishermen community has challenged clearances alleging that approvals were based on false claims made in EIA reports The power ministry has said it does not expect any delay in the progress of the 4,000 Megawatt Cheyyur Ultra Mega Power Project which is currently mired in a controversy with locals …
New Delhi : All hydel projects with investment requirement of up to Rs 1,000 crore may soon be exempted from the mandatory techno-economic clearance of the Central Electricity Authority. The power ministry is set to authorise state governments to undertake an appraisal of such hydropower projects on their own. Sources …
Power producers have sought more representation of the industry in the committee set up by the government to assess the impact of Uttarakhand’s two dozen hydropower projects on the ecology of the hill state that witnessed devastating flash floods in June. The Association of Power Producers (APP) and Indian National …
The power ministry plans to give a shot in the arm for ultra mega power projects and has approached the Cabinet to exempt the plants from a key provision of the Forests Act, 1980, that requires companies to identify land for mandatory compensatory afforestation. To facilitate this, the ministry has …
The Power Ministry has sought the approval of the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) to tweak land acquisition norms for ultra mega power projects (UMPPs). “The nodal Ministry has approached the CCI to change the policy wherein the UMPPs should be considered Government undertakings when it comes to land acquisition,” …
NEW DELHI, October 30: Being aware of the uncertainty over the 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project (LSHEP), Union Power Secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha has appealed to the government to set a time limit of 210 days to get forest clearance for any power project in the northeastern States. …
The Centre may get tough on states which are not meeting the clean energy target. The Union ministry of new and renewable energy has written to the power ministry suggesting that it make it mandatory for states to fulfill their 'Renewable Purchase Obligation' (RPO) if they want to get central …
