Ranchi, Aug. 1: A day after the eastern grid collapse, Jharkhand’s districts continued to reel under outages today even though generation from the twin thermal power plants at Patratu and Tenughat slowly gathered momentum. Power officials, however, claimed with generation from the DVC plants as well from the northern grid …
Ranchi, Aug. 1: A day after the eastern grid collapse, Jharkhand’s districts continued to reel under outages today even though generation from the twin thermal power plants at Patratu and Tenughat slowly gathered momentum. Power officials, however, claimed with generation from the DVC plants as well from the northern grid …
A panel chaired by Planning Commission member BK Chaturvedi that was set up by the Group of Ministers last September has recommended that state-owned electricity giant NTPC may consider relocating its 3x660 mega watt North Karanpura project in Jharkhand since it would otherwise block six billion tonnes coal reserves perpetually. …
New Delhi, Jan. 3: Coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has kept his promise to friend and Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda with his ministry taking an “in-principle” decision to re-allocate four out of five coal blocks taken away in May. The blocks — three of which were with National Thermal Power …
The coal ministry will award mining blocks to state-run NTPC for four of its upcoming projects and could also return licences that were revoked in June, putting the power plans of the company back on track. “We committed coal blocks to NTPC's four projects in Karnataka, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh,” …
Torrential rain over the last few days due to an intense depression over the Bay of Bengal has rendered almost 2 lakh people homeless in East Midnapore in West Bengal. Sabong and Daspur regions in West Midnapore have also been critically affected. State irrigation minister Manas Bhunia and Union minister …
State-owned power companies whose coal blocks were taken back last week have questioned the government's move to revoke their licences while sparing private companies. Public sector firms, including NTPC, Damodar Valley Corporation, Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corp and Jharkhand State Electricity Board, said they have invested huge sums in developing …
Ranchi, April 7: The latest state-wide 72-hour blackout after the breakdown of Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Limited (TVNL) has led Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) today to ask Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for power from its upcoming Maithon Right Bank Thermal Power Project, commonly referred to as Maithon Power. In an …
Ranchi, Jan. 10: After holding power supply to the state to ransom for nearly three days, transporters resumed coal delivery to Tenughat Vidyut Nigam limited (TVNL) in Lalpania, Bokaro district, today. The coal is being procured from Ramgarh and Hazaribagh based collieries of Central Coalfield Limited. Power supply to the …
Ranchi, Nov. 26: Several parts of the state were forced to go without power for most part of the day today after one unit of Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd (TVNL) at Lalpania in Bokaro district was shut down following technical snags in its boiler unit.
Villagers Sign Binding Agreement With Steelmaker; Hopes To Get Remaining 1,000 Acres By December STEEL giant ArcelorMittal, which has faced delays in acquiring land for its steel projects over the past four years, has signed a binding memorandum of understanding with the villagers of Bokaro for its proposed 12-million tonne …
Bokaro, July 8: Built in the late 60s to supply water to Bokaro steel plant and the township, Tenughat dam is now looking to increase capacity by more than 40 per cent to fulfil growing demand from new industries, Dhanbad and even parts of Bengal. Tenughat dam, whose concrete canal …
Tenughat dam is set to release 65,000 acre feet water in two phases to Bengal against its request for 75,000 acre feet to help feed dry irrigation canals in the neighbouring state. According to the dam
A Delhi-based company, Urja Global Ltd (UGL), has expressed willingness to set up a 100MW capacity thermal power plant in the state with an environment friendly technology that will ensure zero carbon emission. Executives of the company today called on the energy department officials to begin the process of signing …
- Energy minister Raghubar Das gives 3-member committee 15 days to submit report SUMAN K. SHRIVASTAVA reasons for darkness Ranchi, Jan. 27: Deputy chief minister Raghubar Das, who holds charge of the energy department, has set up a three-member committee to probe frequent breakdowns at the Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd …
The entire state went without power for several hours today after generation from the Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Limited (TVNL) plant stop-ped following a technical problem. The crisis was compounded by the tripping of Patratu Thermal Power Station
Migratory birds have started flocking in large numbers to Maithon dam, Tenughat dam, Garga, Chandrapura and other water reservoirs here much to the delight of bird watchers of Dhanbad, Bokaro, Maithon, Chandrapura, Tenughat and other parts of the coal belt. Starling, Ruff, Black-winged stilt, Common teal, Greenshank, white and yellow …
With most parts of the state shrouded in darkness following shutdown of a Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd (TVNL) unit for repairs, Governor K. Sankaranarayanan has written to Union power minister Sushilkumar Shinde asking for additional power from the central pool. In Ranchi, residents of Burdwan Compound, HB Road, Doranda, Hatia, …
