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WB govt approves Katwa project
The West Bengal Cabinet has approved Power Department’s proposal of handing over the 1,600 MW Katwa thermal power project to NTPC. The Left Front government had taken up the initiative to set up the thermal power station at Katwa over 1,050 acres and West Bengal Power Distribution Company Limited was supposed to set up the plant for which 550 acres...
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ABB starts 3 sub-stations for PGCIL
ABB has commissioned three 765 kV sub-stations for Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). The sub-stations are located in Wardha, Maharashtra, Seoni, Madhya Pradesh and Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, according to a press statement. “ABB has partnered with PGCIL to play an important role in establishing the 765 kV network in India and are presently...
Thermal Energy
Centre wants Gujarat to act against power company
OPG Power Gujarat Private Limited has allegedly started construction for a 300 MW coal based thermal power plant in Mundra area of Kutch district without necessary clearances. Following this, a joint team of the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has recommended to the State government to...
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Essar inks pact with NPCL
Essar Energy has inked a long term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL) for 240 MW of contracted capacity from the former’s 600 MW Tori-II thermal power plant (TPP). The agreement, signed between NPCL and Essar Energy subsidiary Essar Power Jharkhand Limited (EPJL), is valid for 25 years. It is for the coal fired...
Thermal Energy
CEA report reveals info on coal based thermal stations
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released a report titled `Minimisation of water requirement in coal based thermal power stations`. In the study, it has said that dry condenser cooling systems offer a possible solution for power plant installation at sites where availability of water is scarce, since requirement of plant consumptive water...
Thermal Energy
CEA conducts study on dry cooling system
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) recently conducted a study on application of dry cooling system in thermal power plants (TPPs) across the country. In the study, the CEA has contended that dry condenser cooling systems used in TPPs are technologically costlier than comparable wet cooling systems. The study, which was carried out for a plant with...
Coal
Mining works at 9 coal fields put on hold
The Deputy Director of Mines has put on hold all mining activities at nine coalfields – Jaganath OCP, Nandira colliery, Lingaraj OCP, Bharatpur OCP, Bhubaneswari OCP, Ananta OCP, Chhendipada OCP, Hingula OCP and Kaniha OCP – in Talcher area. The top official alleged that non-submission of permission from the State Pollution Control Board...
Thermal Energy
CSPGCL invites EoI for disposal of dry fly ash
Chhattisgarh Power Generation Company Limited (CSPGCL) has sought an Expression of Interest (EoI) for disposal of dry fly ash produced at three thermal power stations (TPS). The three thermal power plants are the 440 MW Korba TPS, the 840 MW Hasdeo TPS and the 500 MW Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherji TPS. The TPSs get raw coal from South Eastern Coalfields...
Thermal Energy
JSW starts works on 1,320 MW plant
JSW Energy, a company promoted by Sajjan Jindal, has started with the design and engineering related works associated with its upcoming 1,320 MW super-critical coal based thermal power plant, located in Raipur in the state of Chhattisgarh, and is currently evaluating bids for the BTG equipment package. Currently, the acquisition of 300 acres of land...
Thermal Energy
Coal blocks: Survey says it all
Asian Institute for Sustainable Development (AISD) and TERIA have conducted a comparison of the extensive socio economic survey (SES). The pre-bid survey has revealed that the difference in pre and post bid costs is maximum for the component `coal block R&R`. The Rs 1,994 core difference in figures has been primarily attributed to the Rs 1,022 crore...
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Data & Statistics
- List of Power Projects To Be Commissioned in 2013
- List of Power Projects To Be Commissioned in 2012
- List Of Deferred Thermal Power Projects – As on March 2012
- Indian power sector attracted Rs 5,567 cr foreign investment
- State-wise and plant-wise thermal power generation capacity as on 31st July, 2011
