NMDC has appointed PFC Consulting for choosing a partner to develop a captive power project for its upcoming steel plant in Chhattisgarh. PFC Consulting, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Power Finance Corp, was formed in 2008 with the aim of providing consultancy services in the power sector and related areas. Quoting sources close to the development, [...]

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has recommended coal linkages to 14 steel and cement Captive Power Plants (CPPs) in the country. According to the CEA, these 14 projects have met the conditions laid out by it, and will now be recommended for coal linkages to the power ministry. Some of the projects include Emami Cement [...]

Madras Cements, which has five factories across Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, is taking steps to secure the power situation with captive thermal generation. At the Ariyalur plant the company has commissioned 40 MW of power generation, and an additional 20 MW will go on stream in January-February 2012. A 25 MW facility is [...]

To meet the power requirement for its proposed cement expansion programme, Jaypee Group is planning to set up an integrated 120 MW ( 2 x 60 MW) coal or washery rejects based captive power plant at Kariajhar village in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh. The generated power will be wheeled to own plants through SEB [...]

Indian Railways has approached Nuclear Power Corp of India to set up a 1000 MW nuclear power plant on railway land on its behalf. The proposal has just reached the Department of Atomic Energy ( of which NPCIL is a part ) and DAE will discuss the modalities of setting up the power plant, including [...]

Gokul Refoils & Solvent has announced plans to set up a 80 MW Lignite based based thermal power plant along with GMDC, near Tadkeshwar in Surat district. In the Rs.460 crore venture, Gokul Group will have 74% stake, while the rest of the equity will be held by Gujarat Mineral Development Corp. Of the total [...]