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Thermal Energy
OPGC to place orders soon
By the end of August, Orissa Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) will place orders for boiler turbine generator (BTG) to implement its 1,320 MW (2×660) expansion plan at Ib valley near Jharsuguda. According to Chief Secretary B K Patnaik, “We had discussions on the expansion plan of OPGC wherein they are going to add two units of 660 MW each....
Coal
Proposals at Bander coal block
The Bander coal block has been proposed to be mined through both opencast and underground mining methods. The coal block is allotted to Bander Coal Company Ltd. and located in the command area of Coal India subsidiary Western Coalfields Ltd. Out of the total of 17.46 sq. kms of the Bander coal block, reserves have been estimated for the 12.62 sq. kms...
Ongoing Projects, Thermal Energy
NTPC project: Status update
Crucial days are ahead for NTPC’s 1,980 MW Sipat super thermal power plant (STPP) as South Korean engineering major Doosan and Power Machines Company of Russia, are finally likely to achieve the much anticipated milestones– TG erection on barring gear and the steam blowing process. So far, the power project has been hit with repeated delays...
New Business
BHEL to supply LP turbine equipment to NTPC
BHEL, which was in the news for faltering on its commitment to supply the LP turbine outer casing for NTPC’s 2×660 MW Barh Stage-II power project in Bihar by June 2011, has now promised to expedite the provision of all necessary equipment and deliver the same to the project site by the month of May this year. With NTPC having already borne...
Coal
Coal Min proposes 25% production enhancement for 11 OC projects
The Ministry of Coal has recommended enhancing coal production to the tune of 25 per cent of eleven open cast (OC) projects that are being operated by subsidiaries of Coal India Limited. The coal ministry feels these projects might be able to produce an additional 2.6 million tonnes (MT) of coal during FY 2011-12 if the concerned coal companies are...
Energy Transmission
Power Grid submits proposals before IMG
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has submitted its project proposals for examination by the Inter Ministerial Group (IMG). Following are the coal ministry’s comments on these proposals: Implementation of the 1,200 KV transmission line to conserve Right of way, R&D Projects (Pilot Project): The proposed technology is envisaged...
Coal
Ministry of Coal’s comments on projects
The Coal Ministry has placed its comments on some of the projects that are under consideration for financing through the National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF). However, whether the submitted proposals make the cut will be decided by the Inter Ministerial Group (IMG) after all the relevant ministries submit their comments. In this regard, NTPC has submitted...
News
TD Power Systems plans ‘large’
TD Power Systems is planning to enter the large electric generators space. The manufacturer of electric generators is investing Rs 200 crore for the expansion. The company currently manufactures generators of sizes 1MW to 55 MW and proposes to increase the range from 50 MW to 250 MW. According to the company’s Joint Managing Director, Nikhil...
New Business
NTPC places orders worth Rs. 6,000 crore
NTPC Ltd has placed orders worth Rs. 6,000 crore with Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co. Ltd and Toshiba JSW Turbine and Generator Pvt. Ltd for its 2,400megawatts (MW) Kudgi project in Karnataka. The contract is the largest-scale project for NTPC in recent years and the first EPC project for which Toshiba JSW will conduct most of its engineering,...
Thermal Energy
Jindal to add 11,500 MW capacity
Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) currently has about 1,000 MW of installed capacity in the country. The steel major has projected that its current projects under implementation are expected to multiply this number by more than a factor of 11 and take the cumulative capacity to 11,480 MW by FY 2019-20. The projects currently under implementation,...
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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
