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Rail Vikas Nigam invites bids for Substation Works
Rail Vikas Nigam has invited bids for design, supply, eretction, testing & commissioning of 11 KV/ 433 Volt Outdoor substations at Guntakal, Kondapuram and Nandalur stations at Guntakal division of south central railway. The approximate cost of the work is Rs.1.48 crore. For More details contact Rail Vikas Nigam Limited Secunderabad – Andhra...
Coal
Lanco terminates coal agreement with Aussie co
Lanco Infratech has announced it has terminated a coal supply agreement with Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers, since the Australian firm company has not achieved financial closure for its urea project. The pact for the 25-year coal supply was signed between Perdaman and Griffin Coal, which was later acquired by Lanco Infratech for $730 million in...
Thermal Energy
Jindal to buy power projects
Jindal Power is planning to buy out power projects either with domestic coal linkages or port-based imported coal. The company is also looking to acquire thermal power projects with capacities of 1,000 mega watts and upwards. Deputy managing director of the company, which is an arm of the Naveen Jindal-controlled Jindal Steel and Power, Sushil Maroo,...
Thermal Energy
Mundra power project may become ‘unviable’: Tata
Tata Power, which fears that the Mundra power project may become ‘unviable’ without the timely increase in tariffs, has sought government’s urgent consideration on its proposal of increase the tariffs of its 4,000 MW project in Gujarat. In a letter to Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Tata power, said, “Despite all our efforts to complete...
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Mumbai’s power distribution needs to be upgraded: Committee
After probing two prolonged power cuts, which occurred in Mumbai last year, a committee has recommended upgrading the city’s power distribution and transmission network or else face power outages. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) appointed a committee headed by professor SA Khaparde (IIT-Bombay) to study power cuts on November...
Thermal Energy
UP signs Power Purchase Agreement with Gujarat
The Uttar Pradesh government has entered into a year-long power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Gujarat government and private utility Adani Power for 600 MW of electricity. Power Trading Corporation’s director (finance) Deepak Amitabh said, “State governments plan well in advance. They not only procure power for the short-term but also enter...
Thermal Energy
Coal Ministry receives applications for long-term linkage
The Coal Ministry has received applications for long-term coal linkage from Central and State utilities, independent power producers (IPPs) and captive power producers (CPPs). Of the 974 applications, 107 are from Central and State utilities for capacity addition of 1,22,405 Mw, 434 applications from CPPs for 37,345.79 Mw and 433 from IPPs for 4.25,836.5...
Coal
NTPCs Tie Up For Coal Transportation
A Tripartite Agreement for development of waterways and transportation of imported coal to NTPC`s Farakka Power Station has been signed on 11th August, 2011 among NTPC, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and Jindal ITF. Transportation through Inland water ways will reduce the burden on railways. This will also make possible supply of additional...
Thermal Energy
Status of Ultra Mega Power Projects ( August 2011)
At present, four Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) namely Sasan in Madhya Pradesh, Mundra in Gujarat, Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Tilaiya in Jharkhand have already been awarded to the identified developers and are at different stages of implementation. Further, two UMPPs namely Sarguja in Chhattisgarh and Bedabahal in Orissa are in bidding...
Thermal Energy
REC to Raise $ 1 billion ECB to fund UMPPs
PFC has approached RBI for in-principle approval of US$ 1 billion to set up a Medium Term Notes (MTN) programme for raising ECBs. The proceeds of the ECB would be utilized for funding the power projects including Ultra Mega Power Projects financed by PFC. REC intend to mobilize more than US$ 1 billion from ECBs during the current financial year i.e....
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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
