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Coal, Thermal Energy
Assam wants coal linkages for thermal projects
The State government of Assam has requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take steps for coal supply to power projects in the state. A 500 MW coal based project in the Margherita region, the 750 MW Bongaigaon TPS, and the Chandrapur Bownfield projects (60 MW) are yet to receive coal linkages. According to the Assam government, coal linkages are critical...
Thermal Energy
Alstom commissions electrical balance of plant package for Salaya project
Alstom T&D India has commissioned electrical balance of plant (eBoP) package for 2×600 MW power plant located at Salaya in Jamnagar district in the state of Gujarat. ESSAR Group awarded this 2050 MINR contract to Alstom T&D India for design, manufacturing, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of eBoP package for the power plant. The...
New Project, Thermal Energy
Bid announcement from IFFCO Chhattisgardh Power’s project
IFFCO Chhattisgardh Power’s project Ltd has called for international competitive bidding for its project. In an advertisement, it said request for pre-qualification for EPC contractor for 2×660 MW super critical thermal power plant at Village Salka, Block Premnagar, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh, India was published in the press and also...
Transmission
Alstom bags Rs 84 cr contract
Alstom T&D India announced it bagged a Rs 84 crore contract from Chattisgarh State Power Transmission Co Ltd for commissioning of a 400 kV substation at Jagdalpur in Chattisgarh. According to an official statement, under the terms of the contract, Alstom will provide three-phase auto transformers and shunt reactors, as well as the entire substation...
Thermal Energy
NTPC-Simhadri to give 452 MW to AP
NTPC-Simhadri power project is planning to start commercial production and Andhra Pradesh will get 452 MW from the 1,000-MW (two units of 500 MW each) generated in the second phase. Speaking to reporters, D.K Sood, General Manager in-charge of the plant, said the power situation in Andhra Pradesh was critical and there was pressure from the State Government...
Thermal Energy, UMPP
Power Fin sets up SPV
Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has created a special purpose vehicle (SPV) namely Deoghar Mega Power Limited to develop an ultra-mega power project (UMPP) in Jharkhand. The 4,000 MW UMPP would be the second in the state after the Tilaiya UMPP, which is being executed by Reliance Power Limited (RPL). PFC, the nodal agency for UMPPs in the country, has...
Gas Based Power Project
India’s LNG re-gasification capacity to increase
India’s LNG re-gasification capacity is expected to increase fourfold in the next five years. Currently, the country has an LNG re-gasification capacity of 13.6 MMTPA, which is expected to gallop to 53.5 MMTPA by 2016-17 as new terminals are commissioned. On a yearly basis, the LNG import terminal capacity is projected to increase from 13.6 MMTPA...
Gas Based Power Project
Japan on top in LNG consumption
India is yet to reach the list of top 10 LNG consumers world wide. According to the BP Statistical Review data for 2011, Japan continues to remain the highest consumer of LNG in the world, at 261.3 mmscmd, followed by South Korea (124.42 mmscmd) and Spain (77.11 mmscmd). 8Other major consumers of LNG in 2011 were UK (52.28 mmscmd), Taiwan (41.71 mmscmd)...
Transmission
MPPTCL to invest Rs 1,359.56 crore in transmission
The Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited (MPPTCL) has decided to pump in Rs 1,359.56 crore as a part of its transmission plan for 2012-13. If reports are to be believed, transmission works under the Power Finance Corporation (PFC) financed scheme account for 68.1%, which is Rs 925.56 crore, while priority nature works to be financed...
Gas Based Power Project
Developers give suggestions to govt
The poor gas supply situation has made developers to come up with a slew of out-of-the box policy suggestions for the government. For example, Torrent Power has suggested that the government should try and make up for the existing shortfall in gas supplies and not divert what is left to new plants. The company fears that its 1,147.5 MW Sugen combined...
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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
