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REC to seek help of consultants
REC Power Distribution Company Limited (REC PDCL) is planning to seek the help of power consultants from specified disciplines to strengthen its operations. REC PDCL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rural Electrification Corporation (REC). It carries out third party inspection of works executed under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) projects. Besides,...
Thermal Energy
PIML to set up 70MW plant in MP
Pacific Iron Manufacturing Ltd (PIML) will set up a 70-megawatt captive power plant (CPP) in Madhya Pradesh. The project by PIML is as part of its proposed integrated steel plant in Jabalpur district. The company has explained in its environment impact assessment report (EIA) that the CPP would utilize the waste heat of a sponge iron kilns to generate...
Thermal Energy
Good news for NTPC
In a move which could give NTPC a big relief, the contractual agency Subhash Projects and Marketing Limited (SPML) seems to have finally improved mobilization of manpower and equipment at the 750 MW Bongaigaon thermal power plant (TPP) site. The civil contractor came under the scanner recently for the excruciatingly slow pace of works, as a result of...
Thermal Energy
HNL seeks EoI for project in Kerala
Captive power producer Hindustan Newsprint Limited (HNL) has invited expressions of interest (EoI) from prospective project developers for the development of a coal based power plant in the Kottayam district of Kerala. The company proposes to develop the 50 MW project, an extension of the present power plant, through the tariff based competitive bidding...
Coal
Coal Min turns down Power Min’s request
The coal ministry has turned down the power ministry`s request to hide the names of power projects chosen to sign fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with CIL from the public. According to reports, MoC has argued that keeping the names hidden from the public would be a one off incident, that runs contrary to the practices that are currently being followed...
Coal
Odisha writes to MCL for coal washery
The State government of Odisha has shot off a letter to Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), a subsidiary of Coal India (CIL), suggesting establishment of a 10 million tonne (MT) per annum coal washery in joint venture between MCL and Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC). State energy secretary G Mathivathanan, in his letter, also incorporated a...
Thermal Energy
1600 MW plant: Land acquisition starts
Works to install a 1600 mega watt (mw) Shri Dada Dhuriwale thermal power station (SDDTPS) in in Khandwa district in Madhya Pradesh is gaining momentum as the land acquisition process has started. The project is a joint venture of state run MP power generating company limited (MPPGCL) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). SDDTPS managing director...
Thermal Energy
NLC’s big plan for Odisha
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC) has expresed interest to install a 2,000-Mw coal-fired power unit in Odisha through a joint venture (JV) with a state government owned PSU. The proposal envisages an investment of around Rs 10,000 crore. The Navaratna company would prefer to put it up in the vicinity of its allocated coal blocks,Talabira-2 and Talabira-3,...
Thermal Energy
Emerson’s automation solution to NTPC plant
Emerson has announced that it has completed the automation package for the NTPC Simhadri Stage II 2×500 MW super thermal power project. Emerson is a leading player in automation solutions provider arena. The project, located near Visakhapatnam, is NTPC’s first coastal-based coal-fired thermal power project. Power from the plant will be supplied...
Thermal Energy
Environment Ministry posing threat to power plants?
It’s an open secret that the whole of India is suffering from electricity shortage. While various steps are being taken to improve power production, it seems the Environment Ministry is posing a hindrance. The ministry`s reluctance to clear a large number of thermal, hydel and coal mining projects is making the perilous power situation even messier,...
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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
