The domestic gas production stood down for the 14th straight month in January due to the continuous drop in Reliance Industries-operated Krishna Godavari Basin D6 block output.The output fell by 8.9 percent year-on-year at 3.963 billion cu m. Reliance Industries has told the government that natural gas production at the producing fields in the bloÂck was likely to fall.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Telecom bodies sought essential services status
Industry bodies representing mobile service providers and tower companies want an ‘essential services’ status to be given to telecom infrastructure companies.The associations have demanded that the telecom sector be treated at par with other infrastructure providers such as energy and power and be given tax benefits for a 20 year period.
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US raps Indias telecom security policy
The US has criticised India’s tough stand in its draft telecom security policy and demanded a review of the clauses that can hurt businesses of American companies. It has objected to a provision in the upcoming security framework that at least 50 per cent of all ‘core telecom network equipment’ be indigenously developed or manufactured.
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Tower providers plan to use green power
The Tower and Infrastructure Providers’ Association is plaÂnning to float a request for proposal (RFP) inviting NGOs and private green power companies to generate and supply off-grid power to telecom towers in the country. The association proÂÂÂposes the ‘RESCO off-grid disÂÂtribution model’ where renewable energy companies can set up renewable energy-based power plants near the telecom towers and sell power to the telecom company at a pre-determined cost.
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NSN to build 4G network for Bharti
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) will build and operate Bharti Airtel’s 4G network in Maharashtra.NSN will provide network design, integration, commissioning and optimisation services to Bharti Airtel using TD-LTE technology for rapid roll-out of the network and full set of care services including hardware, software and competence development services.
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1,000 mw solar park
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is planning to set up a 1,000 mw solar park in the country.The ministry is thinking in terms of mandating local content for projects that would be set up in the park, while those come up elsewhere would not have any such restrictions.
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Toshiba JSW to up capacity
Toshiba JSW Turbine and Generator, a joint venture between Japan-based Toshiba Corporation and India’s JSW Group, is planning to double capacity of its super critical steam turbine and generator manufacturing facility in Chennai to 6,000 mw by the financial year 2015.
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Jharkhand transmission infra
Jharkhand plans to lay transmission lines at an investment of Rs 1,600 crore and has roped in PowerGrid Corporation of India (PGCIL) as consultant for the project.Key private power companies such as Reliance Power,Abhijit group, Adhunik group and the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) are expected to produce around 7,000 mw in the next 3-4 years.
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Jaitapur plant progress
The Jaitapur nuclear power plant project, which is going to be built as part of the India-France civilian nuclear cooperation agreement, would take off soon, Bernard Bigot, Chairman of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission said in Delhi.Bigot assured India that stringent safety standards would be implemented in the Jaitapur plant and safety would be top priority.
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Tatas solar project
Tata Power announced the successful commissioning of its 25 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power project under Gujarat’s Solar Power Policy 2009, through its subsidiary, Tata Power Renewable Energy.The plant is located at Mithapur in Gujarat.Crystalline Silicon Photo-Voltaic Technology, which is modular, proven, and widely deployed, is the choice of technology for this project.