Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) will float tenders for setting up wind projects with cumulative capacity of 1,000 MW to supply power to non-windy states. ´SECI will float tenders for total wind power capacity of 1,000 MW. This will be tariff based competitive bidding and will be awarded to bidders quoting lowest price (power tariff) bid,´ a senior official said.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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NHPC completes Teesta hydro project
State-run NHPC´s 160 MW Teesta Low Dam IV hydro project in Darjeeling has become fully operational. The 40 MW Unit-4 of the project has become commercially operational. Three units of the TLDP-IV project were commissioned on February 14, March 31 and July 1 this year.
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Jharkhand revises royalty income from coal auctions
The success of the recently concluded coal mines auctions is poised to increase Jharkhand´s royalty income from coal mines by 73.5 per cent, as the state now aims to receive Rs.5,500 crore as royalty income each year.
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Coal ministry to allocate alternative block to Odisha
The Coal Ministry has agreed to Odisha´s proposal to allocate an alternative coal block to Odisha Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (OPTCL) for its 2,400-MW coal-based power plant proposed near Dhenkanal.
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Russia to help India in four key areas
Russia has agreed to help India in four key areas of civil aviation, fertilisers, mining and metallurgy, said an official statement after the fifth meeting of the India-Russia working group on modernisation and industrial cooperation.
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Government begins review of ´Make in India´ targets
Twenty months after the launch of the Make in India campaign, the government has begun assessing the impact of PM Narendra Modi´s flagship programme and is looking to even tweak some of the elements.
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AP plans new industrial corridor
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has confirmed that the state government is planning to set up an industrial corridor in the district, covering the Krishna Wildlife Sanctuary (KWS)
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Indian petroleum goods to pass through Bangladesh
Indian Oil Corporation and the Roads and Highways Department of Bangladesh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Dhaka. The MoU enables IOC to send its trucks carrying motor spirit, high speed diesel, superior kerosene oil and liquefied petroleum gas from Meghalaya to Tripura via the territory of Bangladesh.
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Portal launched for rating of mines
To ensure mining companies follow all regulatory rules, the Ministry of Mines has launched a portal for online filing of evaluation template for star rating of mines, which will prompt miners to quickly adopt sustainable practices for a higher rating.
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VOC Port envisages development projects worth Rs.1,531 crore
Anantha Chandra Bose, Chairman of VOC Port has said various infrastructure developments had been envisaged at an estimated cost of Rs.1,531.31 crore during 2016-17 fiscal year.