The government will start auctioning three ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) before March this year, attracting an investment of Rs.90,000 crore, budget documents said.
FlashNews:
Tech Cuts Mishandled Bag Rates by 23%, But $6.3 Billion Cost Persists: SITA
SK Sinha Appointed Director Finance at GAIL, Bringing Three Decades of Expertise
NHAI to Empanel IITs for Independent Proof Checking of Bridge Designs
Suzlon’s Next‑Gen S175 Turbine Secures 105 MW Sunsure Order in Commercial Debut
PFC-REC Merger Scheme Approved by Boards, Creating ₹11 Trillion Power Financing Giant
HyperNext to Deploy Kirloskar’s Optiprime Systems for India’s First 800VDC Data Centres
RVNL Secures ₹29.77 Billion NMDC Project for Advanced Iron Ore Hub in Visakhapatnam
VOC Port Sets Benchmark in Green Maritime Growth With 45% Emission Cut
NHAI, NCAER Join Hands to Launch India’s First Centre for Transport Economics
India Clears LNG Diversification Test Amid West Asia War and Hormuz Closure
India Surges to Global Leadership in Ship Recycling with 35% Market Share
Centre, Assam, Nagaland Sign Tripartite MoU to Unlock Border Hydrocarbons
DHL Group Expands New Energy Logistics Amid Global Supply Shifts
IN‑SPACe Funds Three Startups to Propel Indigenous Space Innovation
AM/NS India, IIT Roorkee Forge Strategic Pact for Manufacturing Innovation
Second Heavy Haul Seminar 2026 Charts Future of Rail Freight
Delhi Airport Transfer Traffic Hits 27%, Reinforces Hub Status
CleanMax-GACL Seal Gujarat’s Largest Hybrid RE Partnership for Industrial Decarbonisation
Atlanta Electricals Wins ₹2.85 Billion PSTCL Transformer Order
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
Budget 2016: APP says cess to increase tariff
The Association of Power Producers (APP) has said the increase in Clean Environment Cess announced by the government would have an adverse impact on power tariffs and could lead to an increase of 1213 paise a unit
UP Govt announces Mini Grid policy
The UP government has announced a mini grid policy for promoting small power generation units through non-conventional sources in rural areas.
Birla Shakti Concrete to add new production lines in Maharashtra
Birla Shakti Concrete, Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) is embarking on an expansion drive with new greenfield RMC plants at Chakan & Navi Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra.
Richa Industries wins Rs.23 cr order from IRCON International lines in Maharashtra
Construction & engineering major Richa Industries has secured an order from IRCON International Limited, a government-owned company incorporated by the Ministry of Railways, for the construction of five pre-engineered buildings (PEB) at Rourkela, Odisha, for the Indian Railways.
Wirtgen Group at BAUMA 2016
The Wirtgen Group is growing its portfolio of products and services for the customer. For the first time ever, the Group will be presenting itself together with Benninghoven at the world´s biggest trade fair for construction machinery.
Stakeholders have now started shifting towards value-consciousness from price-consciousness earlier
India aspires to be the hub of global manufacturing and it is doing everything in its power to make it happen. Many major infrastructure projects are announced, set within time-lines and budgets.
Beating the clock
The road section DBL worked upon was basically one part of the full section of 150 km. The authorities floated open a tender for this 150 km stretch of road in three segments - km 0 to 43, km 43 to 93 and km 99 to 150 at the same time, out of which we received the stretch between km 43 to 93.
Against All Odds
A shining example of success, NTPC Ltd won PMI India´s Best Project of the Year award. The award was for exemplary use of project management techniques to complete 5MWp grid-connected solar PV plant in Port Blair in record time.
Is the Project Plan Just a Pretty Picture on a Wall?
Even though the pressure to deliver projects on time is intensifying, most players within the oil & gas, utilities, construction and contracting industries still seem reluctant to integrate the project plan with the other systems and functions in the business.




