The Ministry of Energy (MOE) of the Republic of the Myanmar selected Reliance Industries (RIL) for two offshore blocks (M17 and M18) in Myanmar Offshore Block Bidding Round 2013. Both the blocks are located offshore in the Moattama basin of Myanmar in water depths up to 3,000 ft and together encompass an area of 27,600 sq km.
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GAIL strikes MoU with Chubu Electric
GAIL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chubu Electric Power Co Japan for exploring the possibilities of collaboration in joint LNG procurement. Chubu and GAIL are large LNG importers having considerable synergy between their LNG business profiles.
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NTPC to import 15 mt of coal in FY15
NTPC has set a target of importing as much as 15 million tonne of coal in the next financial year (2014-15). The target may be lowered if Coal India increases its production. NTPC currently has an installed capacity of 42,964 MW, of which more than 37,000 MW is coal based.
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ICRA sees subdued outlook for oil refining sector
Rating agency ICRA reported a subdued outlook for oil refiners in the near term due to global capacity additions outstripping demand growth. The agency expects oil marketing companies to close the current fiscal year with high gross under-recoveries on account of high crude prices and a weakness in the rupee against dollar in the earlier part of FY14.
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Suzlon Energy to raise Rs 1,500 crore
Pune-based Suzlon Energy is planning to raise about Rs 1,500 crore through selling its assets. Two of the fifteen assets, which the company plans to sell, are in abroad. These assets have components manufacturing facility and old plants. Suzlon wants to sell some of its assets in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. According to the company, the process of selling assets would at least take 12 to 18 months.
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Exim Bank raises $ 500 million
Exim Bank has raised $500 million by selling bonds to offshore investors. The bond has a tenure of five-and-a-half years offering a yield of 3.961 per cent. The issue was rated as BBB- by rating company S&P. Investors across Asia, Europe and the US have subscribed this issue. Asian investors' subscription was to the tune of 62 per cent while European investors bought 33 per cent of the stake.
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REC to raise funds for RE projects
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) plans to raise funds from Germany's development bank Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) for financing renewable energy (RE) projects. REC had earlier received about Eur100 million loan from KfW. REC has reported a 19.5 per cent growth y-o-y in net profit for the third quarter backed by strong revenues.
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NDB Bank gets IFC loan
The National Development Bank (NDB) was provided with a syndicated loan of $125 million by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The loan will be used to aid the financing of 50,000 micro, small and medium enterprises by 2018. The Chief Executive Officer of NDB Bank Rajendra Theagarajah said that there would be second loan granted by the IFC by June 2014 amounting to nearly $200 million.
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Japan ODA for five projects
Japan has announced a Rs 15,000-crore official development assistance (ODA) loan for five projects in India including expansion of Delhi Metro and works related to wind and solar energy. The loan agreement will include three energy sector projects - new and renewable energy, micro, small and medium enterprises energy saving, and Haryana Distribution System Upgradation.
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NCMSL to get funding from NABARD
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) will lend Rs 130 crore to the private sector company National Collateral and Management Services (NCMSL) through its Rural Infrastructure Development Fund. NABARD, which generally lends only to government-owned warehousing entities, has utilised the special window opened by the Centre to fund established private sector warehousing companies like NCMSL.