To promote solar power production in Orissa, the state government has decided to formulate a solar policy soon. The policy will help streamline production, utilisation and management of solar energy in the state
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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Jindal power to expand
Jindal Power (JPL), the energy wing of Jindal Steel & Power which owns and operates a 1,000 MW (4x250) thermal power station in Tamnar, Chhattisgarh, is taking up an expansion project at an estimated cost of Rs 13,500 crore.
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GAIL’s wind power plans
GAIL (India) is planning to set up wind power projects with an aggregate capacity of 100 MW in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
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Railywas captive nuke plants
To meet its rising demand of energy for train operations, the Indian Railways is actively considering setting up captive nuclear power plants.
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KEC secures pgcil contracts
Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) awarded a Rs 318 crore contract to KEC International (KEC) for supply and erection of a 765 kV double circuit transmission line between Aurangabad-Padghe in Maharashtra.
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Separate grid for solar, wind projects
The Union Government would set up a green corridor to generate power from solar and wind capacities that were established at a cost of Rs 50,000 crore, Planning Commission member BK Chaturvedi has said
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Reliance starts wind project
In Vashpet of Maharashtra, Reliance Power commissioned its wind power facility of 45 MW. Built with an investment of Rs 300 crore, the power from this project would be sold to Reliance Infrastructure for distribution to Mumbai in line with regulated tariff structure of Maharashtra
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Tata seeks waivers from Mundra UMPP lenders
Hit by higher price of imported coal and lower tariff realisation, Tata Power has sought 'certain waivers' from lenders to ensure further disbursements of loans to the 4,000 MW Mundra plant
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Jaipur metro project
The Railway Ministry gave technical clearance for the operations in signal, telecom and electricity expansion system at the Jaipur Metro Rail Project.
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Import of natural gas to operate power plants
The decline in the supply of natural gas from Reliance Industries' (RIL) KG D6 basin to gas-based power plants may prompt these units to import costly
R-LNG to operate their facilities. Anticipating sufficient gas availability, power producers set up a substantial amount of gas-based power capacity in recent