The Union government has launched an initiative for the development of coal-based Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) each with a capacity of 4,000 mw. Sixteen UMPPs have been identified in various parts of the country. Out of these, two UMPPs are identified for being located in Tamil Nadu.
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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Power ministry expresses views on gas price hike
According to source-based information, union power ministry opined that base price of domestic natural gas beyond $5 per mmBtu is unviable for power sector. The ministry is learnt to have said this in a note to the
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), which would decide on whether to raise the price of domestically produced gas in line with the reco
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Power plants to get RIL’s gas under swap deal
Under a so-called gas swapping arrangement, Hyderabad-based Bhagaynagar Gas (BGL) and power plants in Andhra Pradesh would get natural gas from Reliance Industries' KG-D6 fields. The gas would be supplied to BGL and power plants in Andhra Pradesh by diverting a part of gas allocated to Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers (RCF) from RIL's fields
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PPP Infra, power projects prone to corruption: UN Body
The United Nations Organisation (UNO) has found that public private partnerships or PPP projects in India's roads and power sectors are most prone to corruption, with private partners' evasion of revenue-share due to the government emerging as the biggest menace. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has also flagged loopholes in Indian laws' ability to curb such graft, and suggested that private partners in PPPs be designated as public officials to make them accountable under the Right to In
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Govt expects 72 gw thermal capacity addition in 12th plan
During the 12th five year plan period (2012-17), the government expects 72,339.6 mw of thermal power projects across the country. Of this, 3,960 mw is proposed in Odisha during the 12th plan period. This information was given by the union government through a press
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Jakson Power to invest Rs 750 cr on solar power, others
In the next three to four years, diversified group Jakson Power Solutions is to invest about Rs 750 crore primarily in its solar business. Besides solar energy, the firm would be investing in EPC, generating sets and hospitality, where its foray is likely to happen by the end of this year.
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Delhi’s VIP areas to get cheaper power
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has decided to give relief to VIP areas under the New Delhi Municipal Council. Such VIP areas will have to pay less for electricity from June to August. The decision was taken before the DERC was to start public hearings for determining power tariff in the city.
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AP CM to put forth demands at Delhi power meet
The Andhra Pradesh government will explain the Centre the ground realities of the power crisis in the state and what it requires from the Union government to tide up the situation at a high-level meeting on fuel crisis, likely to be held in Delhi in the third week of June.
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Belarusian nuke plant to get rebar supply from BMZ
Byelorussian Steel Works said that it plans to supply more than 19,000 tonne of rebar in 2013 for the new Belarusian nuclear power plant which is currently under construction. BMZ expects its rebar supplies for the plant in May to total 2,150 tonne. Previously, BMZ produced and supplied rebar for the Voronezh nuclear power station and for the nuclear power station in Smolensk.
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Pre-monsoon showers hit power supply in Nashik
While Nashik citizens breathed a sigh of relief to the pre-monsoon showers during early hours of June 3, the entire city and some parts of Nashik district plunged into darkness due to disruption in power supply as conductors snapped and insulators punctured. Even as the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) claimed to have carried out almost 80 per cent of the pre-monsoon maintenance works, the power supply in the city disrupted after feeders of 33 kilovolts (kv) an