Coal India (CIL) is considering a reduction in coal supplies to captive power plants (CPPs) operated by energy intensive industries, which account for 15 per cent of the country's power generation capacity.
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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Poor transmission causes wind power loss to TN
Chairman of Indian Wind Power Association Kasturirangan said that at a time when every unit of power generated matters to the state, Tamil Nadu has lost 100 million units of wind power in a week alone. Even before the peak wind season of July,
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Tata to add 1,600 MW
By adding two more units to its 4,000 MW Mundra ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Gujarat, Tata Power Company is to expand the project's capacity to 5,600 MW.
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Solar Energy Corp plans pilot projects at Rs 2,555 cr
Newly formed public sector company Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) plans to call for bids for four pilot solar thermal power projects, requiring an investment of about Rs 2,555 crore.
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Denmark, indian firms in JV
The Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said that a number of companies from Denmark have joint collaborations with Indian private sector companies in the renewable energy sector in India.
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Gamesa in pact with greenko
For supply of turbines, renewable energy company Greenko has signed up with Spanish wind turbine company Gamesa.
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NLC to invest Rs 29,000 cr
The government-owned Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) has lined up Rs 29,000 crore of investments during the 12th Plan period to take the total power generation to 11,195 MW by end of the next five year plan.
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REpower bags contract
Suzlon's unit REpower Systems has signed contracts with ABO Wind for the supply of 13 wind turbines.
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A veteran in power sector
Siddharth Mehta, CEO of DPSC-IPCL, is associated with the company since May 2013. Being at the helm of activities, he is responsible for the entire Transmission & Distribution business of the group along with its wind power vertical.
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Govt takes steps to prevent power grid outages
To prevent electricity grid outages the Union government has taken various measures, including automatic load shedding schemes. Besides, the regional and state load despatch centres -- which keep a tab on the load available on the grids -- are advising utilities to check overloading in the network.