The first unit of the 2x363.3 ONGC Tripura Power Corporation (OTPC) at Palatana in Tripura, which is on trial run, is set to start commercial operations by mid-February, provided the EPC contractor BHEL succeeds in stabilising the unit. OTPC is confident to offer adequate load to run the unit at full capacity as the transmission line from Palatana to Silchar in Assam already having been commissioned and on course to be extended up to Byrnihat in Meghalaya soon.
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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Adhunik Metaliks power plant
Adhunik Power & Natural Resources has declared commercial operation of its first unit of 270 MW of 2x270 MW thermal power plant on January 21. The company is setting up two units of 270 MW coal based thermal power plant at village Padampur in Jharkhand in first stage of its project. The first unit of 2x270 MW was synchronised on November 13, 2012 and the commercial operation has been declared on January 21, 2013.
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GAIL commissions 5-mn t LNG terminal
BC Tripathi, Chairman, Gail India, informed that it has commissioned the 5 million toÂnne (mn t) capacity liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Dabhol facility in Maharashtra.
He also informed that the firm plans to double its capacity by 2016 in a phased manner. Initially, the firm would focus on completing construction of break-water facility, which will help in expanding the terminal's capacity to 7.5 mmtpa in next two years and finally to 10 mmtpa in 2016.
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Fernas mulls $1 bn LNG terminal in Gujarat
Fernas Construction India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Turkey's Fernas Inc, plans to set up an LNG storage and re-gasification terminal in Gujarat in collaboration with Mumbai-based Swan Energy.Fernas Construction India plans to invest $1 billion (Rs 5,300 crore) over a period of four years for the proposed terminal to be set up at Okha in Jamnagar district.
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Tata Power suggests steps to boost power sector
Tata Power Managing Director Anil Sardana urges government to take policy measures to enable the power sector grow at 12 per cent every year. He said the power sector must grow at 12 per cent every fiscal in order to support a GDP growth of 7-8 per cent
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OMEL to explore Nigerian block only if investment commitment waived
ONGC Mittal Energy, a joint venture between ONGC Videsh and Mittal Investment Sarl, has reportedly told the Nigerian government that it would explore the OPL-285 oil and gas block only if it is waived of the attendant investment commitment. It may be recalled that the joint venture firm secured exploration rights in OPL-279 and OPL-285 block
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UP CM assures policy revamp to attract private investment
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav asked companies to invest in the state by assuring them that his government would revamp the investment related policies across sectors and create an enabling and business friendly environment. He made this appeal at the CII Partnership Summit in Ag
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Coal transportation contract of Durgapur Projects
The West Bengal government founded Durgapur Projects Ltd aims to develop infrastructure for various large, medium and small scale industries in and around Durgapur and also at other places within the state. Incorporated on September 6, 1961, the body consists of coke oven batteries, bye-products plant, gas grid project, thermal power plant
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Govt wants JSPL to sign PPA for extending MoU
Odisha government wants Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) to sign power purchase agreement (PPA) with Gridco in order to be eligible for extension of its memorandum of understanding (MoU). It may be recalled that JSPL had signed MoU with the government in 2009 for a 1,320 mw coal-fired plant at Boin
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TN’s policy boosts solar energy units in Coimbatore
In Coimbatore, manufacturing of solar energy-related products is set to get a boost with the State unveiling a new solar energy policy and the solar energy equipment manufacturers in the city expect to clock a 15-20 per cent annual growth, say organisers of the ‘Renergy Coimbatore 2013’ show.