State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) will develop power projects in Uganda and Nigeria as part of India's plans to broaden economic engagement with African countries to secure access to oil and gas blocks in the continent.
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Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
Plan Panel forms committee on power distribution
Planning Commission has set up a committee headed by BK Chaturvedi to help restore the financial health of the poÂwer distribution utilities.
Kudankulam plant safe, say experts
Nuclear experts said that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) has built into its design a multi-layered safety mechanism along with additiÂonal protocols to safeguard agaÂinst systemic or human error at the 2,000-MW station.
Power proj to rural AP
The AP Government is planning to start execution of works for the AP Rural High Voltage Distribution Project by March next year.
RPower's Samalkot project
The 2,400 MW gas-based Samalkot power project of Reliance Power is gathering steam with all six turbines from US based GE arriving in India.
Kerala's power plans
Kerala Government proposes to set up a 1,200 MW gas-based thermal power station at Cheemeni in Kasaragod district with an estimated cost of Rs 4,500 crore.
Coal for Essar Project
Essar Energy Plc said that it has been allotted a share of coal from the Amelia coal block by the Madhya Pradesh government. The coal will provide fuel to the company's Mahan I power project.
UTC Fire & Security Foolproof solutions
UTC Fire & Security India Ltd has opened a new world class fire suppression systems factory in Bangalore. UTC Fire & Security is a global leader in fire safety and electronic security solutions and is a unit of United Technologies Corp.
Given our policies, we are lucky to get investors in India
Problems exist at both policy and execution levels in infrastructure sectors, making the country a high-risk investment destination as policymakers have lost out on India’s big advantage as an investment destination, Nasser Munjee, Chairman, Development Credit Bank Ltd
GAIL projects face land acquisition hurdles
GAIL has stalled pipeline projects worth Rs 3,000 crore due to land acquisition problems.The state-run company has sought the Environment Ministry’s help is resolving the issue.

