Synefra owns three SEZs, and their parent company Suzlon is a big investor. Now, as SEZs brace up to bear the brunt of taxes and a headlong plunge in investor confidence, JR Tanti says the new imposition is insensitive to the humongous investments at stake.
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Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
Expertspeak: The dire need to understand SEZs
Synefra owns three SEZs, and their parent company Suzlon is a big investor. Now, as SEZs brace up to bear the brunt of taxes and a headlong plunge in investor confidence, JR Tanti says the new imposition is insensitive to the humongous investments at stake.
Mining: Go mega for energy security and better infra
A shortfall in coal supply can badly affect the power production of the country as over 70 per cent of total power produced in India is from coal-based projects.
IPCL consortium to invest Rs 264.5 bn in power sector
A consortium of India Power Corporation (IPCL) and DPSC proposed an investment of Rs 26,450 crore in the power sector in four to five years.
PowerGrid to invest Rs 1 tn in 12th plan
Powergrid Corporation of India is finalising plans for a capital expenditure of about Rs 100,000 crore during the 12th Five Year Plan period.
700 MW nuke plant
Following the government approval, the construction of the 700 mw indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) atomic power plant at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan began.
FLSmidth receives EPC project
Jhabua Power awarded approximately EUR 25 million worth coal handling plant project to FLSmidth.
RPower gets RBI nod to raise ECB for Tilaiya UMPP
Reliance Power has received in-principle approval from the RBI for raising external commercial borrowings (ECB) of $2 billion for its 4,000 mw ultra mega power project at Tilaiya in Jharkhand.
Pvt cos contribute 84% to power capacity addition
Projects funded by the private sector added 5,122 MW of more capacity in 2010-11, about 84 per cent of the target set by the commission, while power projects run by the Central government added only half of the targeted capacity.
UMPP projects a huge draw
Tata Power, Larsen & Toubro, Adani and Vedanta are amÂong the 20 companies that have bid for the government's fifth ultra mega power project (UMPP) at Bedabahal in Orissa.

