Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) is planning to reduce the distance of carrying the coal having more than 34 per cent ash content to the power plant from 1,000 km to 500 km from the pit-head.
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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Power capacity grew
During the 11th Plan, 40,781 MW of power capacity has been added which is nearly double the capacity added in the entire Tenth Plan, Union Minister of Power Sushilkumar Shinde said.
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Power Grid's 1st 1,200-kV station in MP
Power Grid Corporation will launch a 1,200-kV ultra-high voltage (UHV) test station along with experimental lines in Bina of Madhya Pradesh in September.
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Power, telecom cos raise foreign funds
The Centre had approved companies' fund raising worth Rs 60,950 crore through extĂÂernal commercial borrowing (ECB) or foreign currency cĂÂoĂÂnvertible bonds (FCCB) for inĂÂfrastructure projects in the last two financial years.
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Power, telecom cos raise foreign funds
The Centre had approved companies' fund raising worth Rs 60,950 crore through extĂÂernal commercial borrowing (ECB) or foreign currency cĂÂoĂÂnvertible bonds (FCCB) for inĂÂfrastructure projects in the last two financial years.
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PFS' Rs 1.5 bn infra bonds
PTC India Financial Services (PFS) plans to raise up to Rs 150 crore through issue of tax-saving bonds in the current fiscal.
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Sterlite bags Rs 29-bn transmission project
Sterlite Transmission Projects has won the Rs 2,900-crore power transmission project, by far the biggest one to be awarded through the competitive bidding route in the country.
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Clean initiatives
When Elizabeth Littlefield was appointed by President Obama as the 10th President and CEO of Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), little was known about her role in providing the much needed support to the clean energy projects in India.
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Coal-rich nations' policies to hit power cos
Development of new proĂÂjeĂÂcts could face problems from the regulatory reforms being undertaken by coal-rich nations - from where the fossil fuel is sourced.
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Coal shortage to hit power addition plan
Shortage of coal is expected to impact the country's new capacity addition plans to the tune of 15,000 MW in the current fiscal.