Foraying into energy sector, diversified business group JK Organisation will set up a 1,360 MW power plant near Jhansi in Madhya Pradesh.
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Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
1,360 MW power plant near Jhansi
Foraying into energy sector, diversified business group JK Organisation will set up a 1,360 MW power plant near Jhansi in Madhya Pradesh.
Power packed investments for TN
Electricity sector leads the proposed investments in Tamil Nadu with Rs 258,849 crore, out of a total of over Rs 3.13 lakh crore.
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Location of a nuclear power plant is the first step to its safety. Although not a single death has occurred in Fukushima so far because of radiation, questions are raised about why a modern nuclear plant in a high seismic and Tsunami-prone location proved so vulnerable.
Merchant power cos under pressure
Lower merchant power rates and higher coal prices would ensure sustained pressure on profitability of non-integrated companies.
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REC Transmission Projects Company (RECTPCL)—Bid Process Coordinator (BPC) for three transmission projects—will incorporate three Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs).
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Fukushima-Daiichi aftermath
In the aftermath of the tsunami in Japan, the Centre is considering fine-tuning its plans of locating power plants, along the coast.
Cold chain: Finally warming up to India?
India’s agricultural infrastructure, and in particular its fledgling cold chain industry, may have caught investor attention, particularly after news of farm produce rotting because of lack of suitable storage infrastructure.
Short-lived glory
As the pace of power generation heats up, the race to be king is likely to be ongoing, with players overtaking each other within short periods.

