Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani has announced that his company would invest another Rs 49,000 crore in Gujarat for expanding port capacity, and will set up cement plants. It is also planning a foray in the wind and solar power sectors over the next five years.
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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NTPC to take over RajasthanĂâs Chhabra power plant
The Rajasthan government has said that it has agreed to transfer its 1,000 MW Chhabra thermal power plant to NTPC Ltd, in an asset-for-equity deal.
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Power Grid evinces interest to invest in Telangana
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has evinced interest in investing in power transmission lines in Telangana. ĂâPGCIL has expressed its interest to invest in the transmission projects in the state. The Chief Minister wanted officials from the state electricity department and PGCIL to hold talks in this regard,Ăâ a release issued by Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar RaoĂâs office said.
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CSE wants use of solar rooftops to be made mandatory
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has called for installation of solar rooftops to be made mandatory for all upcoming residential societies and sought a ban on use of diesel generator sets in highly-polluted urban areas like the national capital.
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Northeast could feed India up to 1,100 MW of power by year-end
The north-eastern region, with its huge energy potential Ăâ 50,000 MW, by some estimates Ăâ could soon become the ĂâpowerhouseĂâ of India. Taking a small first step in this direction, it is expected to feed the rest of the country up to 1,100 MW by the end of this year, energy experts say.
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Tamil Nadu joins UDAY, ĂâPower for AllĂâ gets a boost
The Ministry of Power has signed an MoU for Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) with Tamil Nadu in New Delhi, on 9 January, 2017. With the signing of the Ăâ24x7 Power For All (PFA)Ăâ roadmap document with the state, the roadmap for all the 28 states, except one, and all the seven Union Territories in the country has now been finalised and is under implementation.
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ABB wins Rs 4,350 crore deal for long distance power transmission link
ABB has teamed up with Power Grid Corporation of India Limited in a mega project worth over Rs 4,350 crore for ABB to deliver a transmission link that will have the capacity to bring reliable electricity to more than 80 million people. The Raigarh-Pugalur 800 kilovolt (kV) ultrahigh-voltage direct current (UHVDC) system will connect Raigarh in Central India to Pugalur in Tamil Nadu.
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Super-critical set of BHELĂâs 660 MW plant at Mouda goes operational
The first super-critical thermal power plant of 660 MW capacity of BHEL - Western Region, at NTPC Mouda plant, is now ready for commercial operation. It has completed the stringent statutory requirement of continuous running for 72 hours at full load (MCR) without a single tripping. The testing was completed in the wee hours of January 5, 2017.
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Adani Institute of Infra Engineering conducts Core Infrastructure Programme
The 2nd edition of Core Infrastructure Week (CIW), the annual week long infrastructure industry engaged learning programme, organised by Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering (AIIE) commenced on Monday, 19th December. It continued till Friday, 23rd December.
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Regulator to keep an eye on HaryanaĂ´s builders
In a move that could bring relief to many residents affected by power related issues in developer areas like DLF, Ardee City, Unitech, Sushant Lok, Palam Vihar, among others, Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) is planning to bring an amended Act regulating single point connections.