Essar Power MP Ltd (EPMPL), a subsidiary of Essar Power Ltd, plans to commence commercial operations from its second 600 MW unit at its 2x600 MW Mahan power project in Madhya Pradesh´s Singrauli district from Q4 of FY2016-17.
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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BHEL commissions another 600 MW thermal unit in Telangana
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has successfully commissioned another 600 MW coal-based thermal power plane in Telangana. ´The unit has been commissioned at the 2x600 MW Singareni Thermal Power Project (TPP) located in Adilabad district in Telangana.
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India traded 251,000 Renewable Energy Certificates in December 2016
A total of 2.51 lakh renewable energy certificates (RECs) were traded in December, power exchange IEX has said. ´A total of 2.51 lakh RECs were traded in the REC trading session held on 28th December, 2016 at IEX,´ it said.
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Telangana aims to top solar generation
Telangana currently stands at second rank in solar power production in the country and it may reach the top spot in another six months, state power minister G Jagadish Reddy has said at Hyderabad.
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Over 32,000 electricity poles replaced after Cyclone Vardah
The power supply network in Chennai and the neighbouring districts of Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur suffered a massive blow due to Cyclone Vardah. Thousands of concrete poles fell like pins, high tension towers were uprooted, overhead power lines snapped and distribution transformers damaged.
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Govt nod for International Solar Alliance
The Centre has given ex post facto approval to the proposal of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy for ratification of the International Solar Alliance´s (ISA) Framework Agreement by India.
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Power Grid must monetise transmission assets to unlock capital, says Goyal
Power minister Piyush Goyal has urged Central electricity transmission utility Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL) and state transmission companies to ´unlock capital´ that has accrued over years in transmission assets.
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Nalco to invest in Rs.12,000-cr smelter
NALCO plans to set up a new greenfield smelter in Odisha at Kamakhyanagar. The site is close to where NALCO is teaming up with NTPC for setting up a 2,400 MW coal-fired power station.
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Infra project delays cost Rs.1.47 lakh cr
Delay in regulatory approval, lack of funds and land acquisition issues are taking a toll on 115 mega infrastructure projects, which face a cost overrun of Rs 1.47 lakh crore. The projects, each worth Rs 1,000 crore or more, are part of a total 339 across sectors such as power, railway and roads, that were examined by the Statistics Ministry in August 2016.
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J and K | 15 small hydro power projects to come up
Jammu & Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh has called for exploring new and viable sources for energy generation in addition to harnessing the conventional hydroelectric sources.