A staggering 90 per cent of coal-based thermal power plants in India fare unsatisfactorily on the environmental front. While state-owned power generation companies are among the worst performers, plants owned by private firms have performed better on environmental and energy parameters.
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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New power projects in NE regions
Blaming poor connectivity for under-development of the North East, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Centre was working in tandem with the states of the region to remove bottlenecks in development.
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J&K wants return of hydro-projects
J&K Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Kumar Singh has said the two power projects mentioned in the common minimum programme of the PDP-BJP coalition will be reclaimed by the state government.
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L&T hopes to win 2 power plant contracts in FY16
Engineering major Larsen & Toubro expects to bag at least two thermal projects out of the 12 which are likely to come up for bidding over the next one year, a senior company official has said.
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AP expects over 100 new projects in 5 years
ĆĀ“The Andhra Pradesh Government is expecting 139 new infrastructure projects across the state over the next five years that would see an investment of $30 billion,ĆĀ“ said Ajay Jain, Secretary, Infrastructure and Energy.
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NTPC Safety Officers Conference
KK Sharma, Director (Operations) and YV Rao, Executive Director (OS) inaugurated 28th Safety OfficersĆĀ“ Conference of NTPC. Heads of Safety from all NTPC projects, stations, joint ventures and regional safety co-ordinators from all regional head quarters participated in the conference
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Essar Power MP Ltd. Completes Acquisition of Tokisud North Coal Block
Mumbai, March 24th, 2015: Essar Power MP Limited, a subsidiary of Essar Power, one of IndiaĆās leading private sector power producer, today said that it has signed the Coal Mine Development and Production Agreement with the Government of India for the Tokisud North coal block in Jharkhand and has also completed all other formalities.
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New Innovation from Sennebogen in Energy Saving
SENNEBOGEN is characterised by technical innovations in every area, as well as its strong tradition. The history of the company shows that, since it was founded in 1952, & over the years has made its name around the world as one of the leading German manufacturers of Material Handling Machines, Harbour/Port Cranes, Telescopic Cranes, Demolition Machines, Pick and Carry Machines, Crawler Cranes, HD Crawler Cranes (Duty Cycle) and Construction Cranes.
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VOX POP
The Finance Minister has taken a very pragmatic approach and crafted a Budget in a manner which can provide a boost to both infrastructure and manufacturing which will create employment and also augment IndiaĆĀ“s competitiveness vis-a-vis its peers and at the same time adhered to the Prime MinisterĆĀ“s ĆĀ“Make in IndiaĆĀ“ vision
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Budget 2015: The chinks and the missing links
Budget 2015 echoes the need to foster the infrastructure ecosystem and outlines the policies and reforms which are expected to revive the growth of infrastructure which has remained tepid.