The West Bengal government decided to allot an additional 98 acre land and provide coal linkage with riders to NTPCĆĀ“s proposed 1,600 MW plant, clearing two major hurdles for the project. This would help remove uncertainty over implementation of the proposed project at Katwa in Burdwan district, she said after a Cabinet meeting held outside Kolkata for the first time.
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
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TNERC ups solar power purchase
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has put up a draft consultative paper proposing to increase the stateĆĀ“s share of solar power under the renewable purchase obligation (RPO) from 0.25 per cent to 2 per cent. This means that the state electricity utility will have to buy more solar power than earlier. All states in India have to adhere to RPO norms, which say that a part of the electricity utilityĆĀ“s power should come from renewable sources.
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Delta showcases display solutions at ISE 2014
Delta showcased its state-of-the-art display solutions at ISE 2014, Amsterdam, The Netherlands from 4-6 February 2014. The Delta booth was spacious and elegantly designed, with vivid image of DeltaĆĀ“s brand promise ĆĀ“Smarter. Greener. TogetherĆĀ“ and demonstration of its new ultra slim series video wall, IP based controller - DVCS (distributive vision control system) and embedded controller -MiNiCON, and the compact, lightweight Wide Xtreme megapixel display. DeltaĆĀ“s ultra slim series video wall sho
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Unity Infraprojects bags contract
Unity Infraprojects has bagged two projects worth Rs 364.42 crore from MCGM and NTPC. The first project has been awarded is for a township package for Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project, Stage I (3x800 MV) by NTPC, valued at Rs 248.58 crore, which is to be completed within a period of 24 months. The second order worth Rs 115.84 crore is from Deputy Chief Engineer (Storm Water Drains), Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) for design, planning and construction of storm water pumping stati
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Another milestone in Karnataka's solar plans
Jindal Aluminium Limited (JAL), India's leading manufacturer of aluminium extruded profiles, commissioned the company's first photovoltaic grid connected solar power generation plant at Chitradurga, Karnataka,
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A professional entrepreneur
Manoj Kumar Upadhyay, Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of ACME Group is responsible for strategic growth and expansion of the company in India and abroad. He has over 18 years of experience in the power and telecom sectors.
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Coal India power plant
Coal India Ltd plans to set up a 1.6 GW power plant by 2015/16 near one of its mines from which coal cannot be shipped and sold due to a lack of rail connections. Insufficient connectivity is one of the reasons the company has lagged output targets for more than six straight years, leading to shortages at power producers and crippling outages.
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Alstom wins BHEL contract
Alstom has won a contract worth Rs 85 million from BHEL to supply two 800 MW supercritical boilers for Darlipalli Super Thermal Power Project (STPP) in Sundergarh, Odisha.Under the scope of the contract, Alstom will design the 800 MW supercritical boilers and supply identified pressure parts along with wind boxes, pulverisers and air preheater components. The company would also assist BHEL with technical advisors during the erection and commissioning of the units.
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Fresh bids for Gulbarga power project
The Power Company of Karnataka Limited (PCKL), a wholly-owned company of Government of Karnataka, will soon float fresh request for qualification (RFQ) for the proposed 1,320 MW Gulbarga coal-based super critical thermal power project. The project has been proposed under the Case-2 bidding framework as per the competitive bidding guidelines.
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NTPC to construct power plant in MP
NTPC will construct a 2,640 MW power plant in Barethi in Chattarpur district of Madhya Pradesh (MP) at a cost of about Rs 18,000 crore. The project will comprise four unit of 660 MW each. According to Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Power Minister, the Barethi power project is an important milestone for the state as well as the entire country. The power project will help to make Bundelkhand one of the most prosperous regions of the state.