Towards meeting the production of 3,153.5 MW of electricity, through gas, in the 11th Plan period, the Power Ministry has asked the Petroleum Ministry to expressly consider allocating 16.23 million metric standard cubic metre per day (mmscmd) of gas.
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Tata Power secures coal for Mundra UMPP
Tata Power has received coal from Arutmin mines, Indonesia, for its 4,000-MW ultra mega power project (UMPP) at Mundra.
Alstom bags $414 mn hydel project
Alstom, in consortium with Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), bagged a contract worth more than $414 million by the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC).
Tata BP Solar commissions 1 MW unit
Tata BP Solar India has installed and commissioned 1 MW scale solar poÂwer plant in the co-operative sector under the Rooftop and Other Small Solar Power Generation Plant scheme.
NHPC, OHPC JV to set up 320 MW hydel units
NHPC and Orissa Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC) have formed a joint venture (JV) to build three hydro power projects with a total capacity of 320 mw at an estimated cost of Rs 2600 crore in the state.
PNGRB clears GSPL grid proj
Gujarat State Petronet (GSPL) received authorisation from the gas regulator PetrolÂeum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) to lay 4,000 km long pipelines on thrÂee routes at an investment of Rs 12,500 crore.
Punj Lloyd bags Rs 3.3 bn order
Punj Lloyd Group won an order worth Rs 330 crore for process facilities and utilities at an upcoming crude oil storage cavern in Mangalore, Karnataka.
DGH to be more transparent
The Oil Ministry has decided to implement recommendations of an expert panel in the Directorate General of Hydrocarbon (DGH) and make the Directorate's functioning more transparent.
Fin Min gives nod to $7.2 bn RIL-BP deal
The $7.2 billion deal betwÂeÂen Reliance Industries and Britain's BP Plc, of which India's largest gas field KG-D6 is one, received approval from the Finance Ministry.
Elevated rail corridor
The Maharashtra government has asked the Railways to formulate a plan for an elevated corridor on the Harbour line, connecting south Mumbai to the upcoming international airÂport in Navi Mumbai.

