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Suzlon Group wins orders
Suzlon Group-subsidiary, REpower Systems SE, achieved cumulative orders of approximately 219 mw over a two month period, excluding orders announced separately.
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Energy | Why LNG for India?
LNG has proved to be moe expensive than investors had bargained for. Yet why do investors keep returning to that option? Energy mix of a country is driven by the domestic availability of fuels and govĂÂernmentââŹâ˘s energy sector policies incluĂÂding of...
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Adani Enterprises to supply coal to NTPC
Adani Enterprises, India's largest coal importer and part of the Adani Group, a global integrated infrastructure player, has signed five agreements for supply of imported coal with NTPC Ltd, the country's largest power generation company.
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Being global has its rewards!
Indian power companies are often global by compulsion, seeking coal from mines acquired abroad. Adani Mining Pty, the Australian arm of the Adani Group,commenced its mining exploration programme in the Galilee Basin in Queensland, Australia.Now, the Adani Group is the single largest Indian investor in Australia in coal mining, creation of dedicated railway infrastructure to transport the coal to ports and dedicated coal terminals such as Adani Abbott Point Coal Terminal.
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Adani to supply coal to NTPC
Adani Enterprises has signed five agreements with NTPC for supply of imported coal. Adani will supply 4 million tonne of coal imported from global sources between March to June 2012 to NTPCââŹâ˘s 14 power stations across India.The imported coal is required to meet the coal blending reĂÂquiĂÂreĂÂments of the NTPC power stations.
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Power Min seeks scrapping of import duty on coal
In order to tackle the coal price surge, the Power Ministry is pushing for abolition of Customs duty on imported coal. The Ministry is trying to garner the support of the Planning Commission on the issue, which is expected to be countered by the Finance Ministry in light of the revenue implications.
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ONGC looks for foreign partnership in oil hunt
The state-run ONGC is exploring the possibilities of a tie-up with gloĂÂbal companies to boost its domestic deep-water hydrocarbons hunt. On offer are 19 oil and gas acreages, including the east coast ultra-deepwater gas diĂÂsĂÂcovery
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Analysis: Staring at an increasing resource crunch
In a country where minerals are reported as scarce, comprehensively mapping and identifying available natural minerals will result in a major upward revision of our estimates how much can be mined indirectly curbing illegal mining. Puneet Goel writes.
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We have taken specific steps to curb illegal mining
The Centre has been taking several steps in recent months to guarantee that the amount of mineral mined matches that licensed and transported.