The Power Transmission & Distribution business of Larsen & Toubro, a major Indian multinational in technology, engineering, construction, manufacturing and financial services, with global operations, has won major turnkey order from the Tamil Nadu
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Rural Punjab encourages metering and billing
By January 2013, 200 out of 840 villages covered under the project had opted for metered household connections, and fifteen of these had round-the-clock (24/7) water supply. Even in prosperous Punjab, villages face an acute scarcity of water,
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The Weakest Link
Electricity distribution to the end consumer has been identified as the weakest link in the power value chain. For this sector to turn around, nothing less than a complete makeover is required of various aspects of the distribution matrix.
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Telangana turns to solar power
The Telangana government is placing its bets on the sun to help it tide over the energy crisis.
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Power Person
Vimal Kejriwal is President - Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Business, of KEC International Limited (KEC), a billion dollar infrastructure Engineering Procurement Construction
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Petronet plans to operationalise phase I of terminal project by Aug
According to media reports, Petronet LNG may operationalise its Phase-I of the natural gas terminal at Kochi by the end of August 2013. The company, which initially planned to commission the project during March 2013, faced several roadblocks.
Work on the project in the southern end of Vypin island
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GGL, VMC form JV for city gas distribution
GAIL Gas (GGL) and Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) formed a join venture company which aims to double the number of piped natural gas (PNG) connections in the city in four years. The civic body and the gas distribution firm finalised the joint venture agreement recently and signed a share
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GAIL plant does not receive gas from KG-D6
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) plants of GAIL has reportedly stopped receiving natural gas from Reliance Industries' KG-D6 block because of falling output in the area. Supply to the plant was stopped because gas output at KG-D6 declined to just over 14 mmscmd which is enough to met the requirement of fertiliser plants. Fertiliser plants are given top priority in gas supplies
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Govt to promote competition in distribution sector
Reports indicate that the union power ministry is taking steps to promote competition in the electricity distribution sector by moving towards open access. Media reports suggest that the ministry is holding talks with different stakeholders for introducing multiple distribution licensees for a single area by amending the Electricity Act 2003. Such a move would increase the choic
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CAG may study impact of price hike on RIL
Media reports indicate that the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) would study the impact of the recent hike in the price of natural gas on the financial position of Reliance Industries (RIL). For natural gas sourced from RIL's KG D6 basin, the hike in the price would be effective from April 2014, when the contractual price agreement between the firm and the government expires