Maharashtra experimented first with the idea of a franchise. But as one of the most industrialised states, will it be equally open to open access? VP Raja, Chairman, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), tells Shashidhar Nanjundaiah why the imperatives are in favour of a successful implementation,
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Tariff cut for Rajasthan solar power plants
Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) has lowered the tariffs for the purchase of electricity from solar power plants in the state by the state utility.
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MERC rejects JSW Energy's power tariff revise plan
Regulatory authorities have rejected JSW Energy's plea to revise power tariffs because of difficulty in procuring fuel from Indonesia, a decision that analysts said was a setback for other companies seeking higher electricity rates on similar grounds.
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RIL plans $2.33 bn investment
ONGC has sought 2,000 acre from the Maharashtra government at Dahanu to set up a gas-processing plant. The corporation has another plant at Uran.
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The New PPP Policy: The devil lies in the detail
The government recently decided the PPP policy needs clarity and drafted a new one. The new document, however, dwells too much in generalisations. A reward/disincentivisation should be a necessary part of awards, say Amit Kapur and Vishnu Sudarsan.
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NTPC may fall short in FY12
NTPC may fall around 18 billion units short of its potential production capacity in the current fiscal, as state electricity boards (SEBs) turn away from purchases of expensive electricity produced with imported coal.
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ONGC seeks land at Dahanu
ONGC has sought 2,000 acre from the Maharashtra government at Dahanu to set up a gas-processing plant.
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$648 mn WB loan for THDC hydropower project
The World Bank (WB) signed a $648 million loan agreement with THDC India to build the Vishnugad Pipalkoti hydro electric project on the AlaknÂanda river in Uttarakhand.
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Power Min demands gas for 8 projects
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 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.