The new open access will encourage private players to enter the power generation segment, The Electricity Act 2003 (EA) had given a five-year notice in 2004 to stakeholders for impleÂmenting open access (OA).
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Mining logistics: Motion sickness
A recent mining ministry report recognises logistics as one of the several problems clogging the sector. It's yet another wake up call for the sector. It's raining mining reports out of the Pandora's Box that Justice Santosh Hegde opened.
Mining logistics Motion sickness
A recent mining ministry report recognises logistics as one of the several problems clogging the sector.It's yet another wake up call for the sector.It's raining mining reports out of the Pandora's Box that Justice Santosh Hegde opened.
Infrascape 2012 | Power: Revised SBDs can address foreign coal uncertainty
This year the power sector has been much in focus for reaÂlising the high GDP growth foreÂcasts in the country. Compared to previous plans, the 11th Five Year Plan, ending this fiscal, is expected to culminate with one of the better performances.
As economy booms, pressure to cut subsidies will go down
By the end of next year, both projects and financial facilitation for them should reach a stage where it's smooth sailing for infrastructure sectors, if Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India, has his way.
Not enough credit enhancements
While in theory, the idea behind setting up IDFs is sound, the two structures proposed by the Ministry of Finance at present do not appear to have enough credit enhancement mechanisms to bring in domestic and foreign long term institutional investors, says Amit Dinakar.
Treading the slippery path
Efficiency enhancement through pricing and non-pricing methods is the need of the hour in meeting our energy adequacy. With India's energy efficiency estimated to be the fifth lowest in the world, there is a tremÂendous scope to improve efficiency. DependÂence on oil imports is expected to rise.
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.
PM calls for transparency in awarding projects
In the wake of irregularities in allocation of natural resources and award of infrastructure projects, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for transparency in awarding highway projects to eliminate the possibility of favouritism or ‘crony capitalism'.
Expertspeak: How to determine premium
Planning and projection will be in sharp focus in an increasingly competitive environment while determining costs and benefits in NVGF road projects.

