Media reports quoted a top source from the union power ministry as saying that natural gas-based power plants in the country need 72 mscmd of gas to operate at 75 per cent plant load factor. However, at present they get only 27 mscmd gas, which enable them to operate at only 29 per cent plant load factor, reports suggest
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TECA wants govt to allot land for solar projects in industrial estates
Tamil Nadu Electricity Consumers Association (TECA), Coimbatore requested the state government to allot land in each of the proposed industrial estates for solar power generation. It may be noted that the state government proposed to set up new industrial estates in the southern districts. D Balasundharam, President of TECA pointed out that these industrial estates would have electrical sub-stati
Govt envisages Rs 5 trillion investment in power sector
Union Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia outlined the need to resolve all the issues faced by the power sector in order to achieve the total installed capacity target of almost 315 gigawatts by 2016-17. In order to realise this target, the government envisages an investment of about Rs five lakh crore during this
AP govt to add 4 gw generation capacity to meet demand
By the end of the financial year 2013-14, the Andhra Pradesh government aims to add at least 4,000 mw of power production capacity in order to meet the shortage of electricity. The state government's power generation firm AP Genco is said to be in the advanced stage of commissioning at least three projects, including two units
Fall in gas output at KG D6 hits RGPPL’s operation
Falling output at the Reliance Industries' (RIL) KG D6 basin affected natural gas supply to Ratnagiri Gas & Power's (RGPPL) 1,967 mw Dabhol power plant in Maharashtra. Consequently, power generation has been stopped at the plant since February 21. Following this, MahaVitaran, which procures 95 percent power, stopp
Govt’s Rs 1.9 trillion debt recast scheme fails to enthuse SEBs
Reports indicate that the Rs 1.9 lakh crore debt restructuring package announced by the central government for state electricity boards (SEBs) has not received much response. It is learnt that no major state has yet entered into a memorandum of undertaking (MoU) with the centre for debt recast. states such as Rajasthan are negotiating with ban
Transport sector accounts for 65.3% of diesel consumption
Data from the union petroleum ministry shows that almost 65.3 percent of the total diesel consumed in India is for transportation with road transport itself accounting for 60.4 percent. Around 8.2 percent of the total diesel consumed goes to power generation, while agriculture uses up 12.2 percent