Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) entered into a preliminary agreement with BG India, subsidiary of the BG Group, for the long-term supply of up to 2.5 million tonne per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The agreement will help GSPC bridge the widening demand-supply deficit, both in Gujarat and across India
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Tata Power to run Mundra UMPP at low capacity
Tata Power Company is preparing contingency plans to minimise loss from running the plant as the cost of imported coal from Indonesia has risen sharply. The company plans to run the 4,000-MW Mundra unit at low capacity, at around 72-78 percent, and is considering blending the fuel with cheÂaper coal of low calorific value to reduce cost of generation.
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Second phase of e-Gram project
The e-Gram project the of Gujarat government, which has so far covered 13,700 villaÂges, is all set to begin its second phase soon. Airtel, which is a partner in the project, has chaÂlked out the second phase plan. Of the total over 18,000 villages in the state, 13,700 have already been covered while in the second phase aims at covering the remaining villages.
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O&G Pipeline Security: Shouldn't the new Bill herald a new approach?
As pipelines face threats of protests, sabotage and even potential terror attacks, a new Bill seeks to make punitive clauses more stringent in pilferage and tampering of O&G pipelines.
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Analysis: Towards a secure O&G pipeline infrastructure
Pipelines will criss-cross the country on an accelerated basis over the next five years. Will they be confronted with land acquisition-like problems?
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Concor links more locations with Guj ports
Direct container services from various north Indian locations to Mundra and Pipavav ports in Gujarat have been introduced by Container Corporation of India (Concor).
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Desalination: Our cities can do it, too
Improved and more efficient technology in desalination, and increased volumes may mean better viability for desalination.
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Promises Unmade
Our central bureaucracy has been highly optimistic in its forecast of growth from our SEZs. Even today, the Special Economic Zones look incredibly lucrative… on paper.
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SEZ: The Dealmakers' Dealbreaker
The government's highly motivated optimism on SEZs is not reflected among the practitioners, and it should come as small surprise that after a lengthy wild goose chase by our office, the Commerce Ministry officials kept bouncing us around from bureaucrat to another, confusing matters, and in effect dodging hard questions.
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Analysis: Non-major ports hold key to container growth
The overall growth of Indian economy, and exim trade in particular, has driven the demand for more containerised cargo movement.