Centre plans to set up a shipyard to produce very large crude carriers (VLCCs) under public-private partnership with an investment of Rs 3,000-4,000 crore, in lieu of Hindustan Shipyard going to the defence ministry.
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SCHOTT enters PPA with CleanMax for Wind Solar Hybrid Project
Power Grid Corporation receives 6 Special Purpose Vehicles from REC
Power Finance Corporation to receive Rs 165 cr loan from Japan’s JBIC
Delhi aims to meet annual electricity demand through solar power
BCCL signs 1st MDO contract for coking coal extraction
NTPC REL: Sterling & Wilson Renewable Energy bags order
GAIL and Shell reach an agreement to discuss ethane supply
NTPC commissions green coal plant in Varanasi
Power plants in Delhi fails to adhere to biomass co-firing policy
JSW Steel plans to invest in a virgin coking coal mine
Adani Transmission gets certified as single-use plastic-free firm
Coal India targets 156 MT coal supply to power sector in April-June
NLC establishes green energy joint venture with Assam Discom
GMDC bags 2 coal blocks in Odisha
2,000 MW renewable energy projects to be developed by Onix Group in UP
RBI grants IREDA the status of Infrastructure Finance Corporation
Government to fund green energy conversion of state-run refineries
Powergrid will issue bonds to raise up to Rs 9 billion
Domestic aluminum players need to invest to meet net0 target
NHAI's new financial plan
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is in the process of preparing a new draft plan as its earlier proposals were rejected by the Planning Commission citing that NHAI would find it difficult to borrow funds from the market.
India to explore power lines via Bangladesh
According to Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde India is exploring the possibility of setting up transmission lines.
Infra Hiring: Perception vs reality
Much planning has gone into the infrastructure sectors, but as repeatedly reported in the media, the sectors have not performed to expectations.
Signal free 291 km Panipat-Jalandhar highway
The six-lane National Highway-1 from Panipat to Jalandhar, 291 km stretch will be completely signal-free by November 2011.
The basic problem among cities is in understanding problems and deciding priorities
Urban transport solutions need urban bodies to have negotiating expertise, but most of our cities—especially non-metros—do not have PPP expertise.
Traffic at minor ports in Guj up 14% in Apr-Nov 2010
Minor ports in Gujarat saw a 13.7 per cent growth in cargo handling during April-November 2010 over the corresponding period last year.
Centre to fund Metro's escalated cost
The Union government will share the cost escalation of Rs 5,511 crore of the Bangalore Metro project with the Karnataka government.
FACT of the matter
The work on pipelaying for transporting liquified natural gas (LNG) of Gas Authority of India (GAIL) is delayed due to FACT unable to give permission to undertake construction work at Udyogamandal and Cochin division.
Draft mining bill gets GoM nod
In November, our cover story debated the draft Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 2010 that will provide 26 per cent of company profit to the locals.