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Tag: Ministry of Power
Scindia seeks gas supply to power generation at lower rate
The Ministry of Power has submitted its views on the recently approved price formula for domestic gas, saying that a base price beyond 5$/mmbtu will be unviable for the power sector in the present context, said Minister of State for Power Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in a written reply in the Lok Sabha recently.
Energy: Promote captive power
A greater emphasis on captive generation needs to be given. As per CEA a nominal 19,509 MW of captive power capacity exists. Lowering of state and central taxes would give a boost to captive producers.
Coal shortage to hit power addition plan
Shortage of coal is expected to impact the country's new capacity addition plans to the tune of 15,000 MW in the current fiscal.
New transmission lines with private participation
The Empowered Committee of the Ministry of Power for deveÂlopÂment of inter-state tranÂsmission lines has recommÂended setting up of five new transmission lines with an estimated length of 2,600 km through tariff-basÂed competiÂtive bidding
Power Min to issue norms for ailing utilities
The Ministry of Power is working on a set of guidelines to help state electricity boards (SEBs) cut their losses, estimated at a cumulative Rs 68,000 crore.

