Taking the new responsibility of Director and Group Chief Executive Officer at Punj Lloyd, JP Chalasani is all set to prove his expertise and ability in handling challenging assignments once again. Joining Punj Lloyd from Reliance Power, Chalasani will work closely with the Chairman, Atul Punj and lead the entire management team from the company´s corporate headquarters in Gurgaon.
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Nine firms in fray for Rs.24,000 cr Orissa power project
For the 4,000 MW ultra mega power project (UMPP) at Bhedabahal in Orissa, nine power developers have submitted their initial bids (request for qualification or RFQ).
Nine firms in fray for Rs.24,000 cr Orissa power project
For the 4,000 MW ultra mega power project (UMPP) at Bhedabahal in Orissa, nine power developers have submitted their initial bids (request for qualification or RFQ).
NTPC to use waterways
On transporting coal through waterways from Sagar Islands to Farakka in West Bengal, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) hopes to save about Rs 450 per tonne. NTPC wants to transport the imported coal of 3 million tonne through waterways on barges under a new arrangement with Jindal ITF, which has set up facilities for unloading 3 million tonne of imported coal every year at Sagar Islands.
Coal transport for NTPC to begin via Waterway
To move imported coal from Sandheads to NTPC´s super thermal power plant at Farakka in West Bengal along the National Waterway Number One (NW1) will start shortly. NTPC will use the coal for power generation purpose
Deltas Video wall at NTPC
Delta Displays successfully commissioned its state-of-the-art Video wall solutions at the Special Analytics and Computational Services (SACS) Centre of NTPC. Fleet Wide Management is an initiative of NTPC for continually monitoring the reliability
Villagers stall NTPC project
Villagers stopped the mining project at NTPC's Pakri-Barwadih coal block demanding higher compensation from the state-run coal producer for acquiring the cultivable land.
NTPC added 4 gw capacity in FY13
State-run power producer NTPC added 4,170 mw of generation capacity during 2012-13 surpassing its earlier best capacity addition of 2,820 mw in 2011-12. The company currently has an installed capacity of 41,184 mw through 16 coal based, two solar renewable, seven gas or liquid fuel and seven Joint Venture power stations
IWAI to rope in contractor for ferrying coal
According to data available with the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), about 55 million tone of cargo is being moved annually by Inland Water Transport (IWT), a fuel - efficient and environment -friendly mode.
Govt asks NTPC to focus less on gas-based projects
In the context of the severe shortage of natural gas in the country, NTPC has been asked by the union power ministry to focus less on adding gas-based power generation capacity. The state-run power producer has a current gas-based capacity of above 4,000 mw. The country faces acute shortage of natural gas because of the sharp fall in the production of the fuel from the KG-D6 block of Reliance Industries. Paucity of gas

