The Prime Minister has iniÂtiated a move to fast track the development and use of Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) involving the private sector and public sector undertakings.
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NTPC to import 4 mt of coal
NTPC has floated a tender for importing 4 million tonne of coal to bridge the shortfall of the fuel from domestic sources. The country's biggest power producer has decided to import the coal directly, rather than depend
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NTPC may fall short in FY12
NTPC may fall around 18 billion units short of its potential production capacity in the current fiscal, as state electricity boards (SEBs) turn away from purchases of expensive electricity produced with imported coal.
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20 bidders for Orissa's UMPP
All the 20 power companies, including Tatas, NTPC and Lanco, which had submitted bids for the 4,000 MW ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Orissa are believed to have qualified for the second round, which starts in October.
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NTPC to raise capacity
NTPC plans to increase its generation capacity to 36,000 MW by March next year.The company also plans to invest about Rs 3,300 crore to expand the capacity of its existing coal based plant at Sipat. The first super critical unit for the company, with a capacity of 660 MW, has been commissioned at the plant.
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Power Grid on a roll
The new Chairman and Managing Director of Power Grid Corporation of India follows good examples before him and therefore, as he steps into his predecessor SK Chaturvedi’s shoes, he also enters the new challÂenge of rural transmission and new and replacement technology such as high voltage (HV) cabling and smart grids.
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NTPC to invest Rs 1 tn in hydel projects
NTPC plans to invest about Rs 100,000 crore over 10 years to set up the country's largest hydro power project.
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Jindal to set up largest IWT system
For creating and operating infrastructure for transportation of coal, required for NTPC's power plant at Farakka, West Bengal, through inland waterways, Jindal ITF and NTPC have entered into a strategic agreement.
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Poor policy hits power FDI
NTPC has blamed insufficient 'politico-administrative' support to tackle commercial losses and poor health of government utilities for low foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the Indian power sector.
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NTPC to set up 1,320-MW unit
NTPC will set up a 1,320 MW ultra-thermal power plant that will boast of a more eco-friendly facilities than the existing thermal power plants, outside Solapur in Maharashtra.