Tamil Nadu has not signed the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme as it is not people-friendly, State Power Minister Natham R Viswanathan said.
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Policy on auction of coal linkages in 2-3 months
Policy on auctioning of coal linkages to the power sector is likely to be finalised in 2-3 months, the government said. Proposed policy on auction of coal linkages to power sector will take two to three months,' Coal and Power Minister Piyush Goyal told reporters.
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Power firms await coal linkage policy
Power producers have made a fresh appeal to the Centre to release a coal linkage policy soon. They have argued the coal linkage policy announced by the previous UPA government had covered 78,000 MW to be commercially operational by March 31, 2015.
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Make in India Exhibition extravaganza
The first Make In India Week was held in Mumbai and was the biggest ever show of the country´s manufacturing prowess. With a business commitment of Rs.15.20 lakh crore in investments, the Make In India
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Teesta hydro project back on track: Goyal
Teesta hydro power project, which was stalled for seven years, is back on track as the work on the power plant in Sikkim started with Rs.9,000 crore
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India has 4,878 MW solar power generation capacity: Goyal
India´s total installed solar power generation capacity is 4,878.88 MW, led by Rajasthan and Gujarat, Parliament was informed.
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LED plan pares Delhi power demand by 145MW
The Narendra Modi Government´s programme to get consumers to replace less efficient CFL or incandescent lights with LED bulbs
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Cabinet approves Rs.8,349-cr investment on rail freight lines
The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved an investment of Rs.8,349 crore for laying down multiple freight-specific rail lines in Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.
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LNG more viable than coal
India is already among the world´s largest energy consumers. Urbanisation, industrialisation, and the government´s commitment to 24 x7 energy access for all imply that our need for power will continue to grow.
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Powering the change
The government is finally taking note. While it is too early to say that a solution to the woes of distribution companies (DISCOMs) is just around the corner, the wheels are in motion.