The government has admitted that the country would face a huge shortfall of 269 mt of coal by 2021-22 as the coal producing entities had failed to keep pace with the demand as well as economic growth.
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Fuel scarcity hits investor interest
The investor interest in the power sector is diminishing as lenders are starting to apply the brakes on funding of new private generation projects.
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Punjab power projects raise environment concerns
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh has expressed concern over the proposed locations of as many as four thermal power plants in a 50 km radius around Bathinda, which already has two thermal stations.
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Essar posts a record
Essar Steel announced that it had achieved its highest crude steel production in March this year at 3.8 lakh tonne.
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R-LNG to meet gas demand-supply gap
The demand for natural gas, the cheapest available energy option, is rising exponentially. The current domestic supply of gas is just over 150 mmscmdwhile the demand is around 225 mmscmd.
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MIAL control tower next yr
Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) is building a new ATC tower and that will be completed by December this year.
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First foreign funded rly
The Railway Board has finally cleared Railway Vikas Nigam’s proposal to undertake doubling of the 335 km route from Hospet in Karnataka to Thenaighat in Goa.
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E-tenders for roads
Minister C P Joshi recently said that three pilot projects would be bid for through e-tendering: the Vijayawada-Machlipattanam and Patna-Buxar stretches of NHs (on BOT).
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K'taka to set up Maritime Board
The Karnataka Government will soon initiate steps to establish a maritime board in the state.
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Rush for Guj port
Eighteen companies have qualified to bid for developing a Rs 1,750 crore port at Nargol in south Gujarat.