Union ministry for New and Renewable Energy said it incorporated the suggestions given by an inter-ministerial committee to strengthen guidelines for selecting EPC contractors for projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). Following allegation of irregularities in implementing projects under JNNSM, the ministry set up the inter-minis
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Govt to rope in firm for sampling imported coal
Unconfirmed reports indicate that the union government plans to invite bids from companies for monitoring quality of coal imported by domestic power plants. It may be recalled that domestic power plants complain about the poor quality of coal being imported from abroad as it leads to rise in carbon emission and also
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Environment ministry clears ToR for report on Rs 99 bn project
Following the recommendation from an expert committee, the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) approved the terms of references (ToR) for preparing environment impact report for the proposed 2,200 mw gas based project of ONGC. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) plans to set up the gas based power plant, which is second for the company after its 726 mw Tripura plant, in Maharashtra at a
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Oil ministry to send proposal on gas pricing to cabinet
Union petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily informed that he would send the final proposal on the pricing of natural gas to the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) soon. Industry players are keenly awaiting the government's decision on natural gas pricing as it would have a bearing on their financials. Natural gas producers like Reliance Industries (RIL) are seeking hike in the price of do
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Consumers prefer local gas due to high cost of imported gas
Even as several power and fertiliser plants are suffering from insufficient availability of natural gas, they are averse to buy imported gas because of its unacceptably high price. Natural gas-based power producers want a larger share of the domestically-produced cheaper gas, which is priced between $4.2 (RIL's D6 gas) and $5.73 per unit, which is far less than the price of imported gas in the s
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EGoM to discuss oil ministry proposal
The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) would soon discuss the note circulated by the petroleum ministry on allocation of natural gas. According to the note, the petroleum ministry wants to discontinue the practice of giving priority to urea
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ONGC’s Tripura project to earn 1.6 mn carbon credits
ONGC expects to earn 1.6 million carbon credits per year from its 726.6-mw gas-based power generation plant in Tripura as the unit is registered as a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project. The gas-based project, which is developed by ONGC Tripura Power Corporation (OTPC), is registered with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNF
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TECA wants govt to allot land for solar projects in industrial estates
Tamil Nadu Electricity Consumers Association (TECA), Coimbatore requested the state government to allot land in each of the proposed industrial estates for solar power generation. It may be noted that the state government proposed to set up new industrial estates in the southern districts. D Balasundharam, President of TECA pointed out that these industrial estates would have electrical sub-stati
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Tidco to implement Rs 35 bn worth projects
State Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa informed the assembly that the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (Tidco) would implement Rs 3,500-crore worth projects across port, power and natural gas sectors. The project includes a deep water port, floating storage re-gasification unit and a 500 mw gas-based power plant in the southern district of
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Karaikal Port handles BHEL’s exports
Karaikal Port, which is a new-generation green field port in Tamil Nadu, handles sensitive cargo of the state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL), Tiruchi. The port first handled BHELÂ’s shipment of boiler components for two 135-mw Circulating Fluidised Bed Combustion boilers to New Caledonia, a French colony near Australia, in January 2010. BHEL despatched 14,000 tonn