Maharashtra experimented first with the idea of a franchise. But as one of the most industrialised states, will it be equally open to open access? VP Raja, Chairman, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), tells Shashidhar Nanjundaiah why the imperatives are in favour of a successful implementation,
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Cairn gets nod to produce gas in Rajasthan
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) have given Cairn India the go-ahead to start production from the Bhagyam oilfield, the second-largest find in the prolific Rajasthan block.
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Punj Lloyd bags GMR project
Punj Lloyd has bagged a project worth Rs 1,050 crore from GMR Projects. Punj Lloyd will undertake the design, engineering, procurement and construction of 124 km of the six-lane Chittorgarh bypass to Udaipur (Rajasthan).
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PPP in rural roads and infra is our aim in 12th Plan
As PURA gains momentum, rural roads are set to rope in private participation through 'bundling' the contracts-mainly, involving longer clusters of roads and of allied activities.
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Rural roads Country roads, take me home
A new opportunity knocks on the doors of private developers, especially those in the second-tier or contractors aspiring to be developers. Rural roads are all set to offer large opportunities this year as the government steps on the accelerator to see projects through, after the successful experiment by PMGSY especially in quality monitoring and maintenance contracts. Janaki Krishnamoorthi writes.
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Expertspeak Ways to lure
Policy suggestions for private participation in rural roads.The way for the government to attract private participation in rural roads should be introduce innovative bidding and quality processes such as bundling allied projects into a road contract,says Hemant Kanoria.
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Shunglu report: Can SEBs finally breathe easier?
Under pressure from banks, who are refusing to lend, state utilities are poring over the new reports by Shunglu and BK Chaturvedi Committees. Is franchise the best way forward, though? At 31 percent, the national average on AT&C losses are unacceptably high. Quantified, this amounts to nearly Rs 70,000 crore of losses, and the Finance Commission fears that this amount will rise to Rs 1.16 lakh crore by 2014-15.
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8 inter-city rail lines to NCR
Eight inter-city rail corriÂdÂors in National Capital Region (NCR) are required to facilitate commuters as per a study report. The total cost of the rail link covering a distance of 640 km has been estimated at Rs 1,41,470 million.
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Areva T&D India bags contract
Areva T&D India said its transmission business, now a part of Alstom Grid, has bagged a Rs 400-crore contract from Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam to design and build a 765-kV turnkey substation at Anta near Kota.
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Haryana awards 151-km long corridor
The Haryana government has awarded 151-km long North-South Corridor in the state on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) pattern.