A Rs 3,500-crore LNG Floating Storage and Re-gasification Unit (FSRU), related port infrastructure and a power plant are to be established in the southern coast of Tamil Nadu. According to sources, Eurostar Kirtilals will soon enter into an agreement with Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (Tidco) for a joint venture to set up the project in Nagapattinam.
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Gas-fired power projects seek policy sops
The cabinet will consider a proposal to subsidise gas-based power plants to prevent electricity from becoming too costly. The power ministry has circulated a draft note for the cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) for improving the viability of gas-based power generation, which seeks approval to allocate financial subsidy by the government to address the issue of substantial increase in the price of domestic natural gas.
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Cold chains need cluster development
Ravichandran Purushothaman cites a success story in Tamil Nadu to explain why there is a need for cluster-based models in India to conserve food wastage and improve farmer profitability.
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Mahindra EPC starts solar plants
Mahindra EPC Services, one of India's largest solar EPC players, has successfully commissioned two solar plants for a consortium of automotive component manufacturers in Tamil Nadu in a record-breaking 40 days.
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India Cements gets Govt’s nod for expansion
The Union Ministry of Environment has given its nod to India Cements to double its capacity and set up a 40 mw power plant in Tamil Nadu's Dalavoi in Ariyalur district.
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Karaikudi-Ramanathapuram H’way to be widened
In Tamil Nadu, work to widen the 80 km stretch of National Highway 210 between Karaikudi and Ramanathapuram to a four-lane width will begin soon and the National Highways Authority of India is set to float tenders for the road work. Officials concerned said a feasibility study was carried out in 2008 and tenders issued immediately.
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Cartels halt work on Chennai-Tirupati road in TN
Widening of half of the 124.7 km Chennai-Tirupati road in Tamil Nadu side has been delayed due to corruption and red-tapism in the State government, says National Highways Authority of India officials. Half of the National Highway 205 falls in Tamil Nadu, and the other half in Andhra Pradesh.
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Cartels halt work on Chennai-Tirupati road in TN
Widening of half of the 124.7 km Chennai-Tirupati road in Tamil Nadu side has been delayed due to corruption and red-tapism in the State government, says National Highways Authority of India officials. Half of the National Highway 205 falls in Tamil Nadu, and the other half in Andhra Pradesh.
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Japan govt spots Ennore Port as logistic hub
Ennore Port in Tamil Nadu has stated that Japanese government has identified it (Ennore Port) as a logistic hub in Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor and Japan International Cooperation Agency has begun a study in this regard, say media reports.
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Centre gives clearance for two projects
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests has given its clearance to the 4,000-MW Cheyyur ultra mega power project in Kancheepuram district and the 1,320 MW Udangudi thermal power project in Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu.