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.
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Tag: Tamil Nadu
Tatas wind power projects
Tata Power is setting up 160 MW wind projects throughout the country. Tata Power already has an installed wind energy generation capacity of 398 MW with projects across Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. From wind projects, the company saw its electricity generation rose 43 per cent to 813 million units in the year ended March 2013 from 569 million units in the previous year.
Fireworks to be exported via VOC Port
Fireworks sector in Sivakasi of Tamil Nadu is to utilise VOC Port to tap the huge global market for crackers. Officials of VOC Port Trust in Tuticorin decided to permit export of fireworks through the port.
Fireworks to be exported via VOC Port in TN
Fireworks sector in Sivakasi of Tamil Nadu is to utilise VOC Port to tap the huge global market for crackers. Officials of VOC Port Trust in Tuticorin on October 18 decided to permit export of fireworks through the port, say media reports.
Madurai satellite township gets Rs 120 cr
To create an integrated satellite township on the MaÂdurai-Tirunelveli four-lane road at Thoppur and Ucchampatti village, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has announced a sanction of Rs 120 crore.
Ennore Port to build coal berth for TANGEDCO
A coal loading facility will be set up at Rs 250 crore by Ennore Port, being run by the Union government in Tamil Nadu. It is the third facility for the State-owned power utility Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation to tap rising demand for coal used for generating electricity.
TN’s 4,000-mw UMPP comes with captive port
A chance to operate a minor captive port at Panaiyur village in Tamil Nadu will go to the winner of the tender of the 4,000-mw ultra mega power project (UMPP) contract in the state.
Sirumalai appeals to TN govt for link road
Residents of Meenakshipuram, a village situated near the Sirumalai range near Dindigal in Tamil Nadu appeal to the State government to provide a link road to their village from Thenkurinchi immediately.
Sirumalai appeals to TN govt for link road
Residents of Meenakshipuram, a village situated near the Sirumalai range near Dindigal in Tamil Nadu appeal to the State government to provide a link road to their village from Thenkurinchi immediately.
Govt to invite Rs 20,000 cr bids for power projects
The Union government is to call global bids in the next two months for a dozen inter-state power transmission projects worth over Rs 20,000 crore. The government's initiative is to connect power generation projects in Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu states.

