The Centre will extend financial support to states to enable them to offer new electricity connections free of cost to everyone.
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Tag: Union Power Ministry
Cabinet okays 9.938 ha to NTPCs Gadarwara Thermal Power Project
The State Cabinet decided to allot 9.938 hectare Government land to NTPC´s Gadarwara super thermal power project for various purposes.
NDMC ´Smart Grid´ project to improve power distribution
The New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) is coming up with a Rs 500 crore ´Smart Grid´ project aimed at reducing losses through better power distribution and checking thefts and faults in transmission.
Discoms to get Centres fiscal aid
Under the government approved Financial Restructuring Package (FRP), the Union Power Ministry is likely to allow the state electricity boards of Karnataka, Jharkhand and Bihar to convert their outstanding loans, till March 2013, into bonds. Under the FRP, 50 per cent of the accumulated debt of the state discoms till March 2013.
Govt proposes price pooling for imported, domestic gas
Price pooling has been proposed by the Union Power Ministry for imported and domestically produced natural gas to be supplied to power plants stranded by a drop in production of the fuel from Reliance Industries' KG-D6 block. The ministry floated a Cabinet note last week to seek government's permission to pool imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) with the fuel available from the KG-D6 block after meeting the requirements of fertiliser units.
Discussion on hydro projects
The Union Power Ministry has taken up the issue of environmental and forest clearances to hydel projects with the Environment Ministry. The initiative is to encourage development of hydro sector in the country.
Govt proposes separate power supplier, network provider
The Union Power Ministry is likely to float a discussion paper soon on a new business model where the power supplier and the electricity distribution network provider will be separate entities. The idea of segregating supplier and the entity that manages the power distribution network is primarily aimed at reducing losses of discoms and improve overall efficiency. The discussion paper on having "separate carriage and content (electricity)" model for the power sector is likely to be floated by en
Power capacity addition
The Union Power Ministry has fixed a target of adding 18,000 mw capacity in the current financial year. During this fiscal, the target may be around 16,000 mw
Power capacity addition
The Union Power Ministry has fixed a target of adding 18,000 mw capacity in the current financial year. During this fiscal, the target may be around 16,000 mw
Centre to assist Orissa under APDRP
Orissa, which was earlier deprived of benefits under the Accelerated-Power Development and Reform Programme (APDRP), may soon get Central assistance under this programme for upgradation of its power distribution system.
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