Indian Power Sphere: May 2012

May 22, 2012

NTPC and CIL to sign FSA on 2009 terms…

After a long quarrel, NTPC and Coal India have finally agreed to sign new fuel supply agreements (FSA). However, the FSA will be signed on most of the terms of 2009 MoU except the trigger level. The trigger level is the point up to which Coal India has to meet the supply commitment. In the recent FSA being signed,...

May 21, 2012

NBCC looks for a JV to develop 1,000 MW Project along with a coal mine…

National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) has invited an Expression of Interest to develop the coal mine and the power plant for a 1,000 MW project. Though, the scope of NBCC as defined during its formation was to carryout the following activities: project management consultancy services...

BHEL received a contract for ESP Package for Solapur project…

BHEL has recently received a contract for supply and installation of Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) Package for 1320 MW Solapur Thermal Power Project in Maharashtra. BHEL's scope of work in the contract involves design, engineering, manufacture, supply, and erection and commissioning of the complete ESP package. The ESP...

NTPC awarded Rs. 1.75 Bn order to ABB for developing two substations in Maharashtra…

NTPC has awarded an order worth Rs. 1.75 Bn to ABB Ltd to build two substations at Solapur and Mauda in Maharashtra. The proposed substations will strengthen the grid of western region and facilitate transmission of electricity from new power generation plants being constructed in the region. The substations will include...

Coal India expects to complete the FSA signing within 15 days from now…

Coal India is expecting to resolve the fuel supply agreement (FSA) deadlock in next two weeks and enter into agreements with all the proposed power plants by first week of June 2012. CIL has prposed to enter into an FSA with 48 power plants which are commissioned between April 2009 and December 2011. Currently around 14 private...

CIL to supply coal to NTPC even without the FSA…

As said by Coal India Ltd (CIL) Chairman & MD Mr. Narsing Rao, the NTPC will continue to get coal supply even if it has not signed FSA with CIL as the Government has directed CIL to extend the coal supply even though the MoUs are expired in March 2012. NTPC is not willing to sign the FSA proposed by CIL due to various issue...

GAIL plans 100 MW wind projects after commissioning 4.5 MW in Gujarat…

Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) is planning to develop 100 MW Wind Project in various states such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and six other states at a cost of around Rs. 620 Crores. The move came from the initial results of 4.5 MW wind power project in Gujarat. The company is setting up another 14 MW...

May 20, 2012

ONGC to foray into the hydro power projects…

It seems that the Oil major, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is planning to foray into hydro power projects by expanding the scope of ONGC-Tripura Power Company Ltd (OTPC). ONGC Tripura Power Company Ltd is sponsored by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Limited (IL&FS)...

Moser Baer plant to restructure Rs. 1800 Crorers debt…

Moser Baer has revised its corporate deb restructuring plan to Rs. 1,800 Crorers from the earlier planning of Rs. 739 Crores. As said by the Moser Baer, the company is considering restructuring of debt as it looks to strengthen its abilities to leverage future opportunities in the growing sector. The current debt restructuring...

UJVNL to have JV with Jharkhand SEB for a 2,000 MW Thermal Power Plant…

Recently, Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (UJVNL) has approached Jharkhand State Electricity Board to explore the possibility of forming a Joint Venture (JV) for a 2,000 MW Thermal Power Plant in Jharkhand. A series of closures of big hydro projects has prompted Uttarakhand to now explore the possibility of setting up a thermal...

Rajathan’s 200 MW bids of Solar Projects getting postponed…

According to a latest circular on the website of Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation (RREC), the last date of receiving of bids for the recent Solar PV and Solar Thermal (CSP) project have been postponed till further notice. The postponement has been applied to the below mentioned Request for Specifications (Rfs). Rfs/PV...

Mytrah on status of wind capacity additions…

Mytrah Energy has recently provided an update on its capacity installations to London Stock Exchange, according to which Mytrah has increased its total installed and commissioned assets to 224.2 MW. Out of the this below mentioned projects with the total capacity of 106.2 MW are fully commissioned ...

May 19, 2012

NTPC’s planned invest is Rs. 21,000 Crs during FY12-13; nearly double of FY11-12…

NTPC is expecting to invest around Rs. 21,000 Crore during the current financial year of 2012-13 which is almost two times the actual investment during previous year of 2011-12. NTPC, which has an installed generation capacity of 37,514 MW, is looking to increase the capacity in the coming years, especially with thermal...

Tata Power is looking for wind assets on sale…

Tata Power seems to be planning to develop the wind power portfolio through acquisitions of existing wind projects and for that purpose it is looking out wind power assets which are on sale. Large no of firms are considering to sale out their wind power businesses which are not the mainstream of their earnings. Recently,...

May 18, 2012

Adani Power completed nation’s first private HVDC transmission line of 1,000 km…

India’s first private sector high voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission system has been completed by the Adani Group and dedicated to the nation. The line will carry power from the coal fired thermal electricity generated at Adani Power’s Mundra plant in Gujarat to Mohindergarh in Haryana which will be having the distance...

May 17, 2012

Welspun has plans to develop 500 MW Solar PV Projects by 2017.

As said by the rating agency CARE, the Welspun Group is planning to put up around 500 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity by 2016-17. The group currently has a capacity of 30 MW under various special purpose vehicles. Last week Welspun bided and won for a 125 MW solar energy project in a tender floated by...

Solar Power in Space, a valuable source of renewable energy…

As per the recent research being done by University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, solar power from space could be a valuable source of renewable energy. Glasgow University has already tested equipment that would provide a platform for solar panels to collect the energy and allow it to be transferred back to earth through microwaves...

RPower seek removal of references of Sasan & Tilaiya UMPPs from CAG Draft report…

Reliance Power Limited (“RPower”) has requested Controller & Auditor General (“CAG”) to remove from its draft report the observations about utilization of excess coal from Sasan & Tilaiya projects. It seems that, RPower’s request was considering the decision of Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on not to review...

Hurdles before RPower’s JIPL for Tilaiya UMPP…

Even as land acquisition hurdles are posing a trouble to Jharkhand Integrated Power Limited’s (JIPL’s) 4,000 MW Tilaiya ultra mega power project (UMPP), the Reliance Power wholly owned subsidiary now has to resolve the critical issue of a stupendous Rs 3,131 crore increase in Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) cost over the original...

KERC dropped transmission wheeling charges for solar energy…

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has decided not to charge any wheeling charges on transmission of solar energy. This is as part of the Commission’s bid to promote solar energy based power generation and transmission through the grid For the wheeling of power, generated from other non-conventional...

Toshiba JSW Turbine & Generator Pvt Ltd received 1675 Crore order from Meja Urja for supply of supercritical generators…

Meja Urja Nigam Pvt Ltd has awarded an order to Toshiba JSW Turbine & Generator Pvt Ltd for supply of two units of supercritical steam turbine generators of 660 MW each. The said order is worth Rs. 1,675 Crore. The scope of the contract covers engineering, procurement, manufacturing, installation and testing of...

Greenpeach suggests microgrids in Bihar to supply renewable energy to all the areas of state; report released…

As suggested by Greenpeace India, a network of microgrids should be set up in Bihar so that the renewable energy can be provided to all the areas of the state. According to Samit Aich, the Execution Director of Greenpeace India, this model of energy supply will foster inclusive growth and remove the energy poverty in Bihar. ...

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