Mr. Rao assumes charge as Coal India CMD

S Narsing Rao, the former chief of Singareni Collieries, today assumed the charge of Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of state-owned Coal India (CIL). "S Narsing Rao took over as Chairman, Coal India on and from April 24, 2012," the company said in a statement. Rao took over from Zohra Chatterji, Additional Secretary, Coal Ministry,...

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RE Energy business to be USD 349 Billion by 2020 as per Grant Thornton…

According to reports, the global business for cleantech energy will be as big as $ 349.2 billion in 2020, compared with $ 188 billion in 2010, says Grant Thornton, the consultancy firm. In a recent report, Grant Thornton observes that cleantech business is no longer something that companies do in order to be seen as doing the right thing....

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Mr. Das, Professor of IIT Delhi, devised Hydrogen as an automobile fuel…

Power India found that Mr. L. M. Das, professor, Centre for Energy Studies, IIT Delhi has developed an alternative to petrol and diesel in the form of Hydrogen as an automobile fuel for engines.   Professor Das said: “Hydrogen can be made from both renewable and non-renewable sources. It’s made from water. On combustion,...

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Alstom–Bharat Forge JV got an EPC Contract for NTPCs Solarpur, Maharashtra project…

Power India found that National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has awarded an Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply, Erection and Commissioning contract to Alstom Bharat Forge Power Limited (ABFPL – A Joint Venture between Bharat Forge Ltd and Alstom Projects) for 2 X 660 MW Supercritical steam ‘turbine generator islands’ (TG Islands)...

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Goldwind launched GW93/1500 wind turbine (IEC Class V) suitable for “ultra low” wind sites…

Power India found that Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Goldwind) has launched its new wind turbine GW93/1500 (1.5 MW) which has been designed specially for “ultra-low” wind speed sites such as available in India etc.   The new turbine is having rated capacity of 1.5 MW and rotor...

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Solar Power Clothes on its way to power mobile phones, tablets, GPS etc..

Power India found that a team of designers is developing solar power clothes from natural fibres that will be able to charge number of devices including mobile phones, tablets, GPS units etc.   The team consists of Eulanda Sanders and Ajoy Sarkar (of Indian origin) in Colorado State University’s Department of Design and Merchandising...

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MNRE constituted Offshore Wind Energy Steering Committee for developing offshore wind projects…

Power India found that, the Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) after waiting for long has finally constituted an Offshore Wind Energy Steering Committee (OWESC) to steer the offshore wind power development in India.   We believe that the move was in line with the recommendations from various industry experts such as...

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Kundankulam Nuclear Power Project’s First unit of 1000 MW to be commissioned by end May 2012…

Power India found that first reactor of 1000 MW of the Kundankulam Nuclear Power Project will be commissioned by end of May 2012.   According to Mr. V. Narayansamy, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO): “Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) officials were at the Kudankulam project site and inspecting the plant....

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RPower’s Dhursar Solar CSP Plant received USD 103 Million from ADB…

Reliance Power Limited (RPower)  received around USD 103 Million from Asian Development Bank (ADB – The multilateral lending agency) for its 100 MW Solar CSP Project (Solar Thermal Project) which is being developed at Dhursar, Jaisalmer District of Rajasthan.   MR. S. Chander, Director General (Regional and Sustainable Development...

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Solar PV Project on Narmada Canal in Gujarat to be inaugurated soon by Narendra Modi…

Close on heels of commencing use of wastelands in northern districts and rooftops in towns and cities, Gujarat is set to potentially use the existing 19,000 km-long network of Narmada canals across the State for setting up solar panels to generate power.   Power India in August 2011 captured that work on floating solar panels...

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13 power plants of Maharashtra are among top 478 establishments of the country guzzling major chunk of furnace oil…

Power India found that around 13 power plants of Maharashtra which are supplying power to the state and 30 other industrial units are among the India’s top 478 manufacturing establishment guzzling the major chunk of country’s fuel mainly furnace oil. Power India further found that, these set-ups have been asked by the union power ministry...

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