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November 4, 2013

Ensupra Solar Founders Launch a Company in India...

  Ensupra Solar founders have ventured into Indian solar and other renewable energy market by forming a company, Ensupra India Private Limited. The company has its head office in New Delhi and it will provide its product throughout the country. It has started production of durable lighting for the Indian rural sector where the electricity...
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Solar Industries India declares interim dividend of Rs. 5 for 2013-14...

  The Board of Directors of Solar Industries India Ltd at its meeting held on October 28, 2013, has considered and approved the interim Dividend of Rs. 5.00 per share. The Board has approved the transfer of Unpaid Dividend amount lying in Final Dividend Account (2005) due for refund to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF)....
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CCI to take up Rs 35,000 crore stalled power projects...

  Cabinet Committee on Investment, this week, is likely to take up two power projects worth over Rs 35,000 crore that have been long stalled due to environmental hurdles. Power Ministry has sought CCI intervention on NHPC's Dibang project and Reliance Power's Tilaiya project. "CCI may take up these projects in this week's meeting,"...
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Talcher coalfield doubles evacuation capacity...

  Talcher Coalfield has enhanced its capacity to load and evacuate 84 million tonnes (MT) of coal annually from the current year by making two more railway sidings operational here on Thursday. The facility will almost double its current capacity. The sidings were inaugurated by MCL chief AN Sahay and Chief Operational Manager of...
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APERC holds hearing on cross subsidy surcharge...

  Power distribution companies in the state have asked the AP Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) to review its order of August 13, which made open-access consumers default on payment of cross subsidy, along with additional subsidy, and ask the commission to determine the cross subsidy surcharge on the basis of embedded method...
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HERC slaps Rs 4 lakh penalty on 2 discoms, MDs...

  In an exemplary move, the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on two power distribution companies (discoms) and their managing directors (MDs) for allegedly misguiding it in their annual revenue report (ARR) for 2010-11. The proceedings, conducted on Thursday, have also put a scanner...
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Nuclear power needed to slow global warming: Experts...

  Some of the world's top climate scientists say wind and solar energy won't be enough to head off extreme global warming, and they're asking environmentalists to support the development of safer nuclear power as one way to cut fossil fuel pollution. Four scientists who have played a key role in alerting the public to the dangers...
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India seeks sovereign payment guarantee from Pakistan ahead of gas deal...

  India has sought from Pakistan sovereign payment guarantees before it can sign a contract to export natural gas through a pipeline from Punjab. Stateowned gas utility GAIL India plans to initially supply five million standard cubic meters per day of gas to Pakistan through a 110-km pipeline from Jalandhar to international border...
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