first unit of the 800 MW at Krishnapatnam Thermal Power Project to be commissioned soon...

  The first unit of the 800 MW at Krishnapatnam Thermal Power Project will be commissioned this year followed by second unit of 800 MW, Kakatiya 600 MW and Hinduja second unit of 520 MW next year, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has said. Speaking at the sixth power awards function on Friday, he said apart from...

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Factor in lifetime costs of power plants while importing from China: CEA

  Reports say that Indian imports of power equipment from China have hugely shot up and risen to 45% of the market in 2012-13, up from just about 15% in 2005-06. Now, there are gains from trade, and the power producers can be seen as duly taking advantage of attractive prices and prompt delivery schedules of Chinese power gear....

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CCI intervention likely in RGPPL gas allocation issue...

  The power ministry may refer the issue of gas allocation for Ratnagiri Gas and Power (RGPPL), formerly the Dabhol Power Company, to the Cabinet Committee on Investment to fast-track the process and prevent lenders’ exposure of R8,500 in the project from turning into a non-performing asset. A source said while an EGoM on March 28...

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New bidding norms to make power tariffs realistic...

  Why are the new bidding norms so important for the power sector? Fuel uncertainty over the years has impacted power projects in a big way in the absence of a reasonable pass-through mechanism in the power purchase agreements (PPAs). This led to abnormally high tariff quotations in the PPAs, which the state distribution utilities...

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