Indian Power Sphere: 11/25/13

November 25, 2013

Jindal ITF begins ferrying coal to NTPC...

The barge was launched from Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) jetty in the presence of Indresh Batra, Vice chairman– Jindal ITF Ltd. Also present at the occasion was Vishwapati Trivedi – IAS, Secretary, Shipping, Government of India, Amitabh Verma – Chairman, IWAI, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India and Subrata...

Biomass plant set up in Mahendergarh, Haryana...

A 9.9 MW biomass project has been set up in Mahendergarh district at a total cost of Rs 60 crore and a similar project of 9.5 MW in Bhiwani district is at its final stage of completion, an official spokesman said today. The official of Haryana's Renewable Energy Department said three more biomass projects of 12 MW each...

Punjab to offer cheapest power to consumers...

Claiming that Punjab would soon become a power-surplus state, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday said that electricity would be supplied to consumers at cheapest rates in the country. Addressing a gathering at the inauguration of the first unit of the 1,980 MW Talwandi Sabo power plant in Baanwala village of Mansa district,...

Nine cos submit preliminary bids for Odisha UMPP...

Nine companies including Tata Power and Adani Power have submitted preliminary bids for the 4,000 MW Odisha ultra mega power project. "Nine participants -- NTPC, Tata Power, NHPC, Adani Power, JSW Energy, Jindal Steel and Power, Sterlite Infraventures, CLP India and Larsen and Toubro have submitted initial bids for the...

Kalpataru Power Transmission bags orders worth Rs 1,007 crore...

Kalpataru Power Transmission (KPTL), a leading global EPC player in the power and infrastructure contracting sector, today said it has bagged orders worth over Rs 1,000 crore in domestic and international markets. The company has secured a Rs 630 crore order in Egypt for construction of Suez Gulf/Samalaut 500 KV D/C...

Andhra coast unsafe for N-power plant: Expert...

A coastal site in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam district, earmarked for locating imported nuclear power plants, is unsuitable from the safety point of view, cautions a leading tsunami expert. Pune-based seismologist Arun Bapat's calculations show that in the event of a tsunami arising from a high-intensity earthquake in the Sumatra...

12 companies including tata, adani, NTPC and Vedanta have shown interest in bidding for Odisha, Tamil Nadu UMPPs...

As many as 12 companies, including Tata Power, Adani Power, Vedanta and state-run NTPC, are in the fray for two proposed ultra mega power projects in Odisha and Tamil Nadu. Five companies have shown interest in the Odisha UMPP and seven utilities have lined up for the Cheyyur UMPP in Tamil Nadu, according to sources who...

TN will remain on top in terms of Power Generation from renewable Energy Sources...

Tamil Nadu will continue to lead in generation of power from renewable sources with capacity addition of 7,353 mega watt by 2017, according to a Central Electricity Authority (CEA) report. Out of the total capacity addition of 32,713 MW of renewable energy sources – wind, solar and small hydro - Tamil Nadu is expected to add 22...

CERC, upon petition of Bajaj Hindustan, directed NLDC to issue RECs to Bajaj Hindustan for the captive generation...

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) while ruling on the petition filed by Bajaj Hindustan Limited (BHL) regarding the issuances of Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) by the National Load Despatch Center (NLDC) has given its order in favor of BHL. Bajaj Hindusthan (petitioner) had filed a petition before...

Nava Bharat Ventures to achieve financial closure for its coal/thermal project in Zambia...

Nava Bharat Ventures Ltd is close to achieving financial closure for its coal mine-cum-thermal power project in Zambia. The Zambian mine project is set to begin work on the 300-MW thermal power plant. According to D. Ashok, Chairman, the company’s subsidiary expects to achieve financial closure for the long-term debt finance of...

NHPC's Subansiri Hydro project cost may double to Rs 12,000 crore...

The total cost of state-owned NHPC's Subansiri project in Assam is likely to be around Rs 12,000 crore, nearly double than envisaged initially, following delays on account of various hindrances. The country's largest hydro power producer, NHPC is executing the 2,000-MW Subansiri hydel plant in Assam. The original cost of the...

GVK and Aurizlon reached a significant milestone for the development of Australia coal resources...

GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd has informed BSE that Aurizon and GVK Coal Infrastructure (Singapore) Pte Ltd (GVK Hancock) have reached a significant milestone towards their proposed transaction for the joint development of a rail line and a new coal terminal at the existing Abbot Point Port to unlock the Galilee Basin’s coal...

ANERT to set up 2-MW solar farm in Palakkad...

Kerala’s first solar farm on the Mega Watt scale is expected to become operational at Kuzhalmandam in Palakkad district by March next year. The Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT) will implement the project estimated to cost Rs.16 crore. Utilising crystalline silicon technology, the grid-fed solar power...

CREDA bags 2 awards in renewable energy sector...

Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) has won two national-level awards for outstanding achievement in the field of renewable energy sector. DV Kapoor former power secretary, Government of India, and founder chairman and managing director of NTPC gave away the awards to CREDA chief executive officer S K Shukla...

3 companies evince interest in drawing power from UP's thermal plants...

In a bid to extract power from the 1980 Mw thermal power plant proposed in Lalitpur and Ghatampur, three big players in power sector have evinced interest in laying transmission lines and construction of sub-stations. Energy department sources said Reliance, Isolux and Sterlite have shown interest in the project that seeks to...

Kerala coir pith to fuel 10 MW power plant...

A path-breaking initiative by the Kochi-headquartered Coir Board has proved that electricity can be generated from the spongy coir pith. The successful experiment by the Coir Board's research and development wing has prompted the organisation to set up a 10 MW power generation project in Thiruvananthapuram district - a first in...

PFC Consulting Ltd Transfers wholly owned subsidiary to Techno Electric and Engineering Company Ltd....

PFC Consulting Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation Limited) has transferred on November 13, 2013, its wholly owned subsidiary namely "Patran Transmission Company Limited", incorporated for development of Independent Transmission System for Patran 400 kV S/S to "Techno Electric and Engineering Company Limited",...

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