Commission reviews all the eight missions under the NAPCC...

  A committee set up under the principal secretary to the prime minister is trying to streamline all the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). The eight missions under the NAPCC include the national solar mission, the national mission for enhanced energy efficiency, national mission on sustainable...

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IPPs asked not to use PGCIL line for power supply to Odisha grid...

  The Odisha government has directed the independent power producers (IPPs) to deliver its share of power at its own substations and transmission lines, instead of transmission network of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). “Government is in the process of executing supplementary MoUs with the IPPs incorporating a provision...

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CCI may consider land compensation exemption for RPower plant...

  The Cabinet Committee on Investment may decide tomorrow whether Reliance Power's ultra mega power project at Tilaiya in Jharkhand should be exempted from providing non-forest land to compensate for the loss of forest land to be acquired for the project. At present, only the central government or public sector undertakings are...

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Indian power system becomes one of the largest operating synchronous grids in the world...

  The Southern Grid has been synchronously connected to the rest of the Grid in the country. With this, the mission of  ‘One Nation – One Grid – One Frequency’ has been successfully accomplished.  The southern grid connectivity was achieved on the evening of  December 31, 2013 through commissioning of Raichur-Solapur...

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CCEA may take up Mega Power Policy proposal tomorrow...

  The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs is expected to take up Thursday the Power Ministry's proposal to amend the Mega Power Policy. The policy was introduced in November 1995 to provide impetus to the setting up of large power projects and derive benefits from economies of scale. "The proposal for making changes to the Mega...

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Delhi Government orders CAG audit of private power companies...

  Rejecting the contention of private power distributors, the Delhi government on Wednesday ordered a CAG audit of their finances, fulfilling yet another election promise of the Aam Aadmi Party. "We have ordered an audit of the private power distribution companies. The CAG has said it will do the audit," chief minister Arvind Kejriwal...

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Bhagyanagar India commissions 5 MW solar PV unit in Andhra Pradesh...

  Bhagyanagar India Ltd has commissioned a 5 MW solar power photovoltaic plant at Munipally in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh, taking its installed solar power generation capacity up to 10 MW. “This unit has been set up with an investment of Rs 29 crore. We have tied up supply of power to third parties at Rs 6 a unit with Global...

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India Hopes to Power Up on Better Energy Policies in 2014: WSJ Article

  India aims to do more in 2014 to battle the bottlenecks in energy supplies which are contributing to the country’s painful economic slowdown. New Delhi plans to auctions oil, gas and coal blocks, free diesel prices from government controls and promote alternative energy in hopes of invigorating the energy sector in 2014. The energy-starved...

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BHEL renovates power plant unit in Uttar Pradesh...

  Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has modernised a 200 MW unit at a thermal power plant in Uttar Pradesh. Besides renovation and modernisation, the rated output of the thermal unit has been enhanced to 216 MW. The work has been carried out at Obra thermal power station, an Uttar Pradesh government enterprise. In a statement, BHEL said...

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2014 wishlist: More power to electricity as India records surplus...

  India became power surplus in the first quarter of 2014-15, heralding a new phase in its infrastructure development story. According to data compiled by the Central Electricity Authority, total power availability was about a per cent more than the total demand from industrial, commercial and household sectors. This was a dramatic...

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CCI may take up three hydro power projects at next meeting...

  The Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) at its next meeting may take up three hydro power projects that have been held up on account of environmental and forest clearances. The three hydel projects -- Tawang (800 MW) and Tato (700 MW) and Teesta (520 MW) --have been awaiting environmental clearances for a very long time. "These...

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Power Min Cabinet note on 'carriage and content' by month-end...

  The Ministry of Power will float a Cabinet note on the proposal of disintegrating power supply and distribution network for providing electricity to consumers, in a month's time.      This proposal -- carriage and content -- has been in the works for the past one year and may fructify by the end of the...

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ONGC's first power plant in India starts commercial generation...

  State-owned ONGC's first commercial power project in the country started commercial production Tuesday night in Tripura, six months after President Pranab Mukherjee dedicated the 726 MW capacity facility to the nation. "After the inauguration of the power project June 21 by the president, technical hurdles were found in the 53-km...

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Delhi Government slashed electricity tariff by 50%...

  Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government on Tuesday cleared a 50% cut in electricity tariffs, delivering on yet another poll promise a day after it announced metered consumers will get 20 kilolitres water every month free of cost.   The government was also on course to ordering an audit by the national auditor into the finances...

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