Public hearing on AP's Narla Tatarao Thermal Power Station expansion project tomorrow...

  The public hearing on the proposed expansion of Narla Tatarao Thermal Power Station (NTTPS) scheduled to be held on Friday is going to give some tense moments for officials and engineers of AP Power Generation Corporation Limited (AP-GENCO) and NTTPS as several villages have passed resolutions against the project fearing a spurt...

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Lanco said to consider sale of Australian Griffin Coal division...

  Lanco Infratech Ltd, India’s second biggest private power producer, is considering selling its Australian unit Griffin Coal Mining Co. to help repay debt, three people with knowledge of the matter said. Lanco is examining options including a full sale of Griffin Coal, which it bought for 750 million Australian dollars ($665 million)...

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Linking Ladakh with national grid: PGCIL to implement Rs 2076.56 crore project...

  The government has finally decided to start implementing the 220-kv power transmission line that would link the arid Ladakh desert with the national grid. The PGCIL will implement the Rs 2076.56 crore project that will be jointly funded by the centre and the state government but will eventually become property of the J&K state....

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Indian T&D industry should tap global opportunities to increase exports: World Bank...

  Domestic transmission and distribution companies need to tap global opportunities to increase exports from the current $ 5 billion to $ 25 billion in the next five years, a World Bank official said. "Indian transmission and distribution industry should look for opportunities globally to enhance exports from $ 5 billion to $ 25...

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Govt mulling National Offshore Wind Energy Agency...

  To explore the potential of generating power through wind energy, New and Renewable Energy Ministry is making efforts for setting up a National Offshore Wind Energy Agency. The agency will explore wind generation potential in the offshore areas of the country. "The potential of generating power through wind energy in the offshore...

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Reliance Power, Lanco seek higher tariffs for the Concentrating Solar PV Projects...

  Solar power plants of Reliance Power, Lanco and others, are seeking higher tariffs saying that the data on solar radiation provided by the government was faulty which has led to lower generation. Several companies have filed petitions before the central regulator, seeking higher tariffs jut as a panel chaired by Deepak Parekh...

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Inter-State power transmission needs closer attention: Power Ministry

  As all the regional grids in the country have been synchronised, now inter-State transmission needs attention, said Devendra Chaudhry, Additional Secretary in the Union Ministry of Power. Speaking at the Elecrama meet, the mega conference of power distributors in Bangalore, Chaudhry said likeminded States need to invest in and...

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Cash Buffer Lures Risk Averse to India Solar Auction...

  India’s first national auction of solar permits since 2011 offers improved revenue security to investors seeking a foothold in a market where the cost of sun power may equal that of other sources within three years. The state-run Solar Energy Corp. of India is inviting bids by Jan. 20 from companies to build 750 megawatts of capacity....

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