OPG Power to increase capacity to 740 MW by 2013
July 20th, 2012 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 20 (IANS) Britain-based OPG Power Ventures Plc, operating power plants in India through subsidiaries, would raise the total generation capacity to around 742 MW by next year, said ... Read more...
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Validity of tariff order for wind plants extended
June 30th, 2012 - 11:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 30 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) Saturday extended the validity of its earlier tariff order for wind, biomass and bagasse based co-generation energy plants till ... Read more...
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Don’t scrap wind power banking: Manufacturers tell Tamil Nadu
June 28th, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 27 (IANS) The Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) has asked the Tamil Nadu government to call a meeting of stake-holders in wind energy sector in the state ... Read more...
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‘Tamil Nadu power corp wrong on wind power banking loss’
June 22nd, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 22 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association (Tasma) termed as "deceptive" the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation's (Tangedco) assumption of the loss it suffers offering ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to annul Udangudi power joint venture soon
June 18th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 18 (IANS) The 1,600 MW joint venture power project between Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) and power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), planned at Udangudi in ... Read more...
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Wind power banking in Tamil Nadu is unbankable: Tangedco
June 17th, 2012 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 17 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) wants power banking scrapped as around Rs.200 crore are being lost annually because of the the facility.Power banking ... Read more...
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Windmill makers in Tamil Nadu accused of opaque pricing
June 15th, 2012 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 15 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Spinning Mills Association (TASMA) has decided to approach the Competition Commission of India if windmill makers failed to provide the capital expenditure break-up ... Read more...
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Neyveli Lignite Corp to add 1,000 MW this fiscal
May 28th, 2012 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 28 (IANS) Integrated lignite mining-cum-power generator Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd (NLC) hopes to add around 1,000 MW this fiscal to its existing 2,740 MW capacity, a top company ... Read more...
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Power tariff in Tamil Nadu goes up
March 30th, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 30 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Friday further turned costlier to live in for all sections of the people with an average 37 percent increase power tariff effective Saturday.The revised ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu power units to raise Rs.11,000 crore
March 12th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 12 (IANS) State-owned Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (Tangedco) and Tamil Nadu Power Finance Corporation would together raise around Rs.11,000 crore through bonds and government guarantees, ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu hopes to save Rs.900 crore in Udangudi project
February 29th, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government's decision to have the state electricity board implement the 1,600 MW power project at Udangudi in Tuticorin district would result in saving ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu power generator to float tenders for two power projects
January 30th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 30 (IANS) The power generation and distribution arm of Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO) will soon issue tenders for two of its proposed power projects ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu seeks over Rs.180,000 crore for free laptops, other schemes
June 14th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa Tuesday asked the central government for financial assistance amounting to Rs.182,402.18 crore for various schemes to be implemented by her ... Read more...
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Agra MP arrested for protesting power cuts
January 19th, 2010 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 18 (IANS) Rama Shankar Katheria, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Agra city, was Monday arrested while protesting against power supply shortage and alleged mismanagement by the distribution corporation.
The ... Read more...
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No privatisation of power utilities in Tamil Nadu
December 14th, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Monday declared that the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) and its two newly formed subsidiaries will not be privatised.
Launching the Tamil ... Read more...
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Wrestler electrocuted, agitated villagers block traffic
May 19th, 2008 - 6:31 pm ICT by admin
Agra, May 19 (IANS) A villager in Arsena village in Uttar Pradesh, grazing cattle, was electrocuted when he touched a high-tension wire lying across the field. The agitated villagers blocked traffic for ... Read more...
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