Grid failure for 300 million people across India
July 30th, 2012 - 9:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New Delhi, July 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Monday morning was not good for about 300 million people across India. Airports, railway stations, hospitals and metro stations were al thrown off balance because of ... Read more...
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Indian power industry poised for major growth: Shinde
January 19th, 2012 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Stating that the Indian power industry is at the cusp of major growth with 80,000 MW of power units under construction, union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde ... Read more...
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APGENCO bags power award
November 25th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IANS) The state-owned Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Co Ltd (APGENCO) has bagged the India power award 2011 for overall utility performance-generationAPGENCO won the award for the third ... Read more...
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No power outages during Deepavali: Government
October 19th, 2011 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) There will be no power outages during the festive season, the government Wednesday said, insisting that the electricity situation in the country is improving."The power ... Read more...
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Sahara India inks deal with Korean firm for 6,000-MW power project
August 17th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) Sahara India Power Corporation Wednesday said it will set up a total 6,000-megawatt capacity in thermal power plants in India in association with government-run South ... Read more...
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IPCL, DPSC to invest Rs.26,450 crore in power
July 20th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 20 (IANS) India Power Corporation Limited (IPCL) and DPSC Limited, a power generation and distribution group, Wednesday announced their plan to invest Rs.26,450 crore by 2015 in the ... Read more...
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Rs.40,000 crore disinvestment target will be met: Patel
March 1st, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Despite missing the current financial year's target, the government is confident of raising Rs.40,000 crore ($9 billion) through the sale of stakes in state-run firms, Heavy ... Read more...
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Power ministry asks for environment clearance for some coal mines
October 26th, 2010 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) India's power ministry has approached the environment ministry to allow functioning of some of the coal mines which fall under restricted areas and were dedicated to ... Read more...
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Sahara ties up with Israeli firm for solar technology
May 25th, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Sahara India Power Corp, a subsidiary of the Sahara India group, Tuesday said it has tied up with Israel-based Safesky Software to manufacture advanced solar power technologies.
The companies ... Read more...
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A tribute to MJ by Harman Baweja
February 23rd, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Harman Baweja takes the honor of being the first Bollywood Star to pay tribute to world's greatest pop star Michael Jackson.We come to learn that Harman ... Read more...
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Andrew Yule repays Rs.65.26 crore government loan
February 3rd, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) State-owned diversified company Andrew Yule & Company Ltd (AYCL) Wednesday repaid the remaining Rs.65.26 crore government loan following disinvestments of Phoenix Yule Ltd and DPSC Ltd, a ... Read more...
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Srei consortium buys majority stake in DPSC (Lead)
November 20th, 2009 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) India Power Corp Ltd (IPCL), a consortium comprising Srei Infrastructure Finance and Bhaskar Silicon, was Friday selected for picking up a controlling 57.17 percent stake in power utility ... Read more...
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Andrew Yule, others offload stake in power utility
November 20th, 2009 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) India Power Corp Ltd (IPCL), a consortium comprising Srei Infrastructure and Bhaskar Silicon, was Friday selected for picking up a controlling 57.17 percent stake in power utility DPSC ... Read more...
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Coal India, power producer to sign fuel supply deal
January 20th, 2009 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) India's largest coal producer Coal India Limited (CIL) and the largest power producer NTPC Ltd have decided to sign an agreement to always maintain 75 percent fuel supply ... Read more...
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India may exceed 2020 nuclear power target: Kakodkar
December 4th, 2008 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) India is expected to exceed the nuclear power target of 20,000 MW by 2020, thanks to the removal of curbs on the import of technology and fuels ... Read more...
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India aims at 60,000 MW more hydropower by 2025
September 24th, 2008 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 24 (IANS) Power-starved India is aiming to get 60,000 MW of additional electricity from hydro projects by 2025, most of it through domestic resources, the country's Minister of State for ... Read more...
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AIADMK protest in Rajya Sabha over gas supply to Baalus firm
April 24th, 2008 - 4:38 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Apr 24 (ANI): All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) today accused Shipping and Transport Minister and DMK leader T R Baalu of misusing his position to the public ... Read more...
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