Ministers who matter in Manmohan’s cabinet
September 6th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
The slew of ministerial groups set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to assist in consensus-building and decision-making, once headed by Pranab Mukherjee, who was then the finance minister and ... Read more...
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Ambani seeks higher power tariff to ensure industry’s health
September 4th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 4 (IANS) Power tariffs in India will have to go up to reflect the cost it takes to produce electricity and the health of producing companies, Reliance Power ... Read more...
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Reliance Power starts production at Sasan mines
September 3rd, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS) Reliance Power has begun mining coal from Sasan blocks in Madhya Pradesh six months ahead of schedule, the company said Monday. It targets raising the output ... Read more...
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Citizens’ group opposes sub-panel on Tipaimukh dam
August 30th, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Aug 30 (IANS) A citizens' group Thursday opposed the formation of an India-Bangladesh joint sub-group on Manipur's Tipaimukh power project.The mega-power project, one of the largest in northeastern India, ... Read more...
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CAG reports creating suspicion, distrust: Assocham
August 28th, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) report on coal block allocation in which it has indicated a Rs.1.85 lakh crore ($37 billion) loss ... Read more...
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Major steps to boost power generation soon
August 25th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The government is fortifying major initiatives undertaken earlier to improve the power situation in the light of the country's worst blackout last month.Minister of State ... Read more...
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Congress rejects BJP demand for PM’s resignation
August 17th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Congress Friday rejected as "unwarranted" the BJP's demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over coal block allocation and accused the ... Read more...
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Reliance Power refutes auditor on excess coal benefit (Lead)
August 17th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The permission to Reliance Power to use excess coal from three blocks allocated to Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project resulted in an undue benefit, says ... Read more...
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Undue benefit to Reliance Power on coal allocation
August 17th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, August 17 (IANS) The permission to Reliance Power to use excess coal from three blocks allocated to Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project resulted in an undue benefit to ... Read more...
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Kudankulam activists seek answers on nuclear power project
August 6th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) The People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) protesting against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) Monday decided to send a postcard to the Russian ambassador ... Read more...
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Tata Power’s 800 MW thermal plant operational in Gujarat
July 19th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Tata Power Thursday announced the synchronization of its 800 MW Unit-II of the 4,000 MW Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in Gujarat.With this, Tata Power's ... Read more...
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Say no to more Kudankulam units, Jayalalithaa urged
July 18th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 18 (IANS) Anti-nuclear protestors resisting the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu have urged Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa to oppose addition of two more units ... Read more...
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Jharkhand to get second 4,000 MW power plant
June 17th, 2012 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 17 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda has given his consent for setting up a 4,000 MW ultra mega thermal power plant in Deoghar district, the second in ... Read more...
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NTPC begins work on power project in Karnataka
June 2nd, 2012 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 2 (IANS) State-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Ltd Saturday commenced work on the first phase of the 4,000 megawatt super thermal power plant in Karnataka's Bijapur district.Union ... Read more...
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Government decides in favour of R-Power’s coal transfer plan
April 28th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on ultra mega power projects (UMPP) Saturday agreed not to review an earlier decision of allowing Reliance Power ... 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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Udangudi Power project may not need fresh environment assessment
February 27th, 2012 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 27 (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 may not necessitate another ... Read more...
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Jharkhand to spend Rs.1,600 crore to lay power lines
February 26th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Feb 26 (IANS) Jharkhand will spend Rs.1,600 crore for laying transmission lines to transport power that would be produced in the state in the next three years. The state ... Read more...
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NHPC to study Lower Subansiri power project in totality
February 16th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Feb 16 (IANS) The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) will study the concerns raised by an expert committee over the construction of the 2,000 MW Lower Subansiri hydro-electric project ... Read more...
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Reliance Power quarterly net profit rises 42 percent
February 13th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Reliance Power Ltd. Monday posted an increase of 42 percent in consolidated net profit at Rs.203.87 crore for the quarter ended Dec 31 against Rs.143.61 crore ... Read more...
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Decks cleared for Bihar power project
January 28th, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 28 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Saturday laid the foundation stone of the much awaited Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project in Aurangabad district, marking the end of ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu seeks Rs.3,000 crore grant, energy port
January 19th, 2012 - 1:13 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) Tamil Nadu sought an one time grant of Rs.3,000 crore and setting up of a gas grid connecting the major cities of the state ... Read more...
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Northeastern India’s largest power project to ease electricity woes
November 21st, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Nov 21 (IANS) The electricity crisis in northeastern India is set to ease when the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) first mega power project -- the largest ... Read more...
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Reliance Power’s second quarter operating revenue up 189 percent
November 8th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Reliance Power, part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), Tuesday said its operating revenue for the second quarter ended Sep 30 had increased by a ... Read more...
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Reliance Power’s Tilaiya project gets approval for carbon credits
October 3rd, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Reliance Power, part of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group, Monday said its 3,960 MW Tilaiya ultra mega power project in Jharkhand has got approval ... Read more...
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Shanghai Electric to supply equipment for Haldia plant
September 15th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 14 (IANS) China's leading equipment manufacturing company Shanghai Electric Group will supply boilers, turbines and generators (BTG) for power utility CESC's 600 MW thermal project at Haldia in ... Read more...
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Policy soon on pricing 84 natural resources
September 4th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The finance ministry will soon place before the union cabinet a note for approval on pricing of natural resources such as spectrum, petroleum, coal, ... Read more...
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Power Finance Corporation to raise $1 billion fund
August 29th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) State-run Power Finance Corporation has sought an approval from the Reserve Bank of India to raise $1 billion from external commercial borrowings, the Rajya Sabha ... 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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Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh may get ultra-mega power plants
August 15th, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The government has finalised the sites for two more ultra mega power projects, one in Tamil Nadu and the other in Andhra Pradesh, and plans ... Read more...
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Reliance Power’s Q1 operating revenues up 300 percent
August 11th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Reliance Power, part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG), Thursday said its operating revenues had increased by a whopping 300 percent at Rs.541.80 crore ... Read more...
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National Aluminium on a major diversification drive: Chairman
July 28th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 28 (IANS) State-run National Aluminium Co (Nalco) wants non-core areas to contribute a fourth of its revenue through an ambitious diversification plan covering areas like nuclear energy, thermal ... Read more...
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Soon half of India’s power from private sector: Power Minister (Interview)
July 24th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has promised reform and an enabling policy environment that will ensure half of India's electricity is generated and distributed ... Read more...
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Jaypee’s hydropower corridor to be set up this month
July 3rd, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Karcham (Himachal Pradesh), July 3 (IANS) A mega power transmission corridor being constructed by the Jaypee Group in this Himachal Pradesh town will be commissioned by the end of this ... Read more...
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Reliance Power total income rises 124 percent in 2011-12
May 27th, 2011 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Reliance Power part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) Friday said its total income had risen by a whopping 124 percent at Rs.1,892.47 crore ... Read more...
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