Bengal may set up gas-based power plant
August 8th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) The West Bengal government is exploring the possibility of setting up a gas-based power plant in Durgapur, an official said Wednesday."We have not yet decided about ... Read more...
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Firm fined Rs.100 crore in Himachal, files review petition
June 1st, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 1 (IANS) Just about a month after the Himachal Pradesh High Court directed a private firm to dismantle a thermal power plant in Solan district over green concerns, ... 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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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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Jaitapur may store spent nuclear fuel: Activists
November 30th, 2010 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 30 (IANS) Two days after the centre cleared the 9,900 MW Jaitapur nuclear power project (JNPP), activists Tuesday said the plant was dangerous as it may store spent fuel from ... Read more...
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NTPC commissions first unit of Jhajjar plant for Games
October 11th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Power utility NTPC has commissioned the first unit of its 1,500-MW Jhajjar project in Haryana to meet the energy needs of the ongoing Commonwealth Games.The 500-MW plant ... Read more...
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SPIC to restart Tuticorin fertlisers plants
September 22nd, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 22 (IANS) Fertiliser maker Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation (SPIC) will soon start its Tuticorin ammonia and urea plants as it is confident of getting natural gas to power the plants, ... Read more...
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Russia could finance over 20 percent of Armenian nuke plant
August 20th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Aug.20 (ANI): Russia could provide more than 20 percent of the funding for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Armenia, worth an estimated five billion dollars, Russia's nuclear chief ... Read more...
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Delhi to soon be power-surplus state: Dikshit
August 15th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Sunday said that with generation of 1,500 MW from a gas-based power station at Bawana and the 108 MW plant at Rithala about ... Read more...
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Hasina plans to buy electricity from India
April 26th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 26 (IANS) Purchasing 500 MW power from India and setting up ten new power plants to generate another 1,000 MW tops Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's agenda, a media report ... Read more...
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1,000 MW solar power from NTPC arm at low rates
January 30th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) India's largest power company National Thermal Power Corporation's power-trading subsidiary NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam will develop 1,000 MW of solar power and supply it at competitive prices by ... Read more...
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Dhaka seeks $5 bn foreign investment in power sector
December 13th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 13 (IANS) Officials Sunday left for London to bid for $5 billion foreign investment in Bangladesh's cash-strapped power sector. They will also visit Singapore and the US next month.
The ... 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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Ramsarup inks accord to sell power to West Bengal
November 13th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) Ramsarup Industries, which has interests in steel, power and infrastructure businesses, Friday said it has signed an agreement with the West Bengal government to sell power to it.
According ... Read more...
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US firm to set up biomass plants in south India
October 20th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 20 (IANS) The Indian arm of the US-based biomass power company Clenergen Corp will set up two wood-fired plants with a combined capacity of 71-MW in southern India, a top ... Read more...
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Singareni Collieries to set up 600 MW plant in Telangana
October 18th, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 18 (IANS) The state-owned Singareni Collieries will set up a 600 MW power plant at a cost of Rs.2,700 crore (Rs.27 billion) in Adilabad district in Andhra Pradesh.
Chief Minister K. ... Read more...
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Advancing time helps Dhaka save power
July 23rd, 2009 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 23 (IANS) Advancing the time by an hour has helped Bangladesh reduce power demand by 150 to 200 megawatt (MW) in the evenings, marginally easing the persistent electricity shortage.
Factories have ... Read more...
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BGR Energy seeks tie-up with Japanese turbine firm
July 16th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 16 (IANS) In order to become a full-fledged power plant equipment manufacturer, engineering and infrastructure firm BGR Energy Systems has approached a Japanese steam turbine manufacturer for a tie-up.
Confirming ... Read more...
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Tat Steel commissions 120 MW gas-based plant
May 6th, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jamshedpur, May 6 (IANS) Industrial Energy Ltd (IEL), a joint venture between Tata Steel and Tata Power, Wednesday commissioned a 120-MW power plant that will run on waste gas produced by the ... Read more...
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Orissa power project faces trouble for Maytas link
January 21st, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 21 (IANS) A proposed power project in Orissa has run into trouble over the promoter company's links with Maytas Infra, a senior official said Wednesday.The state government has put on ... Read more...
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Satluj Jal Vidyut to set up 40-MW plant in Himachal Pradesh
October 6th, 2008 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 6 (IANS) The state-run hydroelectric major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVN), which has four power projects to its credit in Himachal Pradesh, will set up another one in Hamirpur ... Read more...
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California plans world’s largest solar plant
August 16th, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by IANS
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San Francisco, Aug 16 (DPA) A California utility company has signed a deal to build the world's two biggest solar power plants in central California with solar panels covering 32.5 sq km ... Read more...
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Torrent Power plans to generate over 8600 MW
August 4th, 2008 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Aug 4 (IANS) The city-based Torrent Power has unveiled ambitious plans to build a string of new and brown field power projects that will give it an installed generating capacity of ... Read more...
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