Uttar Pradesh Commission cancels SPPAs for 32.5 MW of bagasse generation units

The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has disapproved three standardized power purchase agreements (SPPAs) for the procurement of 32.5 MW of bagasse-based power from generators by the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. (UPPCL). The UPPCL had filed three separate petitions seeking the approval of SPPA to procure bagasse-based power. Firstly, the UPPCL had petitioned […]

BHEL bags Rs 3500 cr order from West Bengal

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) said it has bagged a Rs 3500 crore order for setting up a 660 mw supercritical thermal power plant in West Bengal. The order for setting up the Sagardighi Thermal Power Project Extension Unit-5 at Manigram village in Murshidabad district of West Bengal has been placed on BHEL by West […]

Five killed in coal mine accident in China

Five workers were killed while another remained trapped in a coal mine accident in east China’s Fujian Province, local authorities said Saturday. The accident occurred Friday at a coal mine in Yongding District in the city of Longyan, the district’s publicity department said, without elaborating on what kind of accident it was. Nine people were […]

Indian Oil, ONGC, NTPC most profitable PSUs in FY18

Indian Oil Corporation, ONGC and NTPC emerged as the top three most profitable PSUs in 2017-18, while BSNL, Air India and MTNL incurred the highest losses for the second consecutive year, according to a survey tabled in Parliament Thursday. The Public Enterprises Survey 2017-18, which mapped the performance of central public sector units, revealed that […]