The Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC) has rejected the petition filed by M.P. Power Management Company Ltd (MPPMCL) to review the tariff order dated March 26, 2013, for wind power generators and amend the respective power purchase agreement (PPA). MPPMCL is the holding company for all the electricity distribution companies (DISCOMs) of Madhya Pradesh. […]
Day: February 20, 2019
Mukesh Ambani’s RIL and world’s largest oil exporter Saudi Aramco in talks for investing in these projects
Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil exporter, Wednesday said it is in talks with Reliance Industries and other Indian companies for investing in petrochemicals and refinery projects in the country. The Saudi national oil company, which along with its partner UAE’s Adnoc has taken a 50 per cent stake in a planned USD 44-billion mega […]
Airbus opens commercial pilot and maintenance training centre
Airbus Wednesday said it has inaugurated a world class training centre for commercial pilots and maintenance engineers in the National Capital Region of Delhi. The initiative is part of its continuing efforts to support the exponential growth of the civil aviation sector in the country, the company said. Airbus forecast a need for more than […]
Seeking partnerships to make aircrafts in India: Suresh Prabhu
The aviation market in India has begun to “explode” and the country is looking forward to partnerships to locally manufacture aircrafts, Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Wednesday. Wooing investors at the inaugural session of the biennial Aero India Show here, Prabhu said, “India’s aviation market is now beginning to explode…” “So far, […]
Solar plant commissioned
Kolkata-based module manufacturer and solar EPC player Vikram Solar, on Tuesday commissioned a 200 MW solar power project for Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGENCO) near Tadipatri in Anantapur district. The plant segregated into two blocks of 100 MW each for better management and higher efficiency, will power nearly 1,50,000 homes once connected to the […]
Clean power
The effort to clean up India’s thermal power plants running on coal has never really taken off, despite the Ministry of Environment notifying emission limits for major pollutants such as suspended particulate matter, sulphur oxide, nitrogen oxide and mercury in December 2015. Considering that the cumulative impact of these pollutants on the health and well-being […]
Power Shutdown on February 20
In view of maintenance works to be carried out at Kavundampalayam sub-station, there will be no power supply from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on February 20 in the following areas: Nallampalayam, Housing board, AR Nagar, Thamami Nagar, Driver Colony, Samundeswari Nagar, Suguna Nagar, Union Road, Ashok Nagar, Murugan Nagar, Bharathi Nagar, Dhayal Street, Fire […]
Airport expansion: Revenue Department sticks to original plan in acquiring land
Amidst reports that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) requested the State Government to expand Coimbatore International Airport by acquiring 365 acres, the Revenue Department said that it was sticking to the initial plan of acquiring 627.89 acres. On behalf of the Revenue Department, the Coimbatore District Collector recently sent a letter to the Transport […]
GAIL pipelines damaged 5 times in 6 months
In the past six months, the fledgling GAIL city pipeline network has been damaged at least five times by various government agencies or private companies digging the roads. The gas pipelines, laid one metre below the ground and whose lines have been marked with signboards every few metres, are perhaps the only utility in the […]
AAI to upgrade Chennai airport’s passenger service
CHENNAI: Following the recent dip in the rating of Chennai airport’s quality of service, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has stepped up efforts to offer better service within the limitations caused by ongoing construction of a new terminal and a multilevel car park. Concerns related to baggage delivery, flight information boards, retail shops with […]
Motorcyclist death stalls Western Express Highway traffic
MUMBAI: An accident that killed a motorcyclist on the spot brought traffic on the Western Express Highway to a virtual standstill at Goregaon on Monday evening. Snaking queues of vehicles were reported between Goregaon and Andheri on the north-bound arm of the WEH. TOP COMMENT Its always the mistake of the byker as they are […]
Maharashtra: Fuel pumps to remain shut for 20 min today
MUMBAI: Petrol pumps across Maharashtra, including over 500 in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, will remain shut for 20 minutes on Wednesday, from 7pm as a tribute to the 44 jawans who were killed in the recent Pulwama attack. Federation of All-Maharashtra Petrol Dealers’ Association (FAMPEDA) president Uday Lodh said that petrol pumps attached to the Consortium […]