Upping the development of European standard roads in the country, Union Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for several projects worth in Uttarakhand on Tuesday. The Union Minister along with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami dedicated 30 National Highway (NH) projects worth Rs 4,755 crore in Haridwar […]
Day: February 14, 2024
Tata Power Renewable Energy signs PDA worth Rs 105 cr with Tata Communications to set up 18.75 MW AC group captive solar plant
Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) on Wednesday announced that it has signed a power delivery agreement with Tata Communications Limited (Tata Communications) for an 18.75 MW AC group captive solar power plant. The project, facilitated through a special purpose vehicle (SPV) — Nivade Windfarm Limited — has acquired an estimated order value of Rs […]
Nxtra to procure 140,208 MWh renewable energy for its data centres
Nxtra by Airtel, a data centre company, on Wednesday, announced a power-wheeling agreement with Ampln and Amplus Energy to procure an additional 140,208 MWh of renewable energy. With this, Nxtra has enhanced its existing commitment of reducing its carbon footprint through renewable energy sources annually by ~ 99,547 tCO2e, it said in a regulatory filing. […]
Govt grants, policy support to power 4 GW battery capex by fiscal 2028, says CRISIL
Tailwinds from government grants in the form of viability gap funding (VGF) for battery storage systems and other favourable policy announcements should lead to ~4 gigawatt (GW) of battery storage capacity by fiscal 2028, said a report by CRISIL Ratings. Another driver of this, it added, will be improvement in return on capital (returns) profile […]
Coal India to add new mines, expand existing ones to meet high demand
State-run Coal India plans to start operations at five new mines and expand capacity of at least 16 existing ones to address growing demand for the fuel, its chairman told Reuters on Wednesday. India has increasingly relied on coal to address record power demand in recent months, with the rise in coal-fired power output outpacing […]
Clean fuel boost to Kolkata with GAIL pipeline ready in 3 months: Official
Clean fuel supply in Kolkata is set to receive a significant boost in the coming months with the completion of the main trunk GAIL gas transportation pipeline, according to a senior official. Anupam Mukhopadhyay, CEO of Bengal Gas Company Ltd, stated that the GAIL gas pipeline would be completed within the next three months, with […]
Assam: 6 renewable power projects in pipeline, says Gorlosa
Power minister Nandita Gorlosa on Monday said in the assembly the power department has taken up various projects to meet the demand and to make the state independent in power generation. He was replying to a question raised by Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi. Assam generates only 17% of the power required on its own and […]
Adani Green Energy likely to tap dollar bond market in March, sources say
India’s Adani Green Energy is likely to raise $500 million by issuing dollar bonds in March, two officials aware of the plans said, making it the first Adani group company to return to the overseas bond market in a year. “The company is doing the groundwork and talking to investors to get a sense on […]
Wait for shorter route to Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport in Mohali may get longer
The construction of a shorter route to Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport in Mohali is likely to get delayed. The UT Administration had recently sent a proposal for the shorter route to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for its approval. The MHA was likely to take up the issue after the Lok Sabha elections, […]
No let-up in Chandigarh-Delhi air fare hike
Chandigarh-Delhi airfare continues to be in the range of Rs 11,000-17,000 till February 17. The blockades on the highway effected in view of the farmers’ protest have also affected the Chandigarh-Delhi taxi service. Vikram singh Pundir of the Tricity Cab Union said, “No one from our group of 800 taxi drivers ventured on the Chandigarh-Delhi […]
Villagers in Kargil demand road, mobile connectivity
Residents of villages in Kargil have demanded installation of mobile towers for better communication and building of new roads in their areas. Executive Councillor (EC), Public Health Engineering, Revenue and Tourism, of Hill Council Kargil, Kacho Mohd Feroz conducted an extensive tour of Pashkum village to review developmental activities and met various public delegations.
Punjab and Haryana High Court questions Haryana on placing blockades on highway following farmers’ protests
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday verbally questioned the State of Haryana on placing blockades on the highway following farmers’ protests. The Bench verbally observed that the farmers were passing through the highways, adding that they had the right to movement and to assemble.