Category: Power

CHENNAI: Tangedco section office at Kilkattalai will be shifted to S Kolathur from Thursday. Currently, the office is at No 5, Pillayar Koil Street at Kilkattatai.

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government Monday unveiled a new solar energy policy 2019 that aims at generating 9,000 MW for the state by 2022.

BHUBANESWAR: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday turned down Tata Steel’s plea to consider its bid for the debt-ridden Bhushan Power & Steel as the “most legitimate”. This places JSW Steel in a sweet spot to bag the insolvent company.

KOCHI: For years, Kerala has struggled to find a viable fuel source to fire its two power stations at Kayamkulam and Kochi.

CHENNAI: For carrying out maintenance work, power supply will be suspended by Tangedco on Tuesday from 9 am to 4 pm in the following areas. According to a statement from Tangedco, the supply will be resumed before 5 pm if work is completed.

JAMMU: A high-level team of Pakistani experts inspected the 1000 MW Pakal Dul hydroelectric power project being built on the Chenab river basin in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district Tuesday under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), officials said.

BHUBANESWAR: National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), the national thermal power major, is all set to start commercial operations from its first unit of 1600 MW (2×800) supercritical coal-based power plant at Darlipali in Sundargarh district by March end.

KOCHI: Kerala has huge potential to harness solar energy through floating plants, said Sanjeev Arora, president, robotics and motion, ABB India. The Swiss-based power, heavy electrical equipment and automation provider had installed the country’s largest – 500 kw – floating solar plant for Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) at Banasura Sagar dam in Wayanad.