Hyderabad: Ahead of a scheduled pre-bid meeting for the development of 2,000 mw of solar power in Telangana, the state officials assured the private developers that the government would provide all the support including the available land to facilitate these projects. Speaking at a two-day ‘EQ Solar Leadership Summit’ on Wednesday, Telangana state industrial infrastructure […]
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Sterling and Wilson develops 140 MW of solar power plants for FY14-15
New Delhi: Sterling and Wilson Pvt Ltd, part of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group is close to commissioning more than 140 megawatts (Mw) of solar power generation plants in India for the financial year 2014 – 2015. The company already has over 350 Mw of solar projects spread across 13 states including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil […]
NTPC aims to install 5,000 MW of solar power capacity in two years
NEW DELHI: NTPC, India’s biggest power generator, aims to set up 5,000 mw solar capacity in the next two years. This is a third of its target of installing 15,000 mw over the next seven years and spells an over fiftyfold jump from the current solar capacity. The state-run company is clear that states will […]
Major fire at Ballari thermal station in Karnataka
BALLARI: Power generation at the 500 MW unit of the Ballari Thermal Power Station in Karnataka has come to a grinding halt following a major fire, a BTPS official said today. The fire accident last night destroyed the transformer in the first unit of the power station affecting power generation, the official said. He said […]
NHPC committed to river bank protection
GUWAHATI: NHPC today said it is committed to take up erosion control measures on both banks of the Subansiri river for a stretch of 30 km in accordance with recommendations of two panels set up for the Subansiri Lower Hydro Electric Project. NHPC in a release said that a survey of 30 km area downstream […]
L&T Construction bags orders worth Rs 5,492 cr
New Delhi: Larsen & Toubro (L&T) today said its construction arm has bagged orders worth Rs 5,492 crore across various segments in March. In the building and factories segment, the projects L&T Construction has won include a major order for construction of a mix use development complex in Mumbai, it said. “The scope involves civil, […]
KEC International bags orders worth Rs 1,565 crore
MUMBAI: RPG Group’s flagship infrastructure company, KEC International, has bagged orders worth Rs 1,565 crore for power transmission and distribution and cables, the company said in a statement on Monday. In its transmission and distribution businesses, the company picked up orders worth Rs 1,458 crore from India, Bangladesh, Oman, Malaysia, US and Brazil. KEC said […]
DERC likely to declare tariff hike in May-end
NEW DELHI: Despite questions raised by the Delhi government over power tariff hikes in the past four years, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has started the process of determining new tariff for the financial year 2015-16, which are expected to be announced by the May-end or early June. According to sources, the regulator is also […]
SJVN plans 8520 million units of Power generation in FY 2015-16
Mumbai: Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Power whereby the company plans a target of 8520 million units of Power generation in FY 2015-16. The company plans energy generation of 8520 million units (under Excellent parsers) with an expected sales turnover of Rs 2,224 crore and […]
NHPC aims at Rs 5,400 crore power sales in FY’16
NEW DELHI: State-run hydro power utility NHPC aims to earn over Rs 5,400 crore through the sale of power. It targets generation of 22,000 million units in the current fiscal, 2015-16. NHPC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Power for 2015-16. Under the preliminary pact, the company has a gross (power) […]
Stop being absurd, Delhi’s power regulator tells AAP
New Delhi: The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has hit back at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led Delhi government for summoning its chief to the state assembly to explain the power tariff hike in the capital. In a letter written to the Delhi government, DERC has mentioned the ‘inappropriate’ nature of the demand put […]
SC allows Adani Power to defend compensatory tariff before tribunal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Adani Power Ltd to argue its case for compensatory tariff for power supplied to Haryana discoms in the Appellate Tribunal Electricity (Aptel). The company wanted higher tariff as coal imported from Indonesia became costlier due to “unforeseeable and unprecedented” factors like change of law. The court also […]