Coal crisis: Will you face power cut tomorrow? Check Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and other states’ update
From Delhi to Punjab to Uttar Pradesh, most states in India could face temporary power cuts in the coming days that could push the country into a few dark days until the issue is resolved.
Oct 09, 2021, 23:34 PM IST
Coal crisis: Power cuts imposed in Punjab as plants run at reduced capacity
Severe coal shortage at thermal power plants in Punjab has forced power utility PSPCL to cut down power generation.
Oct 09, 2021, 20:12 PM IST
CCEA gives nod to new coal linkage policy
The new coal linkage policy for power plants will help producers ensure fuel supplies in an organised manner.
May 17, 2017, 13:42 PM IST
Novel tech could shrink power plants tenfold, enhance efficiency
The term asupercritical` describes the state of carbon dioxide above its critical temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and critical pressure of 73 atmospheres, making it twice as dense as steam.
Centre clears new power tariff policy to boost investment, clean energy
The Centre on Wednesday unveiled a new power tariff policy which allows 100 percent expansion by existing power plants, passing on levies to consumers and purchase of 100 percent electricity produced from waste.
Jan 20, 2016, 20:01 PM IST
Policy on coal linkages likely in 15 days: Govt
To ensure fuel supply to power plants, the proposed policy for coal linkages is likely to be finalised within a fortnight, the government said Tuesday.
Nov 17, 2015, 15:21 PM IST
Adani Power in talks with Welspun Group to buy power plants
Adani Power Wednesday said it is in talks with Welspun Group for buying ready to build coal-fired power plants.
Oct 07, 2015, 19:19 PM IST
Gujarat govt to set up new SRP battalion to boost security
In a bid to strengthen security at critical installations like power plants, ports and dams, Gujarat government has decided to create an additional battalion of State Reserve Police (SRP) of 1,200 armed personnel.
Sep 14, 2015, 11:00 AM IST
Goverment talks of contingency plan to tackle power woes
"Today, we have stocks which can run these power plants for almost 20-22 days continously...," the minister said, adding that the buffer stock has been built up.
"Power plants are ready to produce more. They have sufficient capacity in the system. Sufficient contingency plans have been drawn up," the minister said.
SEZ: Govt withdraws duty benefits for power plants
The Commerce Ministry in a notification on guidelines for power generation in SEZs said the directive issued in March 2012 was being withdrawn and the position of February 2009 was being restored.
Apr 06, 2015, 23:36 PM IST
Short-term fuel supply to power projects extended till June
In a fresh directive, the Coal Ministry said that supply of fuel to power plants, the blocks of which were cancelled by the Supreme Court last year, will continue till June-end.
Apr 05, 2015, 14:15 PM IST
RIL counters govt assertion on idle power plants
Reliance Industries has countered government's assertion that power plants were lying idle due to fall in output from its KG-D6 fields, saying most of these units were built much before the fields were even discovered.
Mar 26, 2015, 17:19 PM IST
Cabinet clears pooling of gas prices to help revive stuck power plants
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved a major policy intervention, through an innovative mechanism, to revive and improve utilization of the stranded gas based power generation capacity in the country.
Mar 25, 2015, 21:12 PM IST
Coal India to import around 2 LT of coal
State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) will import around 2 lakh tonnes of coal either next month or in March for suppling it to power plants.
Jan 09, 2015, 15:13 PM IST
Coal India transporting extra coal to power plants
"Coal India (CIL) is suppling extra volumes of coal to the power plants and the Railways is fully cooperating with the coal PSU," an official said.
Jan 05, 2015, 15:14 PM IST
Proper coal linkages with power plants to save Rs 1,114 cr
Rationalisation of coal linkages with power plants would result in savings of about Rs 1,114 crore on account of transportation costs.
Jan 02, 2015, 15:20 PM IST
Coal swapping to save Rs 6,000 crore: Govt
To improve fuel supplies to power plants, government is working on swapping arrangement of coal which will help save Rs 6,000 crore, government informed Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Dec 11, 2014, 15:54 PM IST
Efforts on to link coal mines with nearest power plants: Secy
Efforts are under way to rationalise coal linkages with power plants to save an estimated Rs 6,000 crore a year to save on transportation of the fuel, government said on Tuesday.
Dec 02, 2014, 18:50 PM IST
Public sector banks may take hit of Rs 96K cr due to coal block cancellation
Public sector banks may take a hit of Rs 96,484 crore due to cancellation of coal blocks to power projects, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said on Tuesday.
Nov 25, 2014, 19:04 PM IST
CIL signs 162 fuel supply agreements with power plants so far
State-owned Coal India has so far signed 162 fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with power plants.
Oct 19, 2014, 18:37 PM IST
