Uttarakhand glacier burst: Was against power projects on Himalayas, says BJP leader Uma Bharti
Expressing grief over the loss of lives after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti on Sunday (February 7) said that when she was a minister she had opposed the idea of having any power projects on the Himalayan mountain range in the state
Feb 08, 2021, 08:55 AM IST
Lanco to raise $1 bn via sale of plant, listing power arm
Aiming to pare debt, Lanco Infratech will raise USD 1 billion (about Rs 6,600 crore) through the sale of one of its large power projects and listing of its power business in the next two years.
Nov 24, 2015, 21:13 PM IST
Bids for subsidy by gas power projects postponed by 1 day
Sources said the e-auction on Tuesday will be for stranded power plants, and the same for units receiving sub-optimal domestic gas will be held on May 13.
May 11, 2015, 11:07 AM IST
Stranded gas-based power projects to bid for subsidy tomorrow
The government will provide as much as Rs 3,500 crore in financial support to the power plants this fiscal.
May 10, 2015, 14:32 PM IST
Bidding process to rescue Rs 60,000 crore power plants begins
The bidding process to rescue stranded power projects worth Rs 60,000 crore began on Friday with the companies putting in bids to be technically qualified for getting government's financial support.
May 08, 2015, 19:45 PM IST
Panel says RPL "ineligible" for 3 UMPPs, calls for probe
Calling for a probe into award of three ultra mega power projects to Reliance Power, a Parliamentary panel Wednesday said the Power Ministry selected an "ineligible bidder" for Tilaiya, Sasan and Krishnapatnam projects.
Apr 29, 2015, 23:05 PM IST
India's steps to revive gas-based plants to help banks: Moody's
Indian government's efforts to revive the stranded gas-based power projects will benefit the banks as they have significant exposure to such plants, credit rating agency Moody's said.
Mar 30, 2015, 13:55 PM IST
Assocham for coal preference to operational end use plants
Industry body Assocham today suggested the government give preference in mines auction to captive block allocatees whose end use plants were operational at the time Supreme Court quashed allocations of mines.
Oct 27, 2014, 15:07 PM IST
Suzlon to invest Rs 15,000 cr for 2,000 MW wind projects in MP
The world's fifth largest wind turbine supplier Suzlon Energy will invest close to Rs 15,000 crore in the next five years to set up power projects of 2,000 MW capacity in Madhya Pradesh.
Oct 09, 2014, 18:44 PM IST
NTPC Board clears over Rs 10,000-cr investment
The board of directors of NTPC, country's largest power producer, has approved investment of over Rs 10,000 crore for executing two thermal plants.
Sep 10, 2014, 19:42 PM IST
Lanco to sell 3,000 MW projs, raise Rs 5,000 crore
Lanco Infratech on Tuesday said it plans to raise Rs 5,000 crore by selling power projects having total generation capacity of 3,000 MW, amid lenders looking at ways to improve the group's financial position.
Sep 09, 2014, 21:42 PM IST
Coal Ministry may revisit policy on tapering linkages
The Coal Ministry is likely to revisit the policy on tapering linkages which may be done after the apex court gives its judgement on coal mines issue.
Aug 31, 2014, 11:30 AM IST
29 hydro power projects await CWC evaluation: Goyal
As per the existing guidelines of CWC for multipurpose projects, appraisals are to be completed within 6 months for the states where the Central Design Organisation exists.
Aug 11, 2014, 15:26 PM IST
Power projects worth Rs 36,000 cr stranded on coal shortages
To increase gas availability for power plants, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has taken various steps.
Jul 24, 2014, 16:29 PM IST
Tata Power can't terminate contracts unilaterally: NTPC
Country's largest power producer, NTPC has said that Tata Power's unit can't unilaterally call off pacts with it, and should compensate the state-run firm if it decides to do so.
Jul 16, 2014, 19:24 PM IST
Power Grid to invest Rs 5,800 cr on upgradation work
Power Grid will invest Rs 5,800 crore in Gujarat to increase the number of Extra High Voltage (EHV) substations to 12 from the existing five.
Jun 29, 2014, 16:34 PM IST
Goyal to meet bankers on Monday, to discuss bottlenecks
Goyal is also scheduled to meet the Minister of Environment and Forests Prakash Javdekar to deliberate upon the issues impacting the power and coal sectors.
Jun 22, 2014, 11:14 AM IST
