power

Experts to decide route of power transportation to B'desh

A meeting of technical experts from India and Bangladesh would be held here on November 3 for drawing the radial inter connection line for transportation of power to Bangladesh.

Nov 01, 2014, 16:06 PM IST

Gas price hike fruitful if discoms buy costlier power: NTPC

Choudhury said the company is focusing on installing Rooftop Solar PV systems at available roof areas in power stations to meet the energy requirements of its various offices.

Oct 20, 2014, 15:39 PM IST

Markets in consolidation mode; Sensex down 58 points

Realty, metal, banking, power, capital goods and FMCG sectors attracted profit-booking and mainly weighed on Sensex.

Oct 04, 2014, 13:41 PM IST

Coal based power output rise about 22% in 100 days: Goyal

Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said that coal shortage at power stations was due to stocks being consumed faster for higher electricity generation.

Sep 07, 2014, 16:11 PM IST

Modi to review performance of infra sector this week

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting on Wednesday to review the performance of key infrastructure sectors, including coal and power.

Sep 07, 2014, 11:51 AM IST

Coal India unions threaten 'work to rule' strike, demand return of blocks

More than half of India`s thermal power plants, which source most of their coal from state behemoth Coal India, have stocks enough to last for only less than a week.

Sep 04, 2014, 15:36 PM IST

Govt may consider auctioning 8 coal blocks

The government may consider auctioning eight coal mines which have reserves of 1,773 million tonnes (MT) and are located in Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Maharashtra.

Sep 04, 2014, 14:57 PM IST

Narendra Modi to review performance of infrastructure sector next month

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the performance of key infrastructure sectors, including coal and power, in achieving targets at a meeting early next month.

Aug 21, 2014, 14:20 PM IST

Monsoon reduces peak power shortage in July to 3.9%

Peak power deficit or supply of electricity when demand is maximum was down to 3.9 percent in July from 5.1 percent in June, as per latest data by the Central Electricity Authority.

Aug 12, 2014, 15:54 PM IST

Have taken steps to improve coal production: Piyush Goyal

Goyal said that the government has constituted a new "Inter-Ministerial Task Force" to undertake a comprehensive review of existing coal sources.

Jul 17, 2014, 15:28 PM IST

Nearly 50% power plants have less than 7 days coal stock: CEA

The total power demand during the month stood at 1,42,647 MW of which 1,37,352 MW was met, leaving a gap of 5,295 MW.

Jul 17, 2014, 13:50 PM IST

ONGC commissions unit at Dahej petro plant

The system has a capacity to distribute 180 MW power to various Polymers and other Associated Units.

Jun 13, 2014, 20:44 PM IST

No blackout like situation: Goyal

As per latest CEA report, as many as 20 power stations in the country have fuel stocks to last less than four days.

Jun 12, 2014, 17:32 PM IST