NTPC to invest Rs. 100,000 crore in Arunachal hydro power project

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September 13, 2011September 15, 2011

7 August, 2011 NTPC, which is yet to commission its first hydro power project, has chalked out ambitious plans of investing about Rs. 100,000 crore over a decade for the execution of a 9,750-mw hydro-electric power project in Arunachal Pradesh. “We are talking to the Arunachal Pradesh government for setting......

Haryana approves 21 biomass power projects

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September 13, 2011September 15, 2011

8 August, 2011 Haryana Government has approved detailed project reports for 21 Biomass Power Projects of total capacity of 191 MW and these projects will be set up by the Independent Power Producers (IPP’s). Stating this, Haryana Renewable Energy Minister Mahender Partap Singh said that land for six projects of......

Essar Energy to sign another power supply agreement with Bihar

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September 13, 2011September 15, 2011

19 August, 2011 Essar Energy plc said it will be signing an agreement to sell one-fourth of the 1,200 MW power to be generated from its Tori station, to Bihar. “A power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) for 300 megawatts of contracted capacity from its......

India Aims at Over 50,000 MW of Nuclear Power by 2030

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September 13, 2011September 15, 2011

25 August, 2011 India plans to import light water reactors from Russia, the US and France to boost its nuclear energy generating capacity to 50,000-60,000 MW by 2030, former Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman M.R. Srinivasan has said. Delivering the first Homi Sethna Memorial Lecture on ‘Future of Nuclear Power......

Five private firms to set up thermal power plants in TN

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September 13, 2011September 15, 2011

17 August, 2011 In a bid to address acute power shortage, the Tamil Nadu government has decided to encourage the private sector to set up units in the state and as part of this, five private companies have “cleared formalities” to establish thermal power plants. Through the five units, over......

IMFA plans Rs 6,600-cr power plant in Orissa

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September 13, 2011September 15, 2011

25 August, 2011 Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA) is planning to spend Rs 6,600 crore over the next five years to set up a 1,320-Mw power plant in Orissa. With this, IMFA, which currently produces power for its own captive use as a part of its backward integration......

IPCL, DPSC to invest Rs.26,450 crore in power

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September 13, 2011September 15, 2011

20 July, 2011 India Power Corporation Limited (IPCL) and DPSC Limited, a power generation and distribution group, announced their plan to invest Rs. 26,450 crore by 2015 in the power sector across the country. IPCL is the holding company of DPSC, which is a power generation and distribution company under......

NTPC to sign joint venture deal with Ceylon Electricity Board

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September 13, 2011September 15, 2011

23 August, 2011 State-run power utility NTPC Ltd’s first overseas project, a 500MW plant to be built in Sri Lanka, may finally see the light of the day with all pending issues being resolved. The joint venture agreement (JVA) between India’s largest power generation utility and Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity......

Reliance Power plans to invest Rs 8,000 crore to set up 500 MW solar power projects in Rajasthan

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September 13, 2011September 15, 2011

30 August, 2011 Reliance Power plans to invest Rs 8,000 crore to set up 500 MW solar power projects in Rajasthan over the next three years, sources close to the development said. The planned investment is the largest investment in solar projects in India and one of the largest in......

Reliance Power to set up 200 MW wind power project for Rs 1,500 crore in Maharashtra

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September 13, 2011September 15, 2011

11 August, 2011 Reliance Power plans to invest Rs 1,500 crore to develop a 200 mw wind power project at Vashpet in Maharashtra, making it the largest such investment in India by any power generation company at a single location. The project will be developed under a special purpose vehicle......