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May 19, 2024

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Rs. 10,000 crore transmission projects

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June 6, 2013 A host of power companies are set to aggressively bid for Rs. 10,000 crore worth of transmission projects. Those in the fray include L&T, Reliance Infrastructure, Tata Power, Sterlite Grid, Isolux and Gammon, which are pitching for the over half-a-dozen transmission projects. However, private players fear that......
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Alstom T&D India successfully delivers Power Grid’s 230 kV transmission project in Myanmar

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May 29, 2013 Alstom T&D India has concluded the successful delivery of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited’s (PGCIL) 230 kV transmission project, worth around Rs. 105 crore, in Myanmar. The contract covered the supply of a turnkey substation for the 230 kV transmission project which links the 3×40 MW......
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Adani Power Maharashtra Commissions 3rd Super Critical

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June 19, 2013 Adani Power Ltd announced commissioning of the third unit of 660 MW of its super critical power plant in Tiroda, Maharashtra, thus augmenting its total power generation capacity to 7,260 MW. Adani Power Maharashtra Ltd, a unit of Adani Power Ltd, is constructing a 3,300 MW (5......
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Nigeria to have annual investment of USD 10 billion in power sector

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May 9, 2013 Nigeria expects to reap an annual investment of USD 10 billion in the power sector, following its successful transfer to the private sector. President – Goodluck Jonathan said this in his remarks at the Africa strategic infrastructure initiative session, at the World Economic Summit in Cape Town,......
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Rs. 500,000 crore investment in power generation by FY 17: Power Minister

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May 5, 2013 Confident of resolving woes of the power sector, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia says that the country’s electricity generation capacity will leapfrog to nearly 315 gigawatts by fiscal year 2016-17 with an estimated investment of about Rs. 500,000 crore. “Investments are already on stream. All we need to......
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Gas price to hit power sector by Rs. 46,360 crore per annum

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June 5, 2013 Petroleum Ministry’s proposal to raise natural gas prices by at least 60 percent will result in more than doubling of electricity tariff and a whopping Rs. 46,360 crore per annum impact on power plants. The Ministry in a note to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)......
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NMDC selects IL&FS Energy as JV partner for power foray

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June 30, 2013 State-owned iron ore miner NMDC has decided to rope in IL&FS Energy Development Company as joint venture partner for setting up a 500-MW thermal power plant in Uttar Pradesh with an estimated investment of Rs 2,000 crore. IL&FS will have 74 per cent stake in the venture......
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Privatization of power distribution in 12 towns in Bihar

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May 9, 2013 The Bihar state government has initiated the privatization of power distribution network in 12 cities and awarded the contract for Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur. State Energy Secretary – Sandeep Poundrik made this announcement at the daylong conference on “Powering Bihar: approaches to distribution reforms”. Talking about Patna, Poundrik......
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Plea against Rs. 15,000 crore transmission project in Uttar Pradesh

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May 8, 2013 The UP Rajya Vidyut Upbhokta Parishad petitioned the UP Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) seeking cancellation of license granted to the Spanish company Isolux Corsan for executing the ambitious Rs. 15,000-crore transmission project in the state. Notably, the company finds itself embroiled in a controversy over proposed installation......
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