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Tamil Nadu to upgrade power transmission with Japanese aid

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June 19, 2013 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said a new project to improve the power transmission in the state will be implemented with the financial assistance of Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA). She also requested JICA for a line of credit to for viability gap funding and credit......
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Haryana to invest Rs. 2,000 crores in power distribution system

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May 20, 2013 Haryana government plans to strengthen power distribution system at a cost of Rs. 2,000 crore during next two years. Besides this to strengthen power transmission system in the state, the government will construct 197 new substations of various levels and augment capacity of 163 existing substations during......
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Powergrid gets Ethiopian, Kenyan energy deals

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June 24, 2013 Powergrid has clinched the management of transmission, generation and distribution company of Ethiopia and Kenya after a highly transparent and competitive bidding exercise beating other big firms on financial and technical evaluation. In Addis Ababa, the contract was signed between the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) and......
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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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