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MoEF approves plan to upgrade Mumbai’s main power transmission network

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February 6, 2013 Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company (Mahatransco) has announced that the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) of India has cleared its

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REC to qualify developers for 220 kV project

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February 15, 2013 REC Transmission Projects Company Limited (RECTPCL), subsidiary of state-owned Rural Electricity Corporation (REC) has begun the qualification process for the selection of

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OPTCL looks for Rs 1,000 crore loan from JICA

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January 28, 2013 State owned transmission utility – Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (OPTCL) is looking to avail loan assistance of Rs 1,000 crore from

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REC arm incorporates four SPVs for transmission projects

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February 16, 2013 REC Transmission Projects Company Limited (RECTPCL), subsidiary of state-owned Rural Electricity Corporation (REC), has incorporated four special purpose vehicles (SPVs) for the

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Sikora new precise temperature measurement system for an optimum conductor preheating

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January 14, 2013 With the new temperature measurement WIRE-TEMP 6000 precision reaches levels never seen before at the heating of a conductor with a conductor

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NTPC to invest Rs. 13,000 crores in coal mine, power plant

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February 27, 2013 NTPC Ltd. is planning to invest about Rs. 13,000 crore ($2.4 billion) to develop a coal mine and set up a new

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UP Power Corporation incurring loss of Rs 31,000 crore

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February 26, 2013 Uttar Pradesh government said that UP Power Corporation is incurring a loss of Rs 31,000 crore and situation has arisen due to

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PowerGrid to enter into contract with Ethiopia Power

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February 12, 2013 Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) said that it will sign a $16-million management contract with Ethiopia Power Company for two

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Unbundling of Jharkhand State Electricity Board soon

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February 7, 2013 Decks have been cleared for unbundling of Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) after the Supreme Court of India disposed all petitions filed

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India’s total power requirement to increase up to 900 to 1,100 Giga Watt by 2030

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February 22, 2013 Mr. B.K. Chaturvedi, Member (Energy), Planning Commission, urged power distribution utilities to work towards expanding electricity metering in rural areas of the

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