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Coal imports drop for first time in 15 months Coal imports fell 11 per cent to 19.3 million tonnes in July from a year earlier - the sharpest and the first drop in more than a year - as local supplies rose and money losing power generators held up purchases, commodities trader mjunction said.

Azure Power commissions 100 MW solar PV plant in Rajasthan under India's National Solar Mission Azure Power India Pvt Ltd. (New Delhi, India), an independent power producer in the Indian solar power sector, has announced the commissioning of its largest (100 MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) plant...

India's coal production has surged by 11% in the first 45 days of 2015-16, assuming greater significance as it comes on the back of the highest increase in output in 40 years recorded last fiscal. Core sector growth dipped to a 17-month low of -0.1% in March, but coal output rose by 6% that...

Reliance Power commissions world's largest Solar CSP project in Rajasthan

Suzlon sets up world's tallest hybrid wind turbine in Kutch

I guess so; that is what mentioned in the source. There was a project for 4000 MW in Rajasthan but it is yet to take off due to some environmental issue. Yes, 2500 MW is a big project.

AP gets a power boost from Centre

Govt approves transmission projects worth Rs 12,500 crore New Delhi: Government has approved nine new transmission projects with an aggregate cost of over Rs 12,500 crore to fast track building of high capacity inter-state power transmission lines. "These Rs 12,500 crore transmission...

Road Ministry approves over Rs 40,000 cr highway projects

FUTURE under progress

Initials bids for Orissa ultra mega power project soon: Shinde The pre-qualification bids for the 4,000 MW ultra mega power project (UMPP) at Bedabahal in Orissa would be invited "very soon", Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said on Thursday. "Once the land acquisition is complete RFQ...

BGR Energy to set up Rs 6,287 cr power project in Orissa Power equipment supplier BGR Energy Systems today said it has entered into an agreement with the Orissa government for setting up a 1,320-MW power project at an investment of Rs 6,287 crore. The company has signed a memorandum of...

Two mega highway proj for Rs 7800 cr to be bid out in 2 months New Delhi: The National Highways Authority of India plans to bid out two big-ticket projects worth Rs 7,800 crore in the next two months, kick starting the process of awarding mega contracts in the road construction sector...

New nuclear reactor sites Nuclear power reactors of 700 MWe capacity each will come up at two new inland sites – at Kumharia in Haryana and Bargi in Madhya Pradesh. These reactors will be indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) that will use natural uranium as fuel and heavy water...

Govt lines up hydro projects worth Rs. 84,000 cr A file photo of constructing work of the dam in Subansiri River. Subansiri (2,000 MW) and Kameng (900 MW) projects are under construction, the official said, adding that in the next six years these power plants would be ready. Photo: Ritu Raj...

Infrastructure investment in 11th Plan to be close to $500 bn: Montek The Planning Commission on Monday said investment in the infrastructure sector in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan (2007-12) will be close to the target of $500 billion, thanks to a better-than-expected show by the telecom...

India to add 7,450 km to gas pipeline network in 3 yrs India will add over 7,450 km of gas pipeline network over the next 2-3 years to ramp up its supply lines to keep pace with the growing demand from the consumption centres in the country. Asia’s second fastest growing economy has most of...

Essar Oil plans Rs 4,000-cr investment for CBM blocks The Ruias-controlled Essar Oil plans to invest about Rs 4,000 crore in the next three years for developing its three coal bed methane (CBM) blocks in Jharkhand, Gujarat and West Bengal, having recoverable gas reserve of close to seven...

Bhatinda, Paradip plants set to increase LPG output The Central Government on Thursday informed that the new liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) plants at Bhatinda in Punjab and at Paradip in Orissa would substantially increase the availability of cooking gas by pushing up their production by next...

Solar Plants in India Hundreds of children near Vadodara in western India attend schools run by the Muni Seva Ashram. Until recently,meals were prepared with diesel burners but these have now been replaced by solar heat. This helps save considerable amounts of environmentally damaging carbon...