Page 3 - Power Plants

Solar manufacturing tender finally receives bids after a dozen extensions

Adani and Azure Power commit double the capacity offered; new entrant Navyug Power submits bid similar to Azure

As Delhi chokes, 10 power plants in city set to miss emissions deadline

Air pollution levels in India's capital reached near record levels this month, forcing schools to shut and keeping residents indoors

Haryana's power plants in NCR to be shut if emission norms not met by 2020

The Central Electricity Authority then chalked out at detailed plan to retrofit old thermal plants across the country

Reliance Power plans Rs 4,000-cr capex to install FGD units across plants

As a part of its strategy to achieve clean green power, the company will focus on renewable energy projects like solar and wind

RPower, Japanese energy major JERA JV to build 750 MW plant in Bangladesh

Reliance Power will hold 51 per cent stake in the joint venture company, while JERA will hold 49 per cent stake, the company said in a statement

Chhattisgarh to shut down its first power plant over viability issues

Operations at the 200-Mw station were suspended in 2017-18 due to high costs and environment hazards; state recently decided to shut plant permanently

Fuel price hike forces UP power plants to improve efficiency for viability

UP Utpadan Nigam saves Rs 1,100 crore by reducing cost of production

Cabinet clears Rs 26,000 cr investments for 2 thermal, 1 hydro power plants

The Cabinet approved an investment of Rs 11,089 crore for 1320 MW Khurja Super Thermal Power Plant in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh and Amelia Coal Mine in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh

New amendments to the group captive power scheme irk several states

These states fear loss of revenue earned through cross subsidy charges

HPC on stressed power plants to meet stakeholders from procuring states

The committee has been tasked to look at reviving stressed power plants of APL, EPGL and CGPL

Get ready to bear the heat this summer as 24,000 Mw power plants go offline

Subsidised gas scheme not to be extended; Rs 60,000 crore investment under threat

Power ministry to retire 6,000-Mw thermal capacity

Costlier electricity, labour issues could pose a challenge

Govt approves Rs 1,554 crore to develop technology for power plants

Government today approved Rs 1,554 crore R&D project to develop advanced ultra super critical (AUSC) technology for thermal power plants, a move that would ensure energy security. The CCEA "approved a proposal of R&D project for development of Advanced Ultra Super Critical (AUSC) technology for thermal power plant with an estimated cost of Rs 1,554 crore and providing one time budgetary support of Rs 900 crore spread over a period of three years, commencing from 2017-18, to be provided as plan Gross Budgetary Support to BHEL for implementation of the R&D project," Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises said in a statement. A consortium of three government entities -- Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), Indira Gandhi Centre of Atomic Research (IGCAR) and NTPC -- have proposed a R&D project for development of AUSC technology for thermal power plants of future, envisaging reduced coal consumption as well as Carbon Di-Oxide (CO2) emission, it said. The ...