Page 2 - Thermal Power Projects
Govt must shift its focus on revamping Coal India after opening up mines
India has a stated objective of achieving 40 per cent of installed capacity from renewables by 2030
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PTC chosen as aggregator for buying 2,500 Mw power from stressed producers
The earlier bidding process which was carried out by NHPC in February, 2019, was cancelled due to lack of response from state discoms
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NLC India to invest Rs 17k cr in developing Talabira, to plant 2.6 mn trees
The public sector undertaking has already deposited Rs 134.36 crore to Odisha Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) account.
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Power play: NTPC to buy hydel plants, expand its renewables capacity
In fact, as part of the broader plan, NTPC is backing down thermal power in places where it is easier to make room for renewable power
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Coal-based power's market share at decade low, green energy nearly doubles
In terms of net new capacity installs to date in 2019-20, 5.7 Gw or two-thirds have been contributed by renewables whereas thermal power witnessed a net addition of 3.1 Gw
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Thermal power plants in India using more water than permitted limit: RTI
About 51% of 156 thermal plants across 12 states whose data could be obtained declared themselves compliant with water norms early this year
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Future thermal power plants at risk as water stress increases: Study
Existing water shortage has already forced 61 thermal power plants to shut down between 2013 and 2017, leading to 17,000 gigawatt hours of lost generation
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PLF for new power plants could rise as old units head for closure
As of May 2019, India's total thermal power capacity stood at 226.3 Gw
Thermal power projects with 65,861 Mw total capacity face 13% cost overrun
Cost of projects across the country climbs to Rs 5.07 trillion from Rs 4.46 trillion, following implementaion delay of four to 78 months
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