Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday cleared six coal blocks, including five in ‘no go' areas, in Orissa. This was the second time in a week that the environment ministry has shown a softening in stance about coal blocks caught in green hurdles. Of the six blocks, three (Meenakshi-A, B …
New Delhi Backtracking on his decision to clear only one power plant in Orissa, environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday gave the green nod to three projects in the state
NTPC Ltd has announced the commissioning of its first supercritical unit of 660 MW on Tuesday at its Sipat project in Chhattisgarh. With this, NTPC's installed capacity has gone up to 34,854 MW and total operational capacity of the Sipat project is now pegged at 1,660 MW. The Sipat project …
Indian company NTPC has submitted a draft feasibility report to set up a 1,300 megawatts joint-venture coal-based plant in Khulna. The project is expected to be completed in 2015, said the state minister for energy, Mohammad Enamul Haque, in parliament in reply to a question from Nazrul Islam Manju. The …
The demand for power has come down in the state with the arrival of rainy season. At present, the power demand stands at five thousand megawatts. One unit each of Amarkantak and Satpura have been closed down for annual maintenance in view of reduction in power demand. Power banking is …
Thiruvananthapuram The Kerala government has mooted a business-model with tribals of Palakkad to rev up its green energy production with an 80-mw wind power plan. The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) will join hands with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for the proposal. According to the business plan, KSEB and …
The Indian economy is growing at a fast pace. That calls for a commensurate increase in electricity consumption. But a stumbling domestic coal sector threatens to derail the power sector growth. India will have to overhaul its coal mining policy if it is to ensure its long-term energy security and …
Unable to meet many of its supply commitments, state-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) has sought an amendment to the New Coal Distribution Policy (NCDP) of 2007. CIL
The coal ministry on Thursday issued orders to revoke mining licences of five blocks of NTPC, Damodar Valley Corp and Jharkhand State Electricity Board with combined reserves of 1,000 million tonnes. The power ministry would take up the issue with coal ministry and higher authorities, a senior official said. Three …
The two-member expert committee constituted by the West Bengal government to draft a new land policy in the state, has recommended direct purchase of land by industrialists from farmers.
NTPC has formed a joint venture company, National Power Exchange Ltd (NPEX), to set up a power exchange. It will be a third exchange after Power Exchange India Ltd (PXIL) and India Energy Exchange and is expected to be operational within a year, officials said. The joint venture with NHPC, …
Starting November 2012, one power plant to be commissioned each year in the state The next government in Punjab would come to power, literally. Starting November 2012, all the four mega power plants will be commissioned till 2015, one every year. With the land acquisition for the 2640 MW Gidderbaha …
NTPC, Reliance Power and Lanco Infratech are among the 12 companies that will receive coal for their newly-commissioned power projects with combined capacity of 12,200 MW, a senior power ministry official said. The official said that projects to be commissioned in first quarter this year would get only 40% of …
Lucknow In a move that would cleared an investment of R10,000 crore in the ailing power sector and give a push to PPP model, the Uttar Pradesh government is likely to sign an agreements with Isolux Corsan and Cobra MEIL Consortium for the setting up of a new transmission network …
Shortage in supply of domestic coal has forced state-run power producer NTPC to design its projects for future capacity addition with a blending 30 per cent of imported coal. This might raise the cost of power by 30 paise for the end users. Currently, the company blends 10-15 per cent …
Three coal-blocks (Meenakshi-A, Meenakshi-B and Meenakshi Dipside) have been allocated to the 3960Mw/4000 Mw Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP) in Odisha that is an initiative of the Central Government. Two coal-blocks (Manoharpur and Manoharpur Dipside) have been allocated to the 1320 Mw power plant of the Orissa Power Generation Corporation …
UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) is set to go green this year by ensuring per day supply of 200 Megawatt electricity, essentially generated through non-conventional sources, to consumers. The power corporation, taking a step in this direction, in fact have already signed an agreement with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) …
