Regional timber trade flows and trends in Africa

Improving the processing and trade of African wood and wood products (WWPs) has long been a focus for African policymakers because it stimulates multiple benefits for the African continent, including the creation of jobs, investment, and revenues. Further processing of WWPs in Africa will contribute to the continent’s industrialization and …

Satpura plant: PCB files case against Genco chief

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) has lodged a case against current and former managing directors of Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company (GENCO) Limited and other officials for 'illegally' running Satpura Thermal Power Station (STPS) in Betul district without required permissions. However, officials of GENCO say the works recommended …

Thermal power generation crosses 3,000 MW barrier

For the first time in the history of MP thermal power generation by state-owned companies crossed 3,000 MW on September 4. A 7 pm on Friday state-owned thermal power stations cumulatively generated 3,130 MW of power which is the highest amount of power generated by thermal power stations so far. …

Bhopal's Satpura thermal plant defaulted on pollution norms: CAG

BHOPAL: Satpura Thermal Power Station (STPS) in Sarni, Madhya Pradesh defaulted on air, water and hazardous waste pollution norms during 2011-12 and 2013-14. Also, it consumed excess coal and oil and incurred additional expenditure of more than Rs 1,060 crore during the period. These anomalies have been pointed out by …

Power generation capacity to rise by 4772 MW in two years

Concrete efforts are being made to increase installed power generation capacity in view of rising demand for power in the State. For this, the State Government has chalked out an integrated scheme. Implementation of the scheme has been started. There is a programme to increase power generation capacity by about …

Efforts on to make MP self-reliant in power

Every possible effort is being undertaken to make the State self-reliant in power generation. Giving top priority to feeder separation and completion of new thermal power projects, important targets have been fixed to complete works within time-limit. A target has been fixed to start power generation in two extension units …

Power demand comes down due to rains

Bhopal : Power demand is at its lowest presently. Consumers in entire state are being supplied power 24-hours. Due to rainy season, all the reservoirs of hydel power plants have reached their highest levels. Old thermal power plants of the state as well as five power plants of the Central …

Power demand comes down to five thousand megawatts

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 …

State to import 8 lakh tonne coal to run power plants

To overcome the hurdles in power generation in the State due to coal shortage, the Madhya Pradesh Government has decided to import 8 lakh metric tonne of fossil fuel for its thermal power stations this fiscal year. The power generating capacity of the State has been hit by the shortage …

3 thermal power houses set a new record

The Thermal Power Stations of Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited have added yet another feather in their caps with setting a new record of maximum generation of electricity in a day. Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station, Birsinghpur has touched the highest mark with generating 302.03 lakh unit power on …

Thermal Power Houses Make Three New Records

Thermal Power Houses of Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company had January 20 a special day for generating record power. Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited's Amarkantak Thermal Power House Chachai, Satpura Thermal Power Centre Sarni and Sanjay Gandhi Power House Birsinghpur generated maximum power on January 20. All the three …

Target for 24-hour power supply by the year 2013

A target has been set in Madhya Pradesh to supply 24-hour power to the rural areas by the year 2013. The state government has signed MoUs with 28 private companies for generation of 40 thousand megawatt power with a view to meeting this target. Madhya Pradesh Investment in Generation Project …

Power generation to go up by 5500 megawatts by year 2013-14

Concerted efforts are being undertaken in Madhya Pradesh for increasing power generation. For this purpose, various schemes and projects are under construction in different phases due to which power generation in Madhya Pradesh will go up by 5,486 by the year 2013-14. Out of this, 724 MW power generation will …

Power demand comes down to 5000 MW

Due to monsoon rains in the state during the last two days, the power demand has come down to 5000 megawatts from 5800 megawatts. At present, 4200 megawatt power is available to meet the demand. In view of decline in power demand, various generation units at Sarni have been closed …

MP govt import 50k metric tonnes of coal from Indonesia

The Madhya Pradesh government has imported 50,000 metric tonnes of coal from Indonesia to deal with its shortage which is affecting power generation in the state, official sources said. "The imported coal has reached a port in Gujarat and will reach the state shortly," Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited …

Power generation to touch 5186 MW by 2013

Effective efforts are being undertaken to increase power generation and installed capacity in the state in view of ever-increasing demand for power. The state government is working at a fast pace to make Madhya Pradesh self-reliant in power generation. The government has set a target of increasing power generation by …

Make more racks for coal supply

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has urged the Ministry of Railways to improve their operational arrangements so that required quantity of coal may be supplied to Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station, Birsinghpur and Satpura Thermal Power Stations smoothly. He has written a letter to the Minister for Railways, Laloo Prasad …

Three Birsinghpur units resume power generation

Three units of Birsinghpur-based Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station had shut down between 2.30 and 2.45 pm due to some snag in frequency system on Friday. But the snag was overcome within two hours and the three units started generating power as earlier. Meanwhile, the work of repairing a 500 …

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