L&T has signed a long-term technical licence agreement with Japan-based Chiyoda Corporation for flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) technology. Following the agreement, L&T has exclusive right to undertake EPC of FGD systems, which allows low-cost removal […]
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity has upheld Vidarbha Industries Power Limited’s (VIPL) appeal seeking fuel cost pass-through in tariff for its 600 MW coal-based plant at Butibori in Maharashtra. The tribunal has directed the Maharashtra […]
Prayagraj Power Generation Company Limited, a subsidiary of Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited, has commissioned the second 660 MW unit of the 1,980 MW coal-based Prayagraj super thermal power project at Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh. Bharat […]
Sembcorp Gayatri Power Limited (SGPL) has commissioned the first 660 MW unit at its upcoming 1,320 MW Krishnapatnam TPP at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. Based on supercritical technology, the TPP entails an investment of $1.5 […]
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued implementation guidelines for the setting up of interstate transmission system-connected wind power projects of 1,000 MW. The selection of projects under the scheme will be made […]
The central government has finalised agreements with its Russian counterpart for constructing the fifth and sixth units of the Kudankulam nuclear power project at Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu. The agreements pertain to the general framework […]
Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGenco) has tied up with Coal India Limited (CIL) for substituting coal imports (used for blending) with coal from the Raniganj coalfields (high energy value of around 6,100 kCal […]
The committee appointed by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission to review transmission planning, connectivity, long-term access, medium-term open access and other related issues has submitted its recommendations in a report to the commission. The report […]
The central government has signed an MoU with the Maharashtra government and Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited for participation in the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY). The state is likely to see net benefits […]
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has awarded the contract for the construction of a multimodal inland water transport terminal at Sahibganj, Jharkhand, to Larsen & Toubro (L&T). The terminal will have a cargo […]
The Mumbai Port Trust laid the foundation stone for the fifth oil berth at Jawahar Dweep in Mumbai Harbour on November 7, 2016. The project, entailing an investment of Rs 8.11 billion, will have a […]
The Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) has allowed India Gateway Terminal Private Limited (IGTPL) to hike tariffs at the Kochi International Container Transhipment Terminal, Vallarpadam, with effect from November 13, 2016. TAMP has permitted […]
The task force constituted by the MoS to study the present level of information technology (IT) adoption at ports and suggest measures to modernise the entire system has submitted its report to the ministry. The […]
The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has sanctioned a capital dredging project for roll-on roll-off (ro-ro) passenger ferry services between Gogha and Dahej, in the Gulf of Khambhat, Gujarat. The total project cost is estimated to […]
Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) plans to start the supply of compressed natural gas (CNG) and piped natural gas (PNG) in Rewari district of Haryana by the end of 2016. IGL received the letter of intent […]
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) received the first parcel of Iranian crude oil on October 12, 2016 for the Mangalore Special Economic Zone crude oil storage developed by Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Limited (ISPRL). […]
The government will levy a service tax on energy companies, including ONGC and Cairn India, from the current fiscal year (2016-17). The tax will generate about Rs 19.22 billion and will be levied on royalties […]
British energy firm BP Plc has received a licence from the government to set up 3,500 petrol pumps in India. It is the second foreign player after Shell to enter the country’s transportation fuel retailing […]
The government has pushed out the last date for the auction of 67 small oil and gas fields by three weeks. These fields were given up by state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and […]
The MoCA has granted in-principle approval for the Orvakal (Kurnool) greenfield airport project, following the recent recommendation by the Steering Committee on Greenfield Airports. Besides, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has also given the […]
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