KVK Nilachal Power Ltd had proposed 1050 Mw power station at Athagarh in Cuttack district
The Odisha government has urged the Union Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) to place the proposal of KVK Nilachal Power Ltd for grant of wildlife clearance to its 1,050 Mw coal-fired plant in the state.
To slash coal imports for its 3000 Mw Kaniha plant
NTPC, the country’s biggest power producerwould sell 10 Mw solar power to Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC).The solar power plant of 10 Mw capacity installed within thecomplex of NTPC’s 3000 Mw super thermal power station at Kaniha, near Talcher, ispoised for commissioning by March this year.”We have already entered into a power purchaseagreement (PPA) with DVC for sale of solar power.
SAIL has not paid NPV for forest land coming within its Harmath iron and manganese mines under Keonjhar division
The Union ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) has sought lease wise details of the net present value (NPV) realised from the miners for diversion of forest land in Odisha.
The State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) has approved the change in project site of Tata Power's 2000 Mw coal-fired plant to Begunia in Khurda district.
As many as 110 mine owners are in dock for violation of EP Act, 1986
Acting tough on the mine lessees for flouting Environment (Protection) Act, the Odisha forest and environment ministry has issued instructions to the collectors of mineral rich districts to file prosecution immediately.
As many as 110 mine owners are in dock for violation of Environmental Protection Act, 1986
Acting tough on the mine lessees for flouting Environment (Protection) Act, the Odisha forest and environment ministry has issued clear instructions to the collectors of mineral rich districts to file prosecution immediately.
Company has also filed 33 applications for alternative bauxite mines
Continuing its frenzied efforts to secure alternate bauxite supplies, Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) has urged the Odisha government to fast track its applications for three small laterite deposits in Koraput district for mining lease by the end of this month.
In a move that may spell further trouble for beleaguered coal blocks, the Union ministry of environment & forests (MoEF) has ruled out a relaxation of two years for obtaining clearance for the entire forest land within the lease area if mining lease (ML) is not executed before February 1, 2013.
Eight million people affected, 17 lives lost; Ganjam bears brunt of cyclone
Cyclone Phailin, which made a landfall on the southern coast of Odisha at around 8:30 pm on Saturday at a windspeed of 200 km an hour, affected a cultivable area of 0.5 million hectares and damaged 80 per cent of the power transmission infrastructure in the coastal areas.
As per the existing thermal power policy, the thermal power plants have to contribute six paise to the fund for every unit of power sold outside the state
In a bid to pull investment proposals from gas-based developers in power sector, the state energy department is planning to exempt them from contributing to the energy management fund meant for power sold outside the state.
