Nagpur: Less than a year ago, 50-year-old Kalavati Bandukar knew the value of energy but little about the difference between nuclear, thermal, or renewable energy sources.

But this widow, whose husband, a farmer, committed suicide in 2005 after being unable to pay his debts, is now learning not only about the different kinds of power but also the politics of power.

MUMBAI: The Tata Power Company Limited, one of the largest integrated private power utilities, on Monday announced the commercial operation of its new 250-MW Unit 8 at its Trombay thermal power station. The commissioning of the unit promises to bridge the increasing demand-and-supply gap of power for the city.

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) plans to raise

Pune As the Pune Municipal Corporation has proposed to take over the Peshwe Energy Park from the Maharashtra Energy Development Authority (MEDA), the famous Phulrani train, which will be completing 53 years of operation on April 8, will be back under PMC

To decide on the allocation of natural gas from RIL

MUMBAI: In the backdrop of power shortage in the state, there is good news for the people of Maharashtra and Reliance Power as well. An appeal filed against the environmental and CRZ clearances given to the power company for its proposed 4,000 MW power project in Konkan has been dismissed by the National Environment Appellate Authority, paving way for the early development of the project.

Mumbai: About 84 children from Ambernath in Thane district were hospitalised after they took ill reportedly due to the use of adulterated colours on Holi.

The children were treated for nausea, headache and breathlessness on Wednesday and are stated to be stable now.

RInfra, which is developing a 4,000 Mw power plant at Shahpur village in the Raigad district, has received a shot in the arm with the National Environmental Appellate Authority (NEAA) rejecting a petition filed by some of the affected villagers challenging the environmental clearance to the project.

TIRUNELVELI: Hinting that the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) might house eight 1,000 MW reactors instead of the originally planned six units, S.K. Jain, Nuclear Power Corporation India Limited (NPCIL) Chairman and Managing Director, has said that Jaitapur in Maharashtra would have six French nuclear reactors each with the capacity of 1,650 MW.

MUMBAI: To tackle the shortfall of electricty during summer, the state government is likely to buy electricity from the open market.

A key functionary of the Democratic Front government said the proposal to buy 500 MW would be passed in the cabinet meeting to be held on Friday.

At present, the state has a shortfall of 4,000 MW daily and the demand for power increases in the summer.

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