A key initiative of the AIADMK government has been the plan to set up new state-owned power plants of over 6,300 MW . But these plants have barely reached the tender stage.

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Project developers to meet power minister on Friday on the issue as the fate of two UMPPs in Tamil Nadu and Odisha, entailing an investment of Rs 40,000 cr, hangs in balance

Faced with inordinate delays in their execution, the power ministry has suggested Arunachal Pradesh to scrap as many as half the nearly 100 hydroelectric projects awarded to private and state-run d

The ministry of road transport and highways has objected to the power ministry's recently-notified fuel efficiency norms for passenger vehicles, reflecting the concerns of India's automobile indust

The power ministry is framing guidelines for the implementation of local area development fund (LADF) to ensure state governments pass on the intended monetary benefits to people affected by hydel

New Delhi, March 25: Term it a lackluster attitude being adopted by the two central ministries (Ministry of Environment and Forests, and Ministry of Power), their inability to submit report on the

The ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) and the ministry of power have yet again failed to file their replies before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday on NHPC's Lower Subansiri Hy

THE empowered group of ministers (EGoM) for hydel power projects in Arunachal Pradesh will find it tough to get the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) on board for the proposed all-at-a-time clearance mechanism for supporting infrastructure projects.

According to sources, at the upcoming EGoM meeting the power ministry will pitch for a simultaneous process for environmental and forest clearances as well as the approvals for land acquisition and preparation of detailed project reports (DPRs) for supporting infrastructure projects like roads and bridges.

State–owned ONGC has finally agreed to supply natural gas to 101–MW capacity Monarchak power plant that is being set up by government–run NEEPCO in western Tripura, senior officials said here on Su