New Delhi: The power ministry is examining a five-year exemption from tariff-based bidding regime for hydel projects, while all coal- and gas-fired projects move to the new regime from this year. The Central Electricity Authority has backed the proposal.

Will take gas at govt rate, despite HC suit with RIL.
Government-owned power generator NTPC Ltd today said it was willing to buy gas for its Kawas and Gandhar expansion projects in Gujarat at a rate prescribed by the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM).

Whether it pushes reforms in the sector or not, India will be one of the top five countries in G-20 in attracting clean-energy investments over the next decade, says a new global study

CALL IT A POWER SHIFT. Where the capital is headed in renewable energy mirrors the economic shift sweeping the world.

Despite no budget allocation for the Bamnauli power project in the current financial year 2010-2011, the Delhi Government is all set to appoint NTPC as Project Management Consultant for the Pragati Power Project phase II (750 mw-800 mw) at Bamnauli.

Arguing that since the concept of

The Union power ministry has favoured the allocation of the bulk of new natural gas output from fields such as those of Reliance Industries to Anil Ambani-run Reliance Power

The environment and forests ministry (MoEF) is imposing yet another policy which will delay progress of the power ministry

Minister of State for Energy (Independent Charge) Rajendra Shukla said that the target of feeder separation and Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification Project should be achieved by December 2012. Shukla was reviewing the activities of Madhya Pradesh East Region Electricity Distribution Company at Jabalpur today.

R Dutta Choudhury
GUWAHATI, Aug 19