State-owned NTPC is vying for a stake in Indonesian coal mines to secure long-term capacity while domestic coal supply continues to face hurdles in environmental clearances.

Express news service

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has reiterated the need to control population even as choosing not to support efforts made during Emergency to achieve the objective.

Speaking at a function in Bhopal on Sunday, Chouhan had lauded the efforts made by Sanjay Gandhi during Emergency for population control.

INDIA

A target has been set in Madhya Pradesh to supply 24-hour power to the rural areas by the year 2013. The state government has signed MoUs with 28 private companies for generation of 40 thousand megawatt power with a view to meeting this target.

Instead Of Hunting For Assets, Co Invites Offers From Foreign Miners Keen On Offloading Stake
Subhash Narayan NEW DELHI

INSTEAD of going out and hunting for coal assets, the country

PROTESTS by environmentalists, religious and social leaders has forced the government to reconsider its decision to continue with Loharinag Pala project on the Bhaghirathi river in Uttarakhand.

R Dutta Choudhury
GUWAHATI, Aug 19

      
BHUBANESWAR: The State continues to have a shortage of power due to breakdown in several generating units of NTPC at Farakka, Kahalgaon, Kaniha and Ib thermal power station at Banharipali in Jharsuguda district.

There was a shortage of more than 150 MW during the evening peak despite the hydro power stations providing 1,250 MW.

TALCHER: The 3000 MW Talcher Super Thermal Power Plant (TSTPP) at Kaniha, the second largest power plant in the country, will be expanded with the addition of another 500 MW unit,