Public sector power producer NTPC today said it facing illegal mining at its Pakri Barwadih coal block in Jharkhand and alleged the state is not providing law and order support, while asking the go

Alleges that the state government is not providing law and order support

Public sector power producer NTPC today said it facing illegal mining at its Pakri Barwadih coal block in Jharkhand and alleged the state is not providing law and order support, while asking the government to look into the issue.

There have been instances of illicit mining and of selling the coal in the open market by the local populations

State-run NTPC's plans to extract fuel from the Chhatti Bariatu South mine have been hit as some local groups are "illicitly" unearthing dry fuel from those coal blocks, according official sources.

NTPC has signed an initial agreement with the Geological Survey of India to set up a geothermal power project at Tattapani in Chhattisgarh.

Villagers have begun a protest at Joshimath against work on the 171-MW Lata-Tapovan hydroelectric power project, which, they say, is flouting environmental norms.

800 Mw Koldam to be operational next fiscal

State-owned power generator NTPC Ltd on Thursday started filling up the reservoir of its first hydro power project, the 800-Megawatt (Mw) Koldam in Himachal Pradesh. The 163-metre reservoir is likely to be filled over the next 11 months leading to the commissioning of the project next financial year.

The government is set to give a big push to the development of hydro power plants in border areas by giving fast-track clearances to projects that are delayed for the last several years due to a co

Koldam has an installed capacity of 800 MW comprising four units of 200 MW each

State-run NTPC is likely to commission its first hydro power project, Koldam in Himachal Pradesh, in the next six months.
"The inauguration of filling up of the reservoir of the 800 MW capacity Koldam project may be done tomorrow and the entire process takes about 6 months or so," a source told PTI.

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Could dent utility earnings, ease rates for consumers, say analysts; incentives sought to be linked to plant load factor

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has announced a set of proposals for new five-year rate guidelines. If implemented, experts say, these could dent the earnings of power utilities but reduce consumer rates.