Dependency on hydro-electric and thermal power less now

After reeling under eight-hour power cuts through April and May, people in the city have reason to rejoice now. The last 10 days have had very rare instances of power cuts, bringing cheer to residents and industries alike.

Commercial production in the plant started in 1983 and achieving above 90% PLF at an age of 30 years was outstanding performance

The Korba station of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is on a move---this time to perform outstanding in the field of environment protection.
The vintage plant of country's largest power producer had recorded above 90 per cent Plant Load Factor (PLF) in the financial year 2012-13 and set a record

Continuing with the strong action as suggested by the Inter Ministerial Group (IMG) for not developing the coal mines, the Coal Ministry has issued show-cause notices to 12 companies, including pub

On the day when Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered two new FIRs in the Coalgate scam, the Coal Ministry on Tuesday slapped show cause notices on 12 firms including state-owned NTPC, S

There is finally some relief for 66,000-MW domestic coal-based generation projects awarded through the

tariff bidding route. The Cabinet is likely to approve amendments to the coal distribution policy, allowing power firms importing coal to meet shortfall in fuel
supply from Coal India to pass on additional fuel costs to consumers. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs ( CCEA) is expected to take up this matter for consideration in its meeting on Friday. The inter-ministerial panel on coal price pooling suggested amending the coal distribution policy on the advise of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC).

Bahuguna complains that ministry is delaying clearance to power projects

The environment ministry has come under fire, this time from a Congress state government, once again reopening the development vs environment debate within UPA. The chief minister of Uttarakhand has complained about the Union environment ministry to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and party president Sonia Gandhi, accusing it of delaying clearances to hydel power projects in the state.

Even as the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is about to revise the cost of its 800-MW Kol Dam hydro power project, filling is still incomplete and the ponding of water may not be started

With differences over the operation and maintenance (O&M) charges and the gross heat rate issues in the power purchase agreement (PPA) sorted out, NTPC is all set to ink agreement for the execu

Trouble for big fish Jindal Steel, NTPC, Tata Steel, SAIL

The Government is likely to issue show-cause notices to allocatees of 32 captive coal blocks, including Jindal Steel and Power, NTPC, Tata Steel and SAIL, for failing to develop the blocks on time.

The government of Sri Lanka will sign two key agreements with the Indian state-run power utility NTPC Ltd.