BHUBANESWAR: After launching a series of welfare and infrastructure development projects under the State scheme, the Government is going to launch another infrastructure programme called Biju Saharanchal Bidyut Yojana.

ANGUL: The rapid loading system at Bharatpur coal mine at Talcher, which was damaged in a fire was made operational last evening. It started functioning after one of the two sets of the damaged conveyor belts was replaced at a cost of Rs 2.50 lakh. This restored normal supply of coal to Nalco. A huge fire broke out at the loading system on December 29 damaging the merry-go-round system.

BHUBANESWAR: Even as the Government has resorted to load-shedding across the State to get over the energy shortfall, the forecast of the annual load generation balance report of the Central Electricity Authority on the energy situation does not bode well for the next year.

ANGUL: Coal supply to Nalco captive power plant was hit on Tuesday following a fire mishap at the rapid loading system in linked Bharatapur coal mine at Talcher coalfield. The fire destroyed the conveyer of the rapid loading system of Nalco at the mine.

ROURKELA: Hearing a petition filed against the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), the Supreme Court in a recent order took the management to task and snubbed the Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) for not adequately utilising its statutory powers to check environmental pollution.

The situation in Nalco on Wednesday became more serious due to the acute shortage of coal with only less than 30,000 MT of the stock left for the captive power plant at Angul. Without arranging this most important raw material, the management recently operated 240 new pots at the smelter plant.

BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC) has sought the approval of the Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) for reassessment of the design energy of its generating stations.

BHUBANESWAR: The rural electrification programme under Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutkaran Yojana (RGGVY) is not making desired progress in the State due to Central apathy.

BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) today clarified that evacuation of power from the power plant of Sterlite Energy is possible till the restoration of the 400 KV double circuit line between Meramundali and Ib thermal stations.

TALCHER: Power major, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, is planning to add 25,000 megawatts to its capacity during the 12 five-year plan. Of that Orissa will share 9320 mw in order to meet the growing demand for power of the country, said Chairman-cum-Managing Director of NTPC, Ram Saran Sharma.