Devjyot Ghoshal / Kolkata December 08, 2009, 0:52 IST

Spot prices for the fuel have appreciated almost 10% in November.

RELIANCE Power is planning to commission the first phase of its 1,200 mw Rosa Power project in Uttar Pradesh before the end of December 2009, nearly three months ahead of schedule.

IF THINGS move in the right direction, Rajasthan is set to bask in the sunshine. The desert state is likely to attract an investment of Rs 45,000 crore in the solar energy sector. Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation chairman and managing director Naresh Pal Gangwar told ET that 72 power companies have registered with the corporation for the generation of 2,500 MW in solar energy sector.

US government wants to strengthen relations with the people of Pakistan and it has a firm commitment to help Pakistan in power generation sector and soon Karachi will become self-sufficient in this regard. American companies can also provide technology to upgrade dairy products processing sector of Pakistan.

The state-run thermal power major NTPC Ltd has been ranked the No.1 Independent Power Producer (IPP) in Asia and No. 10 in overall performance among the energy companies in Asia, by Platts, a division of the reputed McGrawHill companies. Globally, the PSU major has been adjudged number two Independent Power Producer and No 73 in overall performance. The award was received by Mr A.N.

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

The upcoming gas-based power plant at Bawana is giving nightmares to the Delhi Government ahead of the Commonwealth Games. Work at the 1,500-MW plant, which is being developed by Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited (BHEL) to meet the electricity requirement in the city, is running behind the schedule, worrying the Government.

Nov. 16: APTransco, the state power utility, has staked claims over 100 per cent power from the proposed Hinduja power plant in Visakhapatnam.
The move comes at a time when the Hinduja group is lobbying for permission to sell 75 per cent of the power in the open market under the

Blending problem at coal-fired stations forecast.

The fallout of the slack domestic coal production could hit generation as early as the terminal years of the Eleventh Plan period.

New Delhi, Nov. 9 The prospect of a power crisis looms large, with the widening demand-supply gap for domestic coal production projected to lead to a blending problem at existing coal-fired stations.