The Orissa government has threatened it will not support the Union power ministry

Decision taken after reports of protests over land acquisition for 2,640-Mw power project.
The Ministry of Environment and Forests on Tuesday directed East Coast Energy to stop construction at its 2,640-Mw thermal power project in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, owing to protests by farmers.

The ministry, in its letter, said,

BHUBANESWAR: Acting on a writ petition filed by one Suresh Pradhan and others, the Orissa High Court today issued notices to the Centre and State Government along with Jindal India Thermal Power Ltd over establishment of its power plant at Deranga in Angul district.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice V Gopalagowda and Justice BN Mohapatra has also directed status quo on the public roads within

A proposed joint venture between the Indian Railways and NTPC for setting up a 1,320 MW thermal power plant in West Bengal has been caught in a tussle between the railway ministry and Bihar government over issues relating to a similar joint venture.

The power plant, proposed to be set up at Adra in Purulia district of West Bengal, has been made a part of Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Co, a 26:74 joint v

Bhubaneswar: Three private companies have evinced interest to set up 2490-MW thermal power plants at an estimated cost of Rs 10,000 crore in Bhdrakh districts, energy minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak informed the State Assembly here on Tuesday.

Replying to a question during the Question Hour, he said that while L&T has decided to set up 1,680 MW capacity captive thermal power plant at Dhamra f

The Delhi Cabinet has given an in-principal approval for setting up the 750-MW Pragati-II power plant at Bamnauli, a project that has been under discussion for a long time.

The Bamnauli project is integral to the Delhi

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has requested Minister for Railways Mamata Banerjee for inclusion of a slew of projects in the Railway Budget for the year 2011-12.
In a letter to the Railway Minister, Gogoi requested Banerjee for new lines for strengthening the Railway infrastructure in the Northeast and Assam, which include a new railway line from Salona to Khumtai and Jorhat to Sivasagar for creatin

Two days after a group of villagers ransacked the site of the under-construction 1,980-MW Bara thermal power plant in Allahabad and damaged property, the developer JP Power Ventures has started moving out the expensive construction equipment and other machinery.

The decision, which would stall the project, has been taken to avoid damage to the Rs 900-crore machinery and equipment at the site.

Jaipur: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday met Union minister for coal Sriprakash Jaiswal in Delhi and requested him to immediately allot coal linkage and coal blocks for power projects in the state.

During the meeting, the chief minister demanded that the coal blocks allotted to Rajasthan in Chhattisgarh be set aside from

Forget about the highly questionable technology for the proposed 1,650 megawatt nuclear power plant at Jaitapur in Ratnagiri district from the French power major Areva, or even the objections of the Finnish environmental watchdog body STUK for the Olkiluoto plant, which is being replicated at Jaitapur.

The fact is that nothing can prevent time overruns and, therefore, cost escalation.