THE Union coal ministry is poised to clear a 5.5 million tonne annual coal linkage for the near 5,000-crore super-thermal venture being put up by RPG flagship CESC in Orissa. A final decision on the coal linkage is slated to come through next week at a meeting of the coal ministry

Chandigarh: The Punjab State Power Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with Indiabulls Power for the development of 1350-mw coal fired thermal power project in the state.

IN A body-blow to the Maharashtra government

      
BHUBANESWAR: The State continues to have a shortage of power due to breakdown in several generating units of NTPC at Farakka, Kahalgaon, Kaniha and Ib thermal power station at Banharipali in Jharsuguda district.

There was a shortage of more than 150 MW during the evening peak despite the hydro power stations providing 1,250 MW.

TALCHER: The 3000 MW Talcher Super Thermal Power Plant (TSTPP) at Kaniha, the second largest power plant in the country, will be expanded with the addition of another 500 MW unit,

 SHILLONG, Aug 8

Noida: The NTPC, Dadri, has started power generation from the second 490-MW coal-based power plant.Till this afternoon, the plant load factor was around 60 per cent. "Plant load factor will cross 100 per cent in the next few days. In the initial stages, we keep it low.