T. Ramakrishnan

CHENNAI: The Rs.9,000-crore Udangudi super critical thermal power project in Tuticorin district is all set to take off as the Union Environment and Forests (E&F) Ministry's Expert Appraisal Committee has recommended the project to the Ministry for environmental clearance, which is critical to the project execution.

Bhubaneswar: US utility giant AES Corporation president and chief executive officer (CEO) Paul Hanrahan said on Friday that the Rs 10,000 crore Ib valley Thermal Power Station (ITPS) ramp up programme would be started by the end of this fiscal. He said that the tendering for the EPC contract would be started in three months and the project work would start by March 2011.

SALEM: An additional 600 mw of power will be made available to the State by September 2011 when the works on the stage III, an expansion of the Mettur Thermal Power Station, is completed, said C. P Singh, Chairman, Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the JSL Limited for establishment of a 1320 MW super thermal power plant at Luni in Dhenkanal district.

The company will draw water from the Mahanadi river system for the plant.

JSL will invest Rs 7,375 crore and create employment opportunity (direct and indirect) for 2,600 persons in Orissa.

Naveen stresses use of clean coal technology to reduce pollution

The 1320 MW plant is estimated at Rs 7,375 crores

It is expected to provide work to some 2,600 persons

BHUBANESWAR: The number of new thermal power projects in the State has increased to 27 with JSL Limited signing a memorandum of understanding with the State government to set up a 1320 MW power plant.

CHENNAI: GEMAC Energy Ltd. (GEL), a nascent venture of the closely-held GEMAC, is planning to set up a coal-based power project near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu.

The project will have a total capacity of 1,320 MW and will be implemented in two phases of 660 MW each.

RANCHI, 3 MAY: National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) today said, the company was in search of an alternative site in Jharkhand to relocate the proposed 1,980 MW capacity super thermal power project that was to come up near Tandwa in the Chatra district.

In first phase, nine sectors identified to improve efficiency.

Towards efficiency

On the lines of emissions trading, the new scheme aims at maximising energy savings nationally in the most cost-effective manner.

Those managing to better their targets will be allowed to sell energy saving credits to those failing to achieve the required cuts.

Anil Sasi

New Delhi, May 2

Punjab offers incentive of 30 per cent power to be sold as merchant power

Twenty-one top notch power companies have shown keen interest in Punjab

The state-owned power major NTPC on Wednesday said it will invest about Rs 40,000 crore for setting up three coal-based projects in Madhya Pradesh. The company has selected sites at Bamitha, Gadarwara and Khargone in the state for setting up three coal-fired power stations with a combined capacity of 7,960 MW. The average generation cost of one megawatt power is Rs 5 crore.