CHANDIGARH: The Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project at Khedar in Hisar district crossed another major milestone on Wednesday when its first unit of 600 MW was fired on coal and synchronised with the grid in a record period of 36 months.
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Yamunanagar: The two major thermal plants of the state - the Yamunanagar-based Deen Bandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Project of 600 MW and the Super Thermal Plant, Panipat, of 1360 MW - have come under the category of super critical stage due to shortage of coal in the stock for these plants.

The Chandrapur Thermal Power Station (CTPS), which was closed down in 1999, will be revived in joint venture within the next two years and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) and a consortium of three private companies in presence of Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi today.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said that he had requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to give environmental clearance for the proposed power projects of Madhya Pradesh.

The Madhya Pradesh Power Generation Company Ltd (MPPGCL) and the public sector navratna Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) today announced a joint-venture to set up 2x800 MW supercritical thermal power plant at Khandwa district.

Chandigarh: The Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL) is relentlessly pursuing its target of achieving full load generation from the prestigious 1,200-mw Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project, Khedar in Hisar.

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda lit the boiler of the 600-mega watt Unit-2 of the 1,200-MW Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project at Khedal on the Hisar-Chandigarh highway.

- Energy minister Raghubar Das gives 3-member committee 15 days to submit report
SUMAN K. SHRIVASTAVA
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Ranchi, Jan. 27: Deputy chief minister Raghubar Das, who holds charge of the energy department, has set up a three-member committee to probe frequent breakdowns at the Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd (TVNL) plant.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today demanded a Rs 24,000 crore package from the Centre for development of the Bundelkhand region and also called for speedy approval of power sector proposals for funding through external agencies.

The entire state went without power for several hours today after generation from the Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Limited (TVNL) plant stop-ped following a technical problem.

The crisis was compounded by the tripping of Patratu Thermal Power Station