MumbaiTwo years after it dropped plans to set up wind power capacities in the US and Europe, the R18,854-crore (FY 2010 revenues) Tata Power is again eyeing the US, Spain, Portugal and Germany for a wind energy foray, its first outside India.

As part of its diversification, state-run telecom player Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) plans to set up a wind power plant in Maharashtra.

The company will soon appoint a consultant for carrying out a feasibility report over its proposed power plant.

A senior official from MTNL confirmed the development and said the consultant would work out all the details with regard to setting up of

Faced with demands for better evacuation of wind energy, the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) has agreed to set up two 400 KV sub-stations in the State.

Gandhinagar: The state has sold 2,220 million units of power to other states during the last two years, the government told the assembly on Monday.

In two different replies, the government said that the state was enjoying a surplus as far as power production was concerned.

Although it is hard for the hill State to exploit its wind energy resources given its geographical terrain, Uttarakhand is soon going to have its first wind power project in Bachelikhal, a small Tehri hamlet.

If all goes as planned, the concerned agency will begin work on this ambitious wind renewable energy project by September.

The procedure for land acquisition and allotment for the proje

Chennai RRB Energy (RRBEL), one of the key players in wind power sector, is planning to develop and manufacture wind electric generators (WEGs) of 3 mw capacity.

It is likely to sign an agreement with a German company for technology and development support within the next two months.

"We have had discussions with the consultant for helping us with this exercise.