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An inter-ministerial committee probing into contravention of the one project-one proponent norm in the National Solar Mission by LANCO Infratech has concluded that there were no violations.

An inter-ministerial committee probing into contravention of the one project-one proponent norm in the National Solar Mission by LANCO Infratech has concluded that there were no violations.

PEs demanding lower valuation for power biz, more say in management

New Delhi The 12th Five-year Plan may end without any significant fresh gas-based power capacity being added in the country. The power ministry has issued a directive to all state governments and other central and state utilities asking them not to propose any new gas-based power project at least till the end of fiscal 2015.

The advisory comes as gas is in short supply domestically and the situation could worsen in coming months as production at the country’s biggest reserve, Reliance Industries’ D6 block in the Krishna-Godavari basin, is expected to fall further from already low levels.

Major power producers in the private and public sector, including Tata Power, NTPC, Torrent Power and Mahagenco, have opposed the proposal floated by the Association of Power Producers (APP) to pool domestic gas with RLNG (regasified liquefied natural gas). They have opposed the move on the ground that this would lead to higher tariffs.

In its submission to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) on the gas pooling issue, Tata Power said that its Trombay power station was allocated 1.5 million metric standard cubic metres per day (mmscmd) when ONGC flaring first started.

The National Solar Mission, which aims to install 20,000 MW capacity of solar energy by 2020, has commissioned 89% of its allotted capacity in its first stage, government officials said.

New Delhi State-owned Coal India (CIL) has so far entered into fuel supply pacts with five power firms for minimum assured supply of coal as per a government directive.

“So far five firms have signed fuel supply agreements with CIL, including Lanco Anpara Power and Bajaj Hindustan,” a source in the know of the development said.

Lanco Solar has announced the commissioning of 56 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic power plants in Gujarat.

Lanco Solar, a fully-owned subsidiary of Lanco Infratech, has announced the completion of a total of 56 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants in Gujarat.

This includes three plants of 35 MW owned by Lanco Infratech and an additional 21 MW built as turnkey EPC for other developers — the Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd., GSPC Pipavav Power Company Ltd, GHI Energy Pvt Ltd., and Gujarat State Electricity Corporation.

Lanco Solar has announced that it has commissioned 56-MW grid connected solar photovoltaic power plants in Gujarat.

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