Last Updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 21:12
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved a major policy intervention, through an innovative mechanism, to revive and improve utilization of the stranded gas based power generation capacity in the country.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 14, 2015, 20:03
Lesser allocation of mines to steel, cement and captive power plants in the upcoming coal blocks auction may increase their dependence on costlier imported fuel, rating agency ICRA today said.
Last Updated: Friday, January 9, 2015, 15:13
State-owned Coal India Ltd (CIL) will import around 2 lakh tonnes of coal either next month or in March for suppling it to power plants.
Last Updated: Monday, January 5, 2015, 15:14
"Coal India (CIL) is suppling extra volumes of coal to the power plants and the Railways is fully cooperating with the coal PSU," an official said.
Last Updated: Friday, January 2, 2015, 15:20
Rationalisation of coal linkages with power plants would result in savings of about Rs 1,114 crore on account of transportation costs.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 15:54
To improve fuel supplies to power plants, government is working on swapping arrangement of coal which will help save Rs 6,000 crore, government informed Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 2, 2014, 18:50
Efforts are under way to rationalise coal linkages with power plants to save an estimated Rs 6,000 crore a year to save on transportation of the fuel, government said on Tuesday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 19:50
As the cost of electricity generation by nuclear power plants is turning out to be on the higher side, the Department of Atomic Energy is in a fix over how to bring down the cost.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 13:53
Power plants from Andhra Pradesh to Maharashtra idled as gas supplies dried up and coal linkages impeded quick ramp up of electricity generation even as undeterred corporate bigwigs from Ambanis to Tatas showed willingness to commit big money into the sector during the year.
Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 22:24
With public opposition to nuclear energy plants leading to land acquisition issues, AEC chairman R K Sinha today suggested that the government could allow it to use the sites earmarked for thermal plants to set up N-plants.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 13:40
The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday to limit carbon dioxide emissions from new power plants, in a bid to implement President Barack Obama`s plan to fight climate change.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 08:48
Researchers in the US have found a new way to cut down pollution caused by carbon dioxide emitted by power plants.
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