Earth`s center `1000 degrees hotter than thought`

Last Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013, 13:58

A recent study has determined the temperature near the Earth`s center to be 6000 degrees Celsius, 1000 degrees hotter than estimated in a previous experiment conducted 20 years ago.

Power cos may import 82 MT of coal in 2013-14: CEA

Last Updated: Sunday, April 21, 2013, 11:15

Power generation utilities are likely to ship in over 80 million tonnes of coal during the current financial year to feed the import fuel-based projects and bridge the shortfall in domestic production.

NTPC-CIL spat: CEA coal supply status unavailable since Mar 21

Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013, 18:07

The Central Electricity Authority has not published daily coal stock position since March 21, including the period in which NTPC and CIL had locked horns over supply issue.

India faced peak power deficit of over 8,200 MW in Jan: CEA

Last Updated: Sunday, February 17, 2013, 12:21

As per the latest CEA Report, the country witnessed a peak power deficit -- shortfall in generation capacity when electricity consumption is maximum -- of 9.8 percent or 8,291 MW in the month of January this year.

India faced over 12,000 MW power shortage in Dec 2012: CEA

Last Updated: Sunday, January 27, 2013, 11:08

According to the report by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the peak demand in December was 1,28,689 MW, of which 1,16,394 MW was met in the country.

Power plants continue to grapple with fuel shortages: CEA

Last Updated: Sunday, January 6, 2013, 10:58

As many as 34 power plants in the country had fuel stock for less than a week as on December 30, according to the latest Central Electricity Authority data.

PMO asks Coal India, CEA to work on price-pooling of coal

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 14:21

"The PMO has recently asked both CIL and CEA to sit and work on Price Pooling," a top official in the Coal Ministry said.

Raghuram Rajan takes over as Chief Economic Advisor

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 14:56

The Cabinet Appointments Committee had Aug 10 cleared Rajan's appointment as the new CEA.

NHPC gets CEA nod for Tawang projects

Last Updated: Sunday, June 3, 2012, 19:19

It registered sales turnover of Rs 5,509.65 crore against Rs 4,046.59 crore last year, it said.

CEA requests Power Ministry to seek PMO help on fuel pact

Last Updated: Monday, May 7, 2012, 12:58

In a letter to the Power Ministry, CEA has requested that the matter be taken up with the Prime Minister's Office so that the FSAs (fuel supply agreements) could be signed.