The GMR Infrastructure Limited-led consortium recently won two contracts worth Rs 22.81 billion. The contracts, awarded on June 7, 2016, are for the design and construction of civil works, structures and track works for the […]
The Ministry of Railways (MoR) will form three JVs with the Karnataka government in order to build infrastructure projects in the state. The JVs are expected to be incorporated by July 2016. The first JV […]
The MoR signed an MoU with the Haryana government on June 2, 2016 for the speedy execution of viable rail projects in the state in the JV mode. The MoU envisages the formation of a […]
The foundation stone was laid for eight railway projects in Gujarat on June 7, 2016. These are the Surendranagar-Rajkot line doubling, the Ahmedabad-Mehsana electrification-cum-gauge conversion, the Mehsana-Taranga Hill gauge conversion, the Vatva-Ahmedabad third line, the […]
Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MSPGCL) has commissioned a 250 MW unit of the 1,300 MW Parli coal-based plant at Beed in Maharashtra. The commissioned unit is the eighth unit of the TPP. BHEL […]
Lalitpur Power Generation Company Limited (LPGCL) has commissioned the third 660 MW unit of the 1,980 MW Lalitpur coal-based power plant at Bundelkhand in Uttar Pradesh. With this, the plant stands fully commissioned. BHEL was […]
Raichur Power Corporation Limited (RPCL), a JV of Karnataka Power Corporation Limited and BHEL, has commissioned the first 800 MW supercritical unit of the 1,600 MW Yeramarus thermal power station (TPS) at Raichur in Karnataka. […]
The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued the third amendment to the CERC (Deviation Settlement Mechanism and Related Matters) Regulations, 2014. In the amendment, the commission has revised the methodology for computation of charges […]
The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has notified the methodology for operationalising the policy for providing flexibility in the utilisation of domestic coal, which was approved by the cabinet in May 2016. The CEA has outlined […]
The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has disallowed compensatory tariff for Adani Power Limited’s (APL) 3,300 MW Tiroda coal-based plant in Maharashtra and 1,320 MW Kawai coal-based plant in Rajasthan. Compensatory tariff is a tool […]
The CEA has directed power utilities (generation, transmission and distribution) to source locally made equipment through a competitive bidding process for government-funded projects. Further, it has stated that in case the equipment is not available […]
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) has connected the 1,200 kV substation at Bina in Madhya Pradesh to the national grid. The project consists of two 1,200 kV bays with 1,200 kV single-circuit and […]
The CERC has issued a suo motu order pertaining to the operation of a 24×7 round-the-clock intra-day/contingency market (extended market session) on power exchanges. In the order, the commission has reviewed the functioning of the […]
Indian Port Rail Company Limited (IPRCL) has awarded three rail connectivity projects worth Rs 387.1 million under the Sagarmala initiative. Of these, two connectivity projects have been awarded at Visakhapatnam port and one at Chennai […]
Meanwhile, the MoS has notified the final rescinding of six rules under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. The six rules are: Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention Certificates) Rules, 1975; Merchant Shipping (Radio Direction Finders) Rules, 1968; […]
The MoS has put in abeyance its notification for the dollar-linked coastal tariff, which it had issued in September 2015. In October 2015, the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) notified that the restatement of […]
The central government has issued guidelines for evaluating and awarding tenders for shipbuilding, dry-docking and ship repair works by government departments and agencies including public sector undertakings (PSUs). The guidelines were approved by the cabinet […]
India signed an agreement with Iran to develop Chabahar port on May 23, 2016. The deal was signed between the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran and India Ports Global Private Limited (IPGPL). IPGPL is […]
OVL has entered into an agreement with the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for cooperation in the upstream hydrocarbon sector in Africa. Under the MoU, Equatorial Guinea will cooperate with OVL to explore potential investment opportunities […]
Sudan has offered ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) three more oil and gas blocks for exploration and production and invited Indian firms to set up a coastal refinery to boost fuel supplies within Africa. The move […]
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