Odisha’s state-level green panel has accorded Stage I forest clearance to Orissa Integrated Power Limited (OIPL) for setting up the 4,000 MW Sundargarh UMPP at Bedabahal. The panel has accorded approval for diverting 17.02 hectares […]
Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam Limited (KBUNL), a joint venture (JV) company of NTPC Limited and Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited, has commissioned the second 195 MW unit at the 390 MW Muzaffarpur thermal power […]
Three states – Mizoram, Jammu & Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh – as well as three union territories (UTs) – Delhi, Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli – have committed to participate in the […]
The Ministry of Coal has issued a show cause notice to Reliance Power Limited (RPL) seeking an explanation for delays in the development of coal blocks associated with the 400 MW Tilaiya ultra mega power […]
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Centre Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CSIR-CIMFR) has signed an MoU with Coal India Limited, Singareni Collieries Company Limited and power utilities to undertake quality analysis of coal […]
CESC Limited has signed a power distribution franchisee agreement with Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited to supply power in Kota and Bharatpur in Rajasthan for a period of 20 years. CESC will invest Rs 1.5 […]
The Ministry of Power (MoP) has released the State Distribution Utilities Fourth Annual Integrated Rating Report covering 40 discoms. Three state discoms of Gujarat (Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited, Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited and […]
The central government has extended the deadline for states to participate in the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) from March 2016 to March 2017. Under UDAY, state governments will be able to take over 75 […]
JNPT has commenced logistics data bank (LDB) services at the port from July 1, 2016. The service provides the facility to track containers on a real-time basis using radio frequency identification technology while the containers […]
Man Projects Limited, a subsidiary of Man Infraconstruction Limited, has received a contract worth Rs 7.51 billion from Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Private Limited (BMCTPL) for pavement works at the fourth container terminal at the […]
Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL) has signed a concession agreement with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for the development of a captive jetty at the port. The project will be developed at an estimated cost of […]
Meanwhile, the MoS has formulated a new berthing policy for dry bulk cargo for major ports. The policy will be implemented by all major ports by August 20, 2016. The objective of the policy is […]
The MoS has prepared a draft bill, The Central Port Authorities Act, 2016 to replace the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963. This step is being taken keeping in view the need to give greater autonomy […]
The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has extended the date for the electronic submission of verified gross mass (VGM) from July 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016. In November 2014, the International Maritime Organization approved […]
The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has approved a set of guidelines for the implementation of the shipbuilding financial assistance policy. An institutional mechanism has also been created within the ministry for redressal of grievances related […]
The cabinet has granted in-principle approval for setting up a major port at Enayam near Colachel in Tamil Nadu. An SPV will be formed for the development of the port with an initial equity investment […]
Bhagyanagar Gas Limited (BGL) will give piped natural gas (PNG) connections to 100,000 new households in Hyderabad within the next two years and to over 250,000 households by 2021. Currently, only 1,140 households have been […]
The MoEFCC has granted environmental clearance to the Krishna Godavari LNG Import Floating Terminal Project. The clearance is subject to certain conditions, including obtaining prior permission from the standing committee of the National Board for […]
India has restarted talks on forming a liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchasing alliance with Japan and South Korea (and could also include China) as Asian demand for the fuel grows. Gas is expected to become […]
Essar’s Raniganj (East) block in West Bengal has become India’s first coal bed methane (CBM) asset to cross the 1 million standard cubic metres per day (mscmd) production milestone. The targeted production from the block […]
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