India
India okays construction of Mauda, Dhuvaran expansion projects
India okays construction of Mauda, Dhuvaran expansion projects
India's Ministry of Environment and Forests has accorded environmental clearance to NTPC's 2x660 MW supercritical technology based Mauda Stage-II TPP. Located in the Nagpur district of Maharashtra, this project is an expansion of the under-construction 2x500 MW Stage-I TPP.
International Power to build Pakistan Plant
International Power will build the Uch II, an extension of the existing 572MW Uch plant in Pakistan.
ADB helps Pakistan tackle power shortages
ADB has agreed to lend up to $100 million to a privately owned gas-fired power plant in Pakistan. It is meant that will help alleviate chronic power shortages which are undermining growth and poverty reduction.
Kaiga power station's new unit connected to grid
The fourth unit of the Kaiga power station in Karnataka, India, has been successfully connected to the power grid.
Kaiga power station's new unit connected to grid
The fourth unit of the Kaiga power station in Karnataka, India, has been successfully connected to the power grid.
India to Receive ADB Loan for Power Upgrades in Assam
India will receive $89.7million loan from the ADB for the Assam Power Sector Enhancement Programme, Tranche-II.
Vandanaa to build $2B Gujarat coal-fired plant
Vandanaa Power signed an MoU to construct a 2,400MW coal-fired power plant in Navalakhi port in Kutch district, Gujarat, India.
Atlantis gets approved for Gujarat tidal power project
The state ministry has approved Atlantis Resources’ 50MW tidal power project in the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat.
Mundra UMPP Unit-I boiler light-up due this month
CGPL will conclude the boiler light-up for the first unit of the 4,000 MW Mundra UMPP by end of this month. It was originally scheduled on February 2011.
Haryana overdraws the most from Indian grid
Haryana overdrew the most among all Indian states, in November 2010. The state drew 825.390 million units from the grid, that is 246.750 MUs more than its schedule of 578.640 MUs.
Technopromexport agrees to complete Barh project by 2014
Technopromexport will complete construction activities for the main plant of NTPC`s 1,980 MW Barh Stage-I power project in Bihar by October 2014.
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