This is the second letter in two months by the Union ministry to the Andhra Pradesh government after the state decided to review all the renewable power projects, citing high costs R K Singh, Union minster for power and new & renewable energy, in his latest letter to the Andhra Pradesh government blamed the state’s […]
Green Mega Power Projects On The Anvil
NEW DELHI: The government is planning large renewable energy projects like the coal-based ultra-mega power project s (UMPPs) through the publicprivate-partnership route. The renewable power projects may include any renewable source of generation or a combination of them. The plants are likely to be 1,800 MW in capacity, which can be spread over three areas […]
Maharashtra govt mulling new policy for solar power projects
An Energy Department official said that many people have evinced interest in leasing out their land for a period of 30 years to set up solar projects. New Delhi: The Maharashtra government is contemplating to prepare a policy wherein vacant plots and agriculture land will be taken on lease to set up solar energy projects. […]
Union Budget 2019: Centre to implement ‘One Nation, One Power’ grid to end India’s power woes
The Narendra Modi government is looking to implement ‘One Nation, One Power’ grid in the power sector, to ensure power connectivity to states at affordable rates, union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the union budget announcement on Friday in the Parliament. A package for power sector tariff and structural reforms to the sector will […]
NLCIL to invest Rs 23,800 cr in Tamil Nadu to set up mines, power projects
NLC India, a company under the Ministry of Coal, is planning to invest around Rs 23,800 crore in Tamil Nadu. The proposed investment includes the setting up of mines and power projects. The investment includes setting up lignite mines with a capacity of 15.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA), a 2,640-Mw lignite-based thermal power project, […]