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Ultra Mega Power Project in Orissa gets green signal

wirecableApril 22, 2011April 19, 2023

April 22, 2011April 19, 2023

Environment ministry has given green nod for the 4,000- mw ultra mega power project (UMPP) at Bhedabahal in Orissa after more than six-months delay. “Orissa UMPP is cleared (by environment ministry). We are hopeful of receiving the documents from environment ministry soon,” power minister Sushilkumar Shinde told reporters at a......

1800 MW green power added during Apr-Dec

wirecableApril 19, 2011April 19, 2023

April 19, 2011April 19, 2023

With an addition of over 1,800 mw of capacity during the first nine months of the current fiscal, India’s cumulative grid-interactive renewable energy instalment capacity had crossed 18,500 mw mark as of December 2010. During the April-December period in 2010, the country added 1,259, 204, 144, 216, 5.5 and 7.5......

Reliance Power to increase capacity of its mega projects by 50%

wirecableApril 19, 2011April 19, 2023

April 19, 2011April 19, 2023

Reliance Power, the flagship company of the Anil Ambani group, plans to expand four large coal-fired power projects by 50% to generate an additional 8,000 MW of power. The company will scale up three ultra mega power projects of 4,000 MW each at Sasan, Krishnapatnam and Tilaiya. Similarly, it will......

PFC sanctions 7000 Crore to Karnataka power project

wirecableApril 19, 2011April 19, 2023

April 19, 2011April 19, 2023

Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has sanctioned Rs. 7,046 crore to fund a thermal power project to be set up by Raichur Power Corporation (RPCL) in Karnataka. RPCL is a joint venture(JV) company of PSU Bharat Heavy Electrical (BHEL) and Karnataka Power Corporation (KPCL), the state-owned power generating company. The jv......

L&T to set up 375 MW Gas Based Power Plant for GSECL

wirecableApril 19, 2011April 19, 2023

April 19, 2011April 19, 2023

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has received an order valued over 1100 crore from Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL), a Government of Gujarat company, to set up a 1 x 375 MW gas based power plant at Dhuvaran, near Baroda in Gujarat, on EPC basis. L&T’s scope includes design, detailed......

M&A deals value in power sector at $116 bn in 2010

wirecableApril 19, 2011April 19, 2023

April 19, 2011April 19, 2023

The power sector globally saw merger and acquisitions to the tune of $116 billion in 2010, a 19 per cent growth from the previous year, said a report. According to an annual review of M&As in the global power sector by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the total deal value in the power and......

Jaiprakash Power Ventures Announces Amalgamation

wirecableApril 19, 2011April 19, 2023

April 19, 2011April 19, 2023

Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd. (JPVL), the designated power vehicle of the Jaypee Group announced amalgamation of Jaypee Karcham Hydro Corporation Limited (JKHCL) & Bina Power Supply Company Limited (BPSCL) with JPVL (w.e.f 01.04.2010, the Appointed Date). JPVL is the largest producer of hydro power in the private sector with 700......

Middle East Electricity 2011 gets almost 100 exhibitors from India

wirecableApril 19, 2011April 30, 2011

April 19, 2011April 30, 2011

Investment in Power Sector Country Amount UAE US$926 billion Saudi Arabia US$614 billion Kuwait US$271 billion Qatar US$230 billion Oman US$104 billion Bahrain US$66 billion Now in its 36th year Middle East Electricity, the region’s largest trade show for the power and energy sector, which took place from 8-10 February......

Technical Articles

Cable Corporation of India chooses Borealis Borouge EHV materials for TNEB 230 kV power distribution project

wirecableApril 19, 2011March 14, 2013

April 19, 2011March 14, 2013

About Cable Corporation of India Ltd Cable Corporation of India (CCI) was established in 1957 as a joint venture between the German companies Siemens AG and Felten & Guillaume AG, with Khataus of India. The company first produced PVC insulated wires and cables – the first producer of its kind......

Transmission, Distribution & Infrastructure

Power Grid exploring to take over Nigerian Transmission Company

wirecableApril 19, 2011April 30, 2011

April 19, 2011April 30, 2011

The preferred bidder for the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, Management Contract held in 2007, Power Grid of India, has announced its readiness to take over the management of the electricity transmission system of the country. The announcement was made when the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Mahesh Sachdev,......