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Latest updates on Power and Oil & Gas Sectors as on Jan 2015



    1. 700 MW power to be generated in Meghalaya in next 10-years
      The state's own generation will be at 462 MW from the Leshka stage II power project and 260.93 MW will be availed as the Central share.
    2. Coal auctions: Power cos stare at 65 paise a unit variable cost deficit
      Private power producers, with a capacity of 10 GW, who bid the highest at the recently concluded coal block auctions, are staring at 65 paise per unit under-recovery in variable cost because of aggressive bidding
    3. Germany to give 1 bn euro loan to India for strengthening power sector
      Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Coal, Power and Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal has said that a development bank owned by the German government, the Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW), has agreed to provide a concessional loan of a ...
    4. New CMD for Power Grid Corp to be shortlisted tomorrow
      The interview for one of the most sought after posts in the country - chairman and managing director (CMD) of the transmission giant Power Grid Corporation will start on Friday.
    5. Tariff of power from units 3, 4 of KKNPP to cost more: Jitendra Singh
      "The present tariff of power generated from KKNPP unit 1 and 2 is Rs 3.94 per kWH. The anticipated first year tariff of KKNPP units 3 and 4, is to be Rs 6.30 kWH," he said.
    6. Decommissioned thermal power units to soon lose their fuel supply
      The move is expected to release 35 million tonnes of coal as some 2,000 MW of thermal power capacity has been shut after having completed its lifespan.
    7. Jindal Power wants govt to honour coal auction outcome
      Holding company JSPL chief executive Uppal says reauctioning will be a big blow to fairness of the system
    8. Bangladesh, Nepal setting up state-owned power traders
      Planned interconnected grid will allow power to be traded as any other commodity to meet electricity demand in the Saarc region
    9. Power woes remain a drag for industry
      Successive governments have tried to overcome this hurdle through policy interventions
    10. Solar companies set to power homes, factories in rural Tanzania
    11. More than 840 households – and, crucially, small factories - in Tabora, Dodoma and Katavi regions so far have been connected to solar grid systems.
    12. Tata Power Solar to supply modules for 10 MW project
      Tata Power Solar today said it has won an order to supply entire module requirement for the 10 MW project in Rajasthan.
    13. Coal issues need to be addressed for affordable power: Essar Energy CEO Sushil Maroo
      Essar Energy Plc's Chief Executive Officer Sushil Maroo today said that affordable power is linked to many risk mitigation factors.
    14. Power ministry reviews Gujarat model for national rollout
      Gujarat's Jyotirgram Yojana is a major achievement of Narendra Modi's Gujarat model of development.
    15. Post-bifurcation, Telangana power crisis set to worsen
      Telangana is staring at a power crisis as the demand is much higher than the available power generating capacity.
    16. Power crunch in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh: A test for PM Narendra Modi
      Can Narendra Modi, in power for less than a week, live up to reputati

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