Indian Energy Observer

CIL sets eyes on mines abroad

Coal India Ltd, India's largest coal producer, has evince interest in buying three mining blocks with an estimated reserve of over 120 million tonnes in Indonesia a high-ranking company official was reported as saying.

Govt shelves plans to hive off Dabhol LNG terminal

Power Secretary Anil Razdan announced the government had withdrawn its plans to hive off the five million tonne liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility attached to the Dabhol power plant. This despite the fact that alternate fuel supply arrangements for the project were made.

MDI and Haryana government enter into energy management agreement

Government of Haryana and Management Development Institute (MDI) on Thursday, December 18, 2008 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work together, develop and implement capacity building and conduct training programs targeting conservation, energy efficiency, demand side management, and renewable energy.

Feedback Ventures to partner NMC in a unique power project

Feedback Ventures, an infrastructure services company, announced its plans to assist Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to develop a 500MW coal based thermal power plant utilising water from sewage treatment plant.

RIL will supply crude to CPCL by Feb instead of this month

Reliance Industries (RIL) will be supplying the second consignment of crude oil from its eastern offshore Krishna Godavari basin D6 block to Chennai Petroleum Corporation (CPCL) by the end of January or the beginning of February instead of December.

TN Industry seeks compensation from TNEB for high cost of captive power

Industry representatives from the state of Tamil Nadu have asked the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) to revive the proposal for compensating them for the cost of using captive power and expedite clearances for third-party sale of power.

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Gail introduces service charge on gas distribution

Gail India, the country’s biggest natural gas transportation company, has decided to introduce a service charge of Rs 110 per thousand standard cubic metre for distributing gas produced by government-owned companies.

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AP Genco signs pact with KFW loan for a loan of Rs 1,700 cr for power plant

Andhra Pradesh Generation Corporation Ltd (AP Genco) has signed a pact with KFW of Germany for a Rs 1,700 crore loan from for executing 2x800 MW Sri Damodaram Sanjeeviah Thermal Power Station, which is being developed at Krishnapatnam.

IOC-Adani Energy JV likely to acquire 50 pc stake in LNG terminal

The 50:50 joint venture that was recently formed by the Indian Oil Corp and Adani Energy is likely to acquire 50 per cent stake in Gujarat State Petroleum Corp (GSPC) at Mundra in Gujarat’s proposed Rs 4,000-crore liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal.

TNERC plans to increase the tariff for wind power

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) is having plans to increase the wind power tariff to Rs 3.40 a unit from the present Rs 2.90, with the objective to promote wind power generation capacity in the state, with the aim to solve the power shortage in the state and also add to the state’s generation capacity fast, according to an official press release.