Ratnagiri Gas will be an equal JV between NTPC and GAIL if MSEB which has been offered a small stake does not pick up equity
Walmik Karad, a close aide of Maharashtra minister Dhananjay Munde, has been charged with ordering the murder of sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh, who allegedly opposed Karad's extortion bid targeting a wind energy company. According to a chargesheet filed by the state Crime Investigation Department (CID), Karad allegedly asked his associates to "eliminate" anyone who interfered with their extortion attempt. Deshmukh was abducted, tortured, and murdered in December 2024 after he attempted to stop the extortion bid. Karad and several others have been charged with murder, extortion, and organized crime.
Higher power tariff would have fetched Tata's Mundra UMPP Rs 25,000 crore (Rs 250 billion) and Adani's project an additional Rs 18,500 crore (Rs 185 billion)
Suburbs like Bandra, Santacruz and Chembur, and pockets in central Mumbai such as Dadar reported the outage for over 15 minutes starting at 2130 hrs.
'We are planning load shedding in such a way that the entire state will not suffer.'
A mild tremor was experienced in Pune and parts of Maharashtra with its epicentre at Koyna dam region in Satara district, Met office said on Wednesday morning.
The businessmen in the Maharashtra have given a cry of 'remove Ajit Pawar' against the high tariff of electricity.
Railway services across city on the Western Railway and Central Railway came to a grinding halt at 10.05 am, as a result of the power outage.
Train movement halted between Andheri and Churchgate railway stations as the power supply stopped, Western Railway's chief public relations officer Sumit Thakur said.
The power failure comes at a time when the state is reeling under power deficit.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Saturday said power generation in the energy-hungry state would grow by 2000 mw within a year with the Dabhol plant becoming operational again.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is to be congratulated for imposing a large fine, of nearly Rs 1,800 crore (Rs 18 billion), on Coal India Ltd for alleged abuse of its monopolistic position.
Northern and western states had the highest power demand, with Uttar Pradesh sourcing 19,082 Mw, Delhi 6,029 Mw, Rajasthan 10,395 Mw, Gujarat 16,825 Mw, and Maharashtra 23,609 Mw.
>The Indian Army still uses old British-era names and recruits soldiers based on caste or region, which hurts national unity, argues Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd).
As the Centre pushes reforms in the power sector, especially for the beleaguered electricity distribution segment, several states, especially those ruled by Opposition parties, are clamouring against it. Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerela have voiced their reservations against the proposed amendments to the Electricity Act, 2003. The irony is the states opposing the amendments on the ground of threat of privatisation already have private partnerships in power supply. The proposed Bill was slated to be placed on the floor of Parliament in the Monsoon session. But it still awaits Cabinet approval amid several states complaining that they have been not consulted on the issue.
'I am not an aspiration-oriented politician.' 'This is the time to redefine politics.' 'Politics of power is not real politics.'
The scheme, which was earlier implemented by the coal companies, has been extended for the current fiscal also.
A non-strategic investor like Poonawalla brings in not only capital but also creative freedom. Indian cinema needs more investors like him, reports Vanita Kohli Khandekar.
There was a sharp fall in power output on Thursday from a plant in Gujarat that left India more than 9,000 megawatts short of peak demand, according to two officials at the state grid operator.
According to an Andhra government statement, Naidu 'reposed confidence' in the PM's leadership.
The 1,967 MW plant has not been operating since August because of stoppage of natural gas supplies from domestic fields.
Rajbaris are a link to Bengal's rich past, of grand mansions, classical fine dining, and allow guests to be pretend zamindars for those few hours or days that they stay.
The project of Reliance Energy with capacity of 4000 MW at Shahapur in coastal Raigad district is in progress and is expected to be completed by 2011, Maharashtra Legislature was informed.
Dabhol power plant is a lesson on what to avoid while setting up large infrastructure projects.
From Jammu and Kashmir to Andhra Pradesh, consumers are facing power cuts ranging from 2 hours to 8 hours.
Power Minister Piyush Goyal on the government's manufacturing push and other key issues.
'We are working in association with the state government and other transmission companies to make sure that the city never experiences blackouts'
This was decided at a meeting between State Energy Minister Dilip Walse-Patil and executives of General Electric, which had supplied power equipment to the erstwhile Dabhol Power Company. During the meeting, GE executives assured the minister that by the end of this month, the Block-I, currently lying defunct, would start generating around 600 Mw.
Adani Power bagged Jitpur mine in Jharkhand.
State behemoth Coal India, the world's largest coal miner, has failed to raise its output fast enough to meet demand, and millions of Indians still go without power.
BSE Midcap index outperformed the benchmark indices to end with 0.4% gains.
Centre, with states, to change methodology of calculating domestic power rates, set standards for consumer tariffs
Will get Rs 830 cr, Rs 329 cr respectively to offset higher coal costs
Under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme, close to 1 million apprentices will be trained in FY24.
The government has received 745 applications from a variety of companies for 15 power-project-linked coal blocks with estimated reserves of 3.6 billion tonnes, which can support power generation of 18,000 Mw.
'Election funding needs a little more transparency.'
Udhayanidhi's 'untimely' elevation as deputy CM may be used against the party, for critics to argue that the DMK's 'first family's is not concerned about anything else but their clan's welfare. If packaged and delivered properly, some of the sting may stick at election time, predicts N Sathiya Moorthy.
Politicians and Twitter warriors around the globe have a new buzzword among them: Net zero. Everyone appears to be keen to state their commitment to net zero, with India providing an outlay of Rs 35,000 crore to achieve energy transition and net-zero objectives in its Budget for FY24, even as the latest and final report by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that current efforts are not enough to curb global warming. A number of small factory owners and businesses, however, have pointed out that the transition to net-zero emissions will cost them hugely.
As the BJP is set to form the next government in Maharashtra on Friday, industry experts want the new chief minister to expedite the delayed infrastructure projects in the state and revive investment in key sectors by removing bureaucratic bottlenecks.
