Power generation News

The Shirdi Trust, which manages affairs of famous Saibaba shrine, is working on an innovative measure wherein foot energy of devotees will be harnessed to generate power.

India's diesel demand is expected to rise to record levels again this year as a slew of infrastructure projects boosts use of the transport and industrial fuel, although a government-induced cash shortage will hold growth to its slowest in three years.

The power generation in the second unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) was stopped temporarily on Tuesday following snag in the turbine of the unit.

Infrastructure sector recorded a growth rate of 6.6 percent in October -- the highest in last six months -- on the back of impressive performance by steel and refinery products.

Power generation growth has been 9.5 percent this year so far, which is almost double of 5.65 percent achieved during a decade-long UPA rule from 2004 to 2014.

State-run NTPC today said it has recorded highest ever annual power generation of 241.98 billion units (excluding its joint ventures) last fiscal.

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NLC operates three opencast lignite mines of a total capacity of 28.5 Million Tonnes per Annum.

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Power generation in the three thermal power units here was affected, leading to decline in the power supply to the southern districts of tamil Nadu in the last two days, officials said here Friday.

The central government on Wednesday approved a policy framework for promotion of off-shore wind power generation.

State-run power major NTPC, under a new business initiative, has decided to expand vendor base and bring uniformity in procurement process of materials and services at all its plants.

The government has set a target of generating close to 1,100 billion units of electricity during the current financial year as the coal supply at thermal power stations has eased.

"(We) will have a national energy policy. We are in discussions with our colleagues in different ministries," NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya said at a press conference here.

Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS) plans to more than triple its power generation capacity in five years, betting on demand for renewable energy sources such as wind and solar in Asia`s third-largest economy.

The government aims to train as many as 7 lakh people for various segments in power generation in line with its ambitious plans of producing 1,75,000 MW renewable energy 2022.

Breaking away from the tradition of fixing five-year goals, the Power Ministry may now set a generation target for the next two decades.

Country's largest thermal power producer NTPC reported nearly 17 percent drop in net profit at Rs 2,071.63 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2014-15, pulled down by changes in tariff regulations.

Power generation of the three thermal power stations was 2330 mw, NLC Chairman-cum-Managing Director B Surender Mohan on Thursday said.

More than half of India`s thermal power plants, which source most of their coal from state behemoth Coal India, have stocks enough to last for only less than a week.