Payment delays increase risk and project costs for solar and wind projects in many states

April 2017

Payment delays by distribution companies (DISCOMS) continue to pose a challenge for the growing renewable energy sector in India as it tries to achie...

Tags: DISCOMS, Renewable energy sector, SECI, REWA, Investment, MSEDCL, Power generation, Jharkhand Urja Vitran Nigam, Damodar Valley Corporation, Coal India, TANGEDCO, PPA, MAHAGENCO, Raj Prabhu, Mercom Capital Group

Safety audit to be carried out for 418 mines

February 2017

In the wake of the recent mine collapse in Jharkhand, the government announced safety audit for all 418 mines in the country. In a review meeting hel...

Tags: Jharkhand, Coal India, Piyush Goyal, DG Mining Safety

Safety audit to be carried out for 418 mines

February 2017

In the wake of the recent mine collapse in Jharkhand, the government announced safety audit for all 418 mines in the country. In a review meeting hel...

Tags: Jharkhand, Coal India, Piyush Goyal, DG Mining Safety

SPML Infra bags orders worth Rs 8000 crore

January 2017

New orders worth Rs 800 crore were received by SPML Infra Ltd for power substation, rooftop solar power plant, water & wastewater treatment and munic...

Tags: SPML Infra Ltd, Power substation, Rooftop solar power plant, Water, Wastewater treatment, West Bengal State Electricity Transmission Company, Jharkhand Urja Sancharam Nigam Limited, Municipal solid waste management, Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd

Safety audit to be carried out for 418 mines

January 2017

In the wake of the recent mine collapse in Jharkhand, the government announced safety audit for all 418 mines in the country. In a review meeting hel...

Tags: Safety, Mining, Jharkhand, DG Mining Safety, Piyush Goyal, Coal India

State to save Rs.400 cr by not using imported coal

December 2016

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) is set to stop importing coal for all its thermal units in Tamil Nadu. With the stoppag...

Tags: TANGEDCO, Coal, Discom, Jharkhand coal mines, Railways

Govt to re-auction 37 mineral blocks by December

October 2016

The governemnt is planning to re-acution 37 mineral blocks in Karnataka, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand by December th...

Tags: Karnataka, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Mines, Balvinder Kumar, Non-coal mines

Slow progress of auctioned blocks worries ministry

October 2016

The Union Mines Ministry has expressed displeasure over the unimpressive progress of mineral blocks auctioned by states, reports the Business Standar...

Tags: Union Mines Ministry, Balvinder Kumar, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Seven mineral blocks