Coal ministry to allocate alternative block to Odisha

September 2016

The Coal Ministry has agreed to Odisha´s proposal to allocate an alternative coal block to Odisha Thermal Power Corporation Ltd (OPTCL) for its 2,400...

Tags: Coal Ministry, OPTCL, Coal block, OMC, OHPC, JV, Odisha government, Pranab Prakash Das, Tentuloi block

Over 3,900 villages yet to be electrified in Odisha

April 2016

The Odisha government has admitted that 3,940 villages and 16,533 small habitations remained to be electrified. A written reply by State Energy Minis...

Tags: Odisha government, Pranab Prakash Das, Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, DDUGJY, Electricity

No power cut in Odisha till April end

February 2016

The state government has ruled out any power cut till the end of April this year, hoping to tide over any possible deficit through conserved hydro po...

Tags: Power, Conserved hydro power, Pranab Prakash Das, Energy

Rural power faces fund challenge

January 2016

As the state gears up to meet additional power demand of 3500 MW for rural electrification by the end of 12th Plan...

Tags: Power, Central Electricity Authority, CEA, Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Ltd, OPTCL, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, PGCIL, Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd, MCL, Kalinga Power Transmission Corporation, Neelachal Power Transmission Corporation, Pranab Prakash Das