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

Richa Industries wins Rs.23 cr order from IRCON International lines in Maharashtra

March 2016

Construction & engineering major Richa Industries has secured an order from IRCON International Limited, a government-owned company incorporated by t...

Tags: Construction, Engineering, Richa Industries, IRCON International Limited, PEB, ourkela, Odisha, Indian Railways, Sandeep Gupta

Government to invite bids for up to 12 UMPPs

February 2016

The government will invite bids for 8-12 ultra mega power projects (UMPPs)...

Tags: Ultra Mega Power Projects, UMPPs, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar

New firm for mineral exploration

February 2016

The Odisha Government has decided to float a company for mineral exploration. The firm entitled Odisha Mineral Exploration Corporation ...

Tags: Odisha Government, Odisha Mineral Exploration Corporation, Odisha Mining Corporation, Platinum Group Minerals, Mineral Exploration

Paradip project payback period extended

February 2016

Indian Oil Corporation´s most ambitious refinery at Paradip in Odisha...

Tags: Indian Oil Corporation, Refinery, Paradip, Odisha

Odisha wants review of MoU with IOCL

February 2016

Fearing national loss of revenue due to tax concessions given to Paradip refinery of Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), the Odisha Government has sought ...

Tags: IOCL, Odisha Government, MoU, Dharmendra Pradhan, Naveen Patnaik, Petroleum, Nnatural Gas

Odisha plans industrial projects over 2-lakh acre

January 2016

The Odisha government has identified about 200,000 acre of contiguous land to facilitate industries to set up their projects without any hurdles. Abo...

Tags: Odisha government, Oisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation, GOi PLUS

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