Bailadila to increase iron ore output

January 2016

According to NMDC, the Bailadila sector in Chhattisgarh will contribute 64 per cent to its total iron ore production capacity by 2022. The company ai...

Tags: NMDC, Bailadila, Iron ore production

ACME Wins bids of 50 MW in Uttarakhand

December 2015

ACME has expanded its portfolio to around 1,200 MW. The company has an existing portfolio of around 1,150 MW including 440 MW in Telangana, 104 MW in...

Tags: ACME Cleantech Solutions, Portfolio, JNNSM Phase II Projects

Lanco inks MoU with Chhattisgarh for solar plant

December 2015

Lanco Infratech is setting up a 100 mw solar cell manufacturing plant and plans to lease part of its solar SEZ to foreign and Indian firms which want...

Tags: Lanco Infratech, Solar SEZ, Renewable Energy, Lanco Solar Private Ltd, Water, Power, RK Roy, MoU

Cabinet approves Rs.8,349-cr investment on rail freight lines

December 2015

The Union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved an investment of Rs.8,349 crore for laying down multiple freight-specific rail lin...

Tags: Union cabinet, Narendra Modi, Railways, Central Government, Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Koraput, Rayagada, Power, Coal, Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal

Centre to recharge distribution

November 2015

The Centre´s plan to revive the power distribution sector is gathering momentum with Maharashtra set to take up the government´s ´Power for All´ prog...

Tags: Power for All, Power Distribution, Power Sector, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, Integrated Power Development Scheme, MoU

Plans for 2,300 km road network in Chhattisgarh finalised

November 2015

The Chhattisgarh Government has finalised a plan for massive development of about 2,300 km long road network at an estimated cost of more than Rs 25,...

Tags: Chhattisgarh Government, Road network, Asian Development Bank

CREDA to set up hydro power plant in Jashpur

November 2015

The Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) would be going for installation and commissioning of a ‘Pico Hydro Power Plant´ at Villa...

Tags: CREDA, Pico Hydro Power Plant, Sogra Nala, Hydel Projects, Agricultural Pump, Project Report

Balco plea rejected

September 2015

The government has rejected a plea of Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco), a Vedanta group firm, to accept its winning bid for an auctioned coal mine in...

Tags: Bharat Aluminium Company, Vedanta, Coal Mine, Block, Chhattisgarh, Delhi High Court, Jindal Power Ltd