Adani to set up IL&FS captive port in Tamil Nadu

September 2016

IL&FS is planning to set up a captive port in the district of Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu. The port will be developed and run by Adani Port, say sources....

Tags: IL&FS, Captive port, Cuddalore, Adani Group, Adani Port, ITPCL, IL And FS

TN wind energy output hits a high

September 2016

Wind power consumption in Tamil Nadu has reached a record high. Since May 15, when the wind power season started, the state has consumed 6,087 lakh m...

Tags: Wind power consumption, Tamil Nadu

TN industry approves Colachel port

August 2016

The recent Union Cabinet decision approving a much-delayed port to Enayam, near Colachel in Kanyakumari district...

Tags: Colachel Port, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu

Rs.300 cr more for civic infrastructure work in Chennai

August 2016

The Tamil Nadu govern-¡ment has allocated Rs.300 crore towards the Chennai Mega City Development Mission (CMCDM) in the revised budget estimate prese...

Tags: CMCDM, Greater Chennai Corporation, Chennai Metro Water Supply, Sewerages Board, spill over work, Roads, Drinking water, Sewerage, Solid waste management

TANGEDCO thermal power project approved

July 2016

The Centre has approved the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO)'s 2 x 800 MW coal-based thermal power....

Tags: Centre, TANGEDCO, Thermal power plant, Ramanathapuram, Uppur, Valamavoor

ABB connects power to the Indian grid

July 2016

ABB has commissioned five substations to integrate a 648 MW solar project at Kamuthi in Tamil Nadu to the national transmission grid....

Tags: ABB, Solar project, Kamuthi, National transmission grid, Adani Group, Solar photovoltaic project

Kudankulam-1 crosses installed capacity

July 2016

Unit-I of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu crossed its installed capacity and generated 1,006 MW of power. ...

Tags: Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Tamil Nadu, Russia, Commercial power generation

The crux of our smart city proposal is lake redevelopment

July 2016

The third largest city in Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore is a major hub for textiles, industries, commerce, education, IT, healthcare and manufacturing. What...

Tags: Textiles, Manchester of South India, Pump City, Dr K Vijaykarthikeyan, Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation, SERAPHINA DSOUZA, SPV, Coimbatore Smart City Ltd, RFP, AMRUT scheme, C&D, JNNURM, BRTS, LPCD, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan