Rgppl To Upgrade Dabhol Power Plant

nRgppl To Upgrade Dabhol Power Plant

A plan to add 2,100 MW of capacity to the Dabhol power plant has been approved by the board of Ratnagiri Gas and Power (RGPPL), which runs the plant. The capacity addition is estimated to cost Rs 8,820 crore. The gas-based project has a total project area of about 1,700 acre. It also has an associated liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.

R Power Awards Ge Rs 10k Cr Order

R Power Awards Ge Rs 10k Cr Order

Reliance Power has awarded a Rs 10,000 crore equipment order to GE Energy India for the expansion of its 2,400-MW gas-based power project at Samalkot, in Andhra Pradesh. Under the contract, GE will supply six frame 9FA gas turbines, 3 D-11 steam turbines and generators for the power project.

Bina Refinery To Resume Operations In 2011

Bina Refinery To Resume Operations In 2011

Bharat Petroleum Corporation’s Bina refinery, located in Madhya Pradesh, will commence operations early next year as a power plant, critical for the plant, will be set up in January after a delay of 21 months. The Rs 11,400 crore refinery is losing Rs 2.5 crore per day as it has not been able to function after a test run that was done by drawing power from the grid and using a hired boiler in July.

Isgec To Set Up 4,000 Mw Boiler Facility

Isgec To Set Up 4,000 Mw Boiler Facility

Isgec John Thompson (IJT), a division of Saraswati Industrial Syndicate Ltd and, Foster Wheeler North America Corporation, US, plan to set up a manufacturing facility for sub-critical and supercritical boilers in Tamil Nadu. The greenfield project is likely to see an investment of around Rs 800 crore. For the same, the company has sought 150 acre in the Tiruchy- Madurai belt.

Cccl Plans To Raise Rs 250 Cr From Pe

Cccl Plans To Raise Rs 250 Cr From Pe

Consolidated Construction Consortium Limited (CCCL) has made plans to raise about Rs 250 crore from a private equity (PE) fund for its infrastructure arm CCCL Infrastructure. The company also plans to foray into oil and natural gas by floating a separate division and would be followed by its foray into pipeline and ports business. At present,

Gail Plans Rs 400 Bn Investment

GAIL India will explore gas sector investment in the African market. It will make a capital investment of around Rs 400 bn ($8.8 bn) by 2014-15, mainly to expand its pipeline network and boost petrochemicals capacity.

Rgppl To Upgrade Dabhol Power Plant

A plan to add 2,100 MW of capacity to the Dabhol power plant has been approved by the board of Ratnagiri Gas and Power (RGPPL), which runs the plant. The capacity addition is estimated to cost Rs 8,820 crore. The gas-based project has a total project area of about 1,700 acre. It also has an associated liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal.

Spanco to be Nagpur's power discom

Spanco has received a letter of intent from the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company for distributing power to most parts of Nagpur. Spanco's bid, to be the power distribution franchisee for 15 years, was the highest at Rs 5,350 crore. It will provide efficient power, reduce losses and provide high level of consumer satisfaction to four lakh consumers of Nagpur city for 15 years.

APGenco awards water management project to VA Tech

The Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGenco) has placed order with VA Tech Wabag, one of the leading players in the water treatment sector, for total water management at their thermal power projects at Kakatiya and Rayalaseema under balance of plants package as part of consortium. Wabag part involves around Rs 290 crore for total water management.

Valecha Engg to forays into power sector in Madhya Pradesh

Valecha Engineering Ltd (VEL), through its 100 per cent subsidiary Valecha Infrastructure Ltd, is foraying into power sector by setting up 440 MW project in Madhya Pradesh. It has signed an MoU with the Government of Madhya Pradesh to this effect at the Global Investor Submit held at Khajuraho.

Jindal Power to raise Rs 7,000 cr, expand steel and power capacity

Jindal Power to raise Rs 7,000 cr, expand steel and power capacity

Jindal Power, a subsidiary Jindal Steel and Power, is likely to raise Rs 7,000 crore through initial public offer (IPO) in the next six months. According to the Executive Vice Chairman and Managing Director Naveen Jindal, the company will augment its power generation capacity to 6,000 MW in three years from the current 2,000 MW.

HPCL to expand Vizag refinery capacity for Rs 13k crore

HPCL to expand Vizag refinery capacity for Rs 13k crore

Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd will invest Rs 13,000 crore to double the capacity of its Vizag oil refinery in Andhra Pradesh to 15 million tonne a year by 2013-14. The preparation of detailed feasibility report (DFR) was in progress.

NLC to set up coal fired power plants and a wind mill

NLC to set up coal fired power plants and a wind mill

Neyveli Lignite Corp has proposed to set up 2,000 MW each coal-based power plant in Orissa and Uttar Pradesh and a 50 MW wind mill in Tamil Nadu costing of Rs 313 crore. However, according to recent reports, coal fired power plants cost as much as Rs 20,000 crore.