industry > industry > Power Power India briefs IAEA on nuclear safeguards; scientists advise caution 19 July 2008 Rolls-Royce sets up new unit to address civil nuclear market 17 July 2008 Suez, GDF shareholders agree to $159-billion merger 17 July 2008 Thermax wins Rs820 crore order for coal-fired boilers 16 July 2008 India to open new coal fields for gas exploration 16 July 2008 Indigenous civil, military nuclear programmes out of IAEA's safeguards coverage: AEC chairman 11 July 2008 Nuclear deal – what the scientists say 10 July 2008 AGL acquires stake in geothermal power firm Torrens Energy; inks JV pact 10 July 2008 PM lauds Indo-US partnership as “strategic”; IAEA board meet likely on 28 July 09 July 2008 Is it too late? 09 July 2008 GM plant in Spain to have world's largest rooftop solar power plant 08 July 2008 NTPC, BHEL in Rs6,000-crore power plant equipment JV 08 July 2008 Supreme Court allows Tata Power to supply to retail clients in Mumbai 08 July 2008 Suzlon-Arcapita Bk JV to buy Honiton Energy 07 July 2008 BHEL pips L&T-MHI for Rs2,500-crore boiler contract from APGENCO Krishnapatnam power project 07 July 2008 L&T bags power order worth Rs446 crore; to demerge ECC division into four 07 July 2008 Areva tests first 1,200 KV voltage transformers in India 05 July 2008 Greenko acquires 4 hydro electric projects in Karnataka 05 July 2008 Edison to set up second largest power operation joint venture with Ellenic Petroleum 04 July 2008 ArcelorMittal - Areva in €70-million special steels pact to aid Burgundy Nuclear Partnership 03 July 2008 BHEL awarded Rs2080-crore Syrian power contract 30 June 2008 UK to invest £100 billion for 15 per cent renewable energy by 2020 30 June 2008 L&T bags India's first order for super critical 800 MW generators 30 June 2008 Indian Energy Exchange gets regulatory clearance 27 June 2008 Prototype fast breeder reactor at Kalpakkam gets its safety vessel 25 June 2008 Tata Power to add 600 megawatts capacity this financial year 25 June 2008 BG goes hostile with its $13.15 billion bid for Australia's Origin Energy 24 June 2008 Scientists call for wider discussion on N-deal 24 June 2008 Nuclear deal depends on Sonia Gandhi's stance 24 June 2008 India, Australia to consider uranium supply after international clearances 23 June 2008 Companies Team to meet rising global demand for enriched uranium 23 June 2008 UPA may split with Left over nuclear deal 19 June 2008 New Zealand switches off old light bulbs 18 June 2008 Tata Steel in power project JV with Jasper Industries 16 June 2008 India under pressure to ratify N-deal as US lobs the ball in India's court 14 June 2008 Dr Pramod Deo appointed chairman of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission 10 June 2008 BHEL wins turnkey contract for Pragati III Combined Cycle Power Plant through International Competitive Bidding 09 June 2008 Power to cost more in suburban Mumbai 06 June 2008 CVC buys over 25 per cent stake in Evonik for $3.71 billion 05 June 2008 Jindal Power to set up Rs11,880 crore mega power project in Jharkhand 04 June 2008 Marubeni announces new power cable installation contract in Qatar 03 June 2008 First 500 MW unit of Sipat project reaches full load, to generate power in June 30 May 2008 Left further delays nuclear deal after Congress's Karnataka debacle 28 May 2008 Energy of the future - solar thermal power! 27 May 2008 NRG Energy offers to acquire Calpine for $11.3 billion 22 May 2008 Suzlon Energy may offload part stake in REpower 21 May 2008 UK's largest coal power plant invests £50 million to cut down carbon pollution 20 May 2008 Energy companies fear renewables bubble 20 May 2008 Rural Electrification Corporation finances NTPC-TNEB mega project being executed by BHEL 20 May 2008 British Energy receives takeover bids valuing it at more than $21 billion 16 May 2008 GE Energy teams up with L&T for power plant automation equipment 16 May 2008 Power Finance Corporation to get $800 million credit facility from US Exim Bank 15 May 2008 ONGC sets up pilot plant to extract helium from natural gas 12 May 2008 BHEL to build 125 MW gasified coal power plant for APGENCO 10 May 2008 Essar Power gets CCEA approval for 100 per cent FDI 09 May 2008 Siemens awarded one of its largest wind turbine orders by FPL Energy 09 May 2008 Harnessing sunlight on the cheap 09 May 2008 Curtiss-Wright to supply reactor coolant pumps for Westinghouse's US AP1000 nuclear power plants in multi-million dollar-deal 08 May 2008 Toshiba, O P Jindal Group form joint venture to manufacture steam turbines 07 May 2008 NEEPCO to expand thermal power generation capacity 06 May 2008 NTPC commences work on 750 MW Bongaigaon thermal power plant 06 May 2008 Enel to acquire carbon credits worth 150 million euros from China 05 May 2008 Power ministry warns states against overdrawing from the national grid 03 May 2008 Reliance Power acquires three Indonesian coal mines in novel payment deal 02 May 2008 India's report on nuclear power plant safety lauded in Vienna 30 April 2008 New NTPC, BHEL venture, NTPC-BHEL Power Projects incorporated 29 April 2008 GE Energy announces state of the art technology centre in Saudi Arabia 28 April 2008 Dubai Group acquires 40-per cent in Chiranjjeevi Wind Energy 28 April 2008 E.ON ties up with Areva and Siemens to set up N-power plants in UK 26 April 2008 Tata Power completes financing arrangement for 4000 MW Mundra ultra mega power project 25 April 2008 Alstom to supply most advanced clean coal combustion technology to RWE power plant in Germany 24 April 2008 German institutions to address manpower resource for solar technology industry 24 April 2008 Siemens receives €100-million orders from RWE for two wind farms in Poland 22 April 2008 World's largest dam proposed in Congo 22 April 2008 Consumers globally favour replacing oil as energy sources ; expect substantial price increase 21 April 2008 NTPC-SAIL power joint venture commissions first 250-MW unit expansion 21 April 2008 GMR takes 5 per cent in South African coal mine 17 April 2008 Japan rejects UK hedge fund's proposal to double stake in J-Power 16 April 2008 GAIL, Arrow may join China Gas's coal bed methane project 15 April 2008 German energy major RWE makes £11-billion power play for British Energy 11 April 2008 Areva T&D India sees sales doubling by 2010 10 April 2008 $450-million loan for Tata power's Mundra project approved by International Finance Corporation 09 April 2008 Finally, transmission and distribution losses to be reined in 09 April 2008 Bangalore solar energy system provider Orb Energy receives US State Department climate award 07 April 2008 Lanco to invest Rs18,000 crore to generate 3,000 MW of power by 2015 07 April 2008 Japanese government set to reject UK fund's bid for J-Power 05 April 2008 BHEL, NPCIL sign joint venture pact for nuclear power projects 04 April 2008 Schering-Plough's productivity transformation programme to yield $1.5 billion annualised savings 03 April 2008 Suzlon bags 200 MW wind turbine order from Horizon Wind Energy 02 April 2008 33 grid-interactive solar photovoltaic power plants installed 01 April 2008 Power Grid signs $1-billion loan deal with World Bank, ADB 01 April 2008 Nine new solar energy plants coming up in the country 29 March 2008 Energy, power, telecom CPSEs to invest Rs148,132 crore in FY'09 28 March 2008 RITES, Power Finance Corporation in coal import pact 27 March 2008 AES, Riverstone in $1-billion solar power joint venture 26 March 2008 BHEL bullish on matching Chinese prices despite dumping 25 March 2008 UAE keen to generate nuclear energy 25 March 2008 Government committed to widening the energy basket: Dr Manmohan Singh 24 March 2008 L&T to beef up production of super-critical boilers, steam generators for producing 4000 MW annually 19 March 2008 Indiabulls Power wins bid to set up 1,600-mw power project in Chhattisgarh 19 March 2008 L&T to supply world's largest coal gassifier to China 18 March 2008 Tata Power eyes projects, coal mine acquisitions in SE Asia 08 March 2008 Italy’s Enel pays $1.5 billion to take majority stake in Russian power company 07 March 2008 NHPC to sell 1,670 million shares; IPO likely in July-August 06 March 2008 Suzlon Energy announces $25-million blade retrofit programme for its S88 turbines 03 March 2008 Environmental clearance given to 168 power projects 01 March 2008 China begins groundwork for the 'world's most advanced nuclear reactor' 28 February 2008 US may extend July deadline for N-deal, says White House official 27 February 2008 Reliance Power mulls issuing free bonus shares after sub prime listing 18 February 2008 Russia to build four more nuclear reactors in Kudankulam 12 February 2008 BHEL to set up 1,000 MW power project in UP 11 February 2008 Reliance Power slides at debut; kills IPO appetite 11 February 2008 Sterlite Technologies to supply power transmission conductors to Ethiopia 11 February 2008 NTPC, Bharat Forge in Rs3,000-crore power equipment joint venture 09 February 2008 ABB to build substation for Powergrid Corporation 08 February 2008 Tata Power completes financing for 1050 MW Maithon thermal power project 05 February 2008 GMR Group signs MoU for 300 MW Upper Karnali Hydro Electric Project, in Nepal 31 January 2008 India, France sign agreements in nuclear and defence areas 25 January 2008 Siemens and E.ON to develop new carbon capture process for eco-friendly power plant technology 24 January 2008 L&T group bags orders worth Rs 1057 crore in the Gulf region 23 January 2008 Reliance Power IPO raises $3 billion within a minute 15 January 2008 Australia's Labour government bans uranium sale to India 15 January 2008 Reliance Power IPO powers on: But when and at what price? 15 January 2008 Report: India-US nuke deal now in a tangle at the IAEA 12 January 2008 First Reserve invests in Harmony Gold Mining's uranium ore assets in South Africa 11 January 2008 Adani, Welspun combine to counter Eni bid for Burren Energy 10 January 2008 Supreme Court clears way for Reliance Power IPO, stays proceedings against public offer 09 January 2008 Reliance Energy, GMR among nine companies in race for Singapore's Tuas Power 09 January 2008 Sterlite commissions power conductors in Power Grid Corp's first 765kV power transmission line in India 09 January 2008 Generation-based incentive announced for solar power 02 January 2008 GMR Infrastructure incorporates subsidiary companies in Mauritius & India 01 January 2008 NTPC ties up Rs2,000 crore in loan and bonds with LIC 27 December 2007 L&T Oman bags EPC contract worth $79.71 million 26 December 2007 L&T plans mega entry into power generation 22 December 2007 Eaton to buy Möller, Phoenixtec Power, to boost overseas revenues 22 December 2007 Greece may become first Nato state to produce Russian weapons 19 December 2007 Dupont's Indian arm in technical, marketing assistance agreement with Indo Tech Transformers 14 December 2007 Suzlon to set up 100 MW wind power projects in Punjab 13 December 2007 Government targets additional 1700 MW biomass co-generation by 2012 07 December 2007 Siemens to acquire heat-recovery steam generator-business of Balcke Dürr Austria Erlangen 07 December 2007 Only gas-based power projects with assured gas supply to qualify for benefits during 11th Plan: Sushilkumar Shinde 07 December 2007 Government considering potential sites for nuclear plants; thorium reactors on cards 06 December 2007 Bharat Bijlee among 200 Forbes Asia `Best-under-billion` companies 05 December 2007 Siemens's power transformer plant near Mumbai goes on stream 04 December 2007 Tata Power eyes stake in 3 Singapore power companies 03 December 2007 Construction of sea water intake channel for Kalpakkam fast breeder project begins 03 December 2007 ABB Ltd to expand, strengthen work force in India 03 December 2007 Moser Baer to invest in Rs100-crore solar farm in Rajasthan 30 November 2007 India, Russia may firm up energy sector deals by February 2008: Deora 27 November 2007 Russia expects new contracts for nuclear power stations in India: Sergei Ivanov 27 November 2007 NTPC lines up Rs7,245 crore investment in power projects 27 November 2007 Goldman, Macquarie investments in PTC among 22 FDI proposals cleared 24 November 2007 Power generation lower than installed capacity 19 November 2007 Suzlon signs 200 MW wind power projects with Sydney-based Renewable Power Ventures, utility-major AGL Energy 19 November 2007 Vedanta flagship Sterlite to enter coal-based power generation; plans to raise funds 17 November 2007 Suryachakra ties up with Chinese company for power project 15 November 2007 Left climbs-down on Indo-US nuclear pact, allows safeguards talks with IAEA 15 November 2007 Reliance Energy, to share two coal blocks in Orissa with five other firms 15 November 2007 Indian Railways to set up 1000 MW captive power unit jointly with NTPC at Nabinagar 06 November 2007 Dabhol power plant starts second unit; output reaches 1200 MW 05 November 2007 L&T & Mitsubishi tie-up to make super-critical steam turbines, generators in India 05 November 2007 Power Grid eyes stake in Transco; to set up office in Dubai 02 November 2007 Suzlon plans to export wind turbines to 40 countries in five years 01 November 2007 Thomas Friedman calls for revolution in energy technologies 01 November 2007 3i India Infrastructure invests $227 million in Adani Power 27 October 2007 Government allocates coal blocks to add 68,000 MW to power generation 27 October 2007 Russia offers to build fast neutron reactors if sanctions on India are lifted 25 October 2007 Siemens bags Rs330-crore power distribution network order from Tata Steel 24 October 2007 Suzlon to raise Rs5,000 crore, list Belgian subsidiary on LSE 23 October 2007 UPA, Left decide to defer talks; allies too dither on nuclear deal 22 October 2007 Power, fertiliser units to get priority in government''s new coal policy 19 October 2007 Government to raise Rs50,000 crore through power bonds 18 October 2007 Consumers ready to switch to eco friendly power sources to cut greenhouse gas emissions: Accenture study 17 October 2007 Siemens builds the world''s largest cast-resin transformer 15 October 2007 India should not face any civilian nuclear technology restrictions, says IAEA chief Dr ElBaradei 11 October 2007 Foundation stone for Indira Gandhi super thermal power project laid in Haryana 08 October 2007 ACC commissions wind energy farm in Tamil Nadu to supplement power for cement plant 06 October 2007 Government in talks with IAEA; Left sticks to stand on nuclear pact 06 October 2007 Reliance Power to raise Rs76,473 crore 06 October 2007 Patel Engineering secures Rs428 crore order from National Power Corporation 04 October 2007 Suzlon to set up 150 MW wind turbines for DLF in Gujarat 04 October 2007 Siemens opens new wind turbine blade facility in the US 24 September 2007 New IT-enabled energy accounting system will halve power losses: Power minister Sushilkumar Shinde 21 September 2007 Pentagon, US Air Force's Eisenhower Centre envision global energy security from space-based solar platforms 20 September 2007 Financial Technologies, PTC India promote Indian Energy Exchange Ltd, India''s first power trading exchange 20 September 2007 Full text of Dr Anil Kakodkar''s speech at IAEA meeting 20 September 2007 Kakodkar hints at India''s keenness on nuclear deal at IAEA meeting 20 September 2007 Lack of manufacturing capacity for generation equipment a major bottleneck: Sushil Kumar Shinde 20 September 2007 Buddadeb Bhattacharjee backs UPA government amidst Left opposition to nuclear pact with US 17 September 2007 NTPC, BHEL to form JV for power sector EPC projects 10 September 2007 Power Grid IPO fully subscribed 10 September 2007 Tamil Nadu requires additional power 10 September 2007 Russia signs uranium import deal with Australia 08 September 2007 Power Grid Corporation to invest Rs55,000 crore in 5 years; Rs3,000 crore IPO opens on 10 September 07 September 2007 National Thermal Power Corporation, Tamil Nadu Energy Company to set up 1000 MW power plant in Tamil Nadu 05 September 2007 Suzlon among world`s top 10 alternative energy firms 04 September 2007 Power utility firms Suez, Gaz de France to merge into GDF Suez 03 September 2007 Dr Manmohan Singh dedicates two reactors to the nation at Tarapur Atomic Power Plant 01 September 2007 India cannot shy away from nuclear power: Prime minister 01 September 2007 Prime minister says nuclear autonomy will be preserved 01 September 2007 National Thermal Power Corporation awards Rs1,900-crore Vallur Thermal Power Project contract to BHEL 30 August 2007 ABB sells Lummus Global to Chicago Bridge & Iron 28 August 2007 Areva Transmission & Distribution reports award of first turnkey order in India 25 August 2007 Bhabha Atomic Research Centre to collaborate with National Thermal Power Corporation on power projects 25 August 2007 Emphasis on coal-based thermal power projects in Eleventh Plan 25 August 2007 N-deal disagreement not to affect UPA government: Karat 24 August 2007 One Chinese firm bids for Rampur hydro power project 24 August 2007 Rural electrification by NTPC 24 August 2007 Villages electrified under Rajiv Gandhi Gram Vikas Yojana rises in 2006-07 24 August 2007 GAIL to invest Rs 475 crore more in Dabhol power project 22 August 2007 Proposed ultra mega power projects 22 August 2007 Committed to development of nuclear energy: PM calls for development of all energy resources 21 August 2007 Text of the prime ministers speech 21 August 2007 Why is the Left huffing and puffing? 21 August 2007 N-accord in limbo as Left asks government to drop safeguards clause 20 August 2007 NTPC to set up 750 MW thermal power project in Assam 20 August 2007 Stage 1 of Tehri hydro-power project commissioned 18 August 2007 APC starts commercial operation of Abu Dhabi power and water project 17 August 2007 Australia to sell uranium with safegaurds to India 17 August 2007 Safer to sell uranium to India, says Australian minister 16 August 2007 Chevron expands geothermal operations in Indonesia 14 August 2007 Foreign investments in hydro power projects 14 August 2007 Marubeni Corporation completes acquisition of Mirant''s Caribbean Business 14 August 2007 Requirement of coal and gas for thermal power plants 14 August 2007 Rural electrification projects completed in 61,542 villages 14 August 2007 Steps to meet power shortage 14 August 2007 India to set up facility to reprocess spent nuclear fuel: PM 13 August 2007 Tata Power signs generator contract with Toshiba for 4000 MW Mundra project 13 August 2007 BHEL to install three 500 MW units at Jhajjar for Aravali Power 10 August 2007 Sushil Kumar Shinde inaugurates MIS for monitoring hydropower projects online 10 August 2007 E.ON buys Spanish wind farm company Energi E2 Renovables Ibericas 09 August 2007 Siemens consortium secures order for power plant extension from Kuwait 06 August 2007 Siemens and Shanghai Electric in new JV pact 03 August 2007 Marubeni wins Fujairah-2 power and water project in the UAE 03 August 2007 Alstom builds cogen plant for Dubai aluminium producer 02 August 2007 NTPC, Anna University sign MoU for setting up centre of energy studies 30 July 2007 Reliance Power wins bid for 4000 MW Sasan power project 30 July 2007 India, US finalise nuclear cooperation agreement 28 July 2007 Vizag Steel - NTPC joint venture to set up 150 MW power project 27 July 2007 Moser Baer Photo Voltaic in $880 million sourcing deal with Norway''s REC Group 27 July 2007 Australia may sell uranium to India 26 July 2007 Curtiss-Wright to provide reactor coolant pumps for Westinghouse AP1000 plants in China 26 July 2007 Suzlon Energy reports Rs89 crore net profit in Q1 2007-08 26 July 2007 CCPA approves text of Indo-US nuclear deal 25 July 2007 Dabhol plant to start power generation using GAIL gas 24 July 2007 NTPC signs MoU with ADB for renewable energy venture 24 July 2007 Westinghouse to build four nuclear reactors for China 24 July 2007 India, US achieve accord on nuclear deal 21 July 2007 US firms to lobby for Indo-US N-deal? 19 July 2007 Nepal approves West Seti project for hydropower exports to India 19 July 2007 US, India N-talks drag on as Brazil, South Africa back New Delhi 18 July 2007 Videocon plans JV with L&T for power plant, says report 18 July 2007 Hydrogen energy to be available in India by 2020 17 July 2007 Dabhol finally obtains natural gas from GAIL for power generation 13 July 2007 Reliance Energy to invest Rs60,000 crore in power plants 10 July 2007 Toshiba may sell 10-per cent in Westinghouse to Kazakh firm for uranium reserves stake 09 July 2007 EC clears Endesa takeover offer by Enel-Acciona combine 06 July 2007 Suzlon signs one of the largest contracts US wind power industry history 06 July 2007 India to join international nuclear fusion reactor project 05 July 2007 GdF-Suez merger faces hurdle from French President Sarkozy 04 July 2007 IBM sets up centre of excellence for nuclear power in France 04 July 2007 GMR group wins bid to implement Holi Bajoli hydro electric project 30 June 2007 Europe''s Iberdrola to acquire US-based Energy East 27 June 2007 GAIL to complete Dahej-Uran-Dabhol pipeline by month end 22 June 2007 Hike in coal royalty rates to push up power costs 21 June 2007 Power privatisation a replicable bet? 20 June 2007 Transmission and Distribution: Areva to form joint-venture with UC RUSAL 20 June 2007 PM asks BHEL to increase number of shifts to meet power equipment targets 20 June 2007 French reactor builder Areva bids $2.5 billion for uranium explorer UraMin 18 June 2007 Power tariff may be hiked in UP 14 June 2007 Alstom receives first GT26-based combined cycle power plant order in India 14 June 2007 World energy patterns show evidence of shifting in 2006 13 June 2007 Areva eyes equipment supply to BHEL, L&T 13 June 2007 Areva T&D secures large order from MPPTCL for Rs 115 crore 12 June 2007 GAIL plans Rs 500 crore funding to clear dues to Dabhol contractors 06 June 2007 KEC International wins Rs380 crore order in Kazakhstan 06 June 2007 MSETCL to get Rs626 crore JBIC funding for transformer replacement 02 June 2007 CMs demand subsidy revamp 29 May 2007 National Power Board set up to improve power scenario 29 May 2007 Power shortages threaten growth: PM 28 May 2007 Power exchange JV to be set up by FT, MCX, PTC 25 May 2007 PowerGrid, NHPC public offers face Clause 49 blues 25 May 2007 How Suzlon won the bid for REpower 25 May 2007 Suzlon acquires wind turbine major Repower as Areva quits bidding 25 May 2007 PTC ropes in Financial Technologies, MCX for power exchange JV 24 May 2007 Tata Power plans Rs1,200 crore preferential issue to Tata Sons 23 May 2007