Renewable Energy in India industry profile

February 18th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Industry Watch | Leave A Comment »

February 18, 2011 (Coal Geology) Renewable Energy in India industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Renewable Energy industry. It includes data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information. Scope * Contains an executive [...]

1,000-MW Sagardighi thermal plant in West Bengal, India

February 5th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Energy | Leave A Comment »

Kolkata, Feb 5, 2011 (Coal Geology) The construction work for the 1,000-MW thermal power plant at Sagardighi in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district will be completed within 2015, an official said Friday. ‘The construction work for the 1,000-MW power plant at Sagardighi will commence after two months and it will be over after four years,’ state’s [...]

Complete Ban on non-coal projects in Indian coal belts: Minister

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Lucknow, Feb 5, 2011 (Coal Geology) Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal Friday sought a complete ban on all projects being undertaken in any of the coal belts across India. ‘The demand for coal is on the rise because of the increasing number of thermal power plants that are being built. Therefore it is important to [...]

India’s Refining Capacity to Grow 40% by 2016

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January 31, 2011 (Coal Geology) DELHI, INDIA With a grassroot refining capacity addition of more than 770,000 barrels per day (BBL/d) and an existing refinery capacity of 372,000 BBL/d slated to be coming on-stream, the refinery capacity of India will be 5.1 million BBL/d by the end of the 2012 fiscal year. The Indian refining [...]

Steps for Check theft / Pilferage of Coal in India: CIL

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Coal India Limited January 19, 2011 (Coal Geology): Law & Order is a State subject, hence primarily; it is the responsibility of the State/District administration to take necessary deterrent action to stop/curb theft/pilferage of coal. However, Coal India Ltd. has taken the following steps to check theft/pilferage of coal: (i)        Check Posts have been established [...]

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