MahaGenco pins hopes on allocation of new mines after Supreme Court scraps licenceMahaGenco had permission to extract 30 mn tonnes of coal per annum from Machhakata-Mahanadi block, but SC cancelled its licence, along with...
Will check power transmission loss in Maha: Energy MinisterThere would be no compromise on tackling corruption issues. They will be thoroughly probed in all aspects, including coal supply, Bawankul ...
Power companies may trip on Singareni Collieries’s coal woesThe state-owned coal producer, headquartered in Hyderabad, has over 10,000 million tonne of proven reserves.
High Court orders coal companies to respond on poor quality, less quantityThe HC had last year too asked the coal companies to come clean on short-lifting of raw domestic coal which is available in plenty with coa...
National Green Tribunal seeks response from coal, power utilities on pollutionThe National Green Tribunal has taken serious note of alarming pollution caused by thermal power plants in Vidarbha using inferior quality ...
HC appoints CIMFR to conduct third party coal samplingA Bombay High Court bench directed the Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR) to sample coal at the loading and unloading po...
World bank to refurbish old power plantsThe World Bank will refurbish three old thermal power plants — one in Maharashtra and two in West Bengal — at an investment of Rs 1,400 cro...
- Jaitapur power plant site 'safest' in world: Maharashtra Govt
Maharashtra Government today said the proposed project site in Konkan region is the "safest" in the world.
- BHEL to set up fabrication unit near Nagpur at a cost of Rs 1000 crore
Public sector power equipment maker BHEL will set up a fabrication unit at a cost of Rs 1000 crore in Sakoli, about 80km near here in adjoi...
- You'll have to pay more for electricity from Apr 1
MahaVitran consumers will have to pay 10-30 paise more for every unit consumed beginning April 1. The current hike will push power tariff u...
- Industries in Maharashtra to get some relief from power cuts
It’s early days, but the energy scenario in Maharashtra is looking up.
- Drinking water to be priority till July 2010
Maharashtra water resources minister Ajit Pawar underlined the severity of water scarcity in more than 150 tehsils of the state on Monday w...
- State takes green route to wriggle out of power mess
A severe energy crisis has driven the Maharashtra government to look for power from non-conventional sources.
- Maharashtra government mulling option to offload Maha Genco stake
The ever-increasing investor appetite for power stocks is giving the Maharashtra government some divestment ideas.
- State groping for power without plant
Ultra-mega power project hangs fire as Maharashtra govt is unable to identify a suitable site for it.
- Maharashtra could face 11,000 MW power shortage
Power-starved Maharashtra could face electricity shortage of 11,000 MW over the next five years if there is no capacity addition is underta...
- MERC puts power firms on notice
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has issued notices to power utilities in the state seeking a report on the power f...