Demonetisation positive for power sector: MercomThe government has mandated that the old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denominations can be used to pay pending utility bills which will hel...
Larsen & Toubro bags Rs 1,926 cr projects in various across various business verticalsA major order has been bagged from Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Ltd (OPTCL) for turnkey electrification works in five circles of t...
96 per cent Odisha villages now have power: GovernmentOf 47,677 villages in the state as per the 2011 census, around 45,236 villages constituting around 96 per cent have got power connectivity ...
Bhubaneswar smart city project to have Rs 250 crore paid up capitalSPV for the smart city project in Bhubaneswar would have paid up capital of Rs 250 crore and authorised capital of Rs 500 crore.
Mahanadi Coalfields launches app to monitor mining operationsAt a time when Coal India is targetting a production of one billion tonnes, its subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) has launched a mob...
Alstom T&D wins orders worth Rs 140 crore from Odisha PowerAlstom T&D India has bagged orders worth euro 20 million from Odisha Power Transmission Corporation for supply of air insulated and gas ins...
Odisha government approves scheme for providing 24x7 power supplyThe Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has decided to spend the money over a five years timeframe from 2015-16 to 2...
Wildlife activists oppose power station for protecting blacbucksWildlife activists have opposed the proposed grid sub-station of state-owned Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited.
Odisha government optimistic about Posco project"The Posco project work has not started. However, we are optimistic about implementation of the project," said Prafulla Kumar Mallick
Odisha to invest Rs 3,600 cr in power sectorOdisha government today decided to invest Rs 3,600 crore within next four years in the power sector, official sources said.
- Eastern Grid goes down, states impose power cuts till Sunday
The eastern Indian states are reeling under the power scarcity due to outage of 6 thermal power generating units under the central sectors ...
- Orissa facing power crisis, energy minister admits
Orissa is facing power crisis this summer largely due to drastic fall in rains which resulted in the shortfall of 2000 million units from h...
- Orissa clears Rs 48,500 crore investment proposal
The Orissa government on Wednesday cleared investment proposals worth Rs 48,500 crore. All these projects will create employment opportunit...
- Power surplus Orissa fails to leverage in the sector for official lapses
Orissa, which pioneered reforms in power sector in mid-1990s, is facing power crisis mostly for the laidback approach of some key officials...
- REL win 10 appeals in power tribunal
In a bonanza for Reliance Energy Ltd, the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity has ruled in its favour in as many as ten appeals filed by the...