Nod for four new power projects

Three will be in the private sector, fourth to be executed by KPCL

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Cabinet approves high-speed rail link to BIA

Namma Metro network to include new areas

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Bangalore: Karnataka, which has been facing a power shortage for the past two years, will have four new gas-based power projects along the route of the Dabhol-Bangalore gas pipeline being executed by Gas Authority of India Ltd.

The State Cabinet, which met here on Thursday, approved the projects, apart from a high-speed rail link to Bengaluru International Airport at Devanahalli and a monorail that will be connected to the Namma Metro rail network. The Metro network will be extended to new areas, including Kengeri on the western outskirts of Bangalore.

Location of plants

Briefing presspersons on the Cabinet decisions, Home Minister V.S. Acharya and Law Minister S. Suresh Kumar said three of the power projects — 700 MW each — would come up at Hukkeri in Belgaum district, Mundargi in Dharwad district and Harapanahalli in Davangere district in the private sector.

The fourth is the 2,000 MW gas-based project at Bidadi to be executed by Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd. Each of these projects will require around 300 acres of land. Construction of the gas pipeline is expected to be completed by 2012.

Dr. Acharya said the Cabinet also approved the purchase of 700 MW of electricity on a short-term basis from cogeneration units (200 MW) and from Jindal Power (500 MW). While the cogeneration units will be paid Rs. 5 a unit, Jindal will be paid Rs. 6.50 a unit, and this short-term contract is valid until May 31. The State has been purchasing nearly 1,000 MW over the past two months to tide over the shortage. The high-speed rail link to the international airport from the Parade Ground on Mahatma Gandhi Road will be via Hebbal and Yelahanka.

The Cabinet also decided to stand guarantee for a Rs. 1,000-crore loan for the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike meant mainly to widen some of the arterial roads. The Cabinet approved the upgrading of National Highway 4 between Hubli and Dharwad (20 km) at a cost of nearly Rs. 150 crore. The Union Government has granted Rs. 50 crore for this and has promised that another Rs. 50 crore will be provided. Tenders will be called shortly.

Other decisions

The following are the some of the other Cabinet decisions: only officers of the IAS and professors who have put in 10 years of service will be eligible for appointment as registrars of universities; nearly 1300 personnel to be recruited to the Department of Survey Settlement and Land Records; special duty allowance for police personnel serving in the Anti-Naxal Force; and 12.28 acres of land to be granted to the Indian Institute of Human Settlement in Kempe Gowda layout of the Bangalore Development Authority at a subsidised cost.

Source : The Hindu : Front Page : Nod for four new power projects

NTPC to set up 4000 mw non-UMPP plant in Madhya Pradesh - dnaindia.com

NTPC will set up at least three 4000 mw power plants through tie-ups with state governments. The company, which did not win any of the four ultra mega power projects (with capacity of at least 4000 mw) that have been awarded by the central government so far, plans to build these plants at Chhattisgarh, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.

While NTPC is set to place bulk equipment orders for the Chhattisgarh and Karnataka plants, it is doing feasibility studies for the MP plant.

“We want to start construction on our 4000 mw plant in Madhya Pradesh by the end of this year,” said R S Sharma, chairman and managing director, NTPC. “We are planning to build two more plants in the state, for which the environmental studies are going on”.

NTPC’s plans are significant because only Reliance Power is currently building three such large projects, which the Anil-Dhirubhai Ambani Group-promoted company won through aggressive bidding.

While NTPC has written to the power ministry seeking coal linkages for the MP plant, it has already received it for the Chhattisgarh and Karnataka plants.

The three plants will consume 60 mt of coal annually.

The government is worried about the ability of Reliance Power to raise money to fund its UMPPs.

It recently introduced a clause that bars the company from bidding for the upcoming UMPP in Orissa before completing at least one of its UMPP — NTPC is comfortable with its cash reserves, said analysts.

“NTPC has a very strong balance sheet and it is planning to take its capacity to 75,000 mw by the end of the 12th Plan. The company has cash reserves of Rs 18,000 on its books while its debt:equity ratio was 0.54:1 in 2009. This is the only company that can come up with large power projects without facing fund raising problems,” said Rupesh Sankhe, equity analysts with Angel Broking.

NTPC currently has a capacity of 31,704 mw.

Meanwhile, Coal India and NTPC have formed a 50:50 joint venture to acquire coal mines in India and abroad. CIL NTPC Urja Pvt Ltd will carry out acquisitions of greenfield or operational coal and lignites in India and abroad, NTPC said.

Source : NTPC to set up 4000 mw non-UMPP plant in Madhya Pradesh - dnaindia.com

CLP India aims to set up 200 Mw wind power projects every year

After having operationalised five winds farms in India, CLP Power India Private Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed CLP Holdings Ltd, aims to develop wind power projects to the tune of 200 Mw every year. Apart from this, it is also mulling to set up its first ever solar power project in India.

As part of its strategy to have total 446 Mw of wind power capacity, CLP India is currently executing wind power projects with a cumulative capacity of around 263 Mw in Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Mahashtra, while it has already operationalised 181.5 Mw wind power plants in India. The company further plans to set up another wind power project of not less than 50 Mw in Rajasthan as well.

"Typically, we aim to develop wind power projects to the tune of 200 Mw in India every year," said Rajiv Mishra, managing director, CLP India, which already has commissioned 655 Mw gas-fired power plant at Paguthan in Gujarat.

The company has the permission of ministry of environment to expand the capacity of its Bharuch plant by ad itional 1050 Mw. "We will go ahead with the expansion subject to availability of gas for the power project," he added.

Another supercritical coal-fired power plant of the company is being developed at Jhajjar in Haryana. "Roughly Rs 5,000 crore capex would be required for our power projects in India, which are at various stages of construction," Mishra informed. The company had worked out a capital expenditure of Rs 10,000 crore for creation of around 2421 Mw power capacity in India and it hopes to commission all the ongoing projects by April 2012.

In fact, the company intends to set up more gas, coal, hydro and wind power projects in reform oriented states of India.

"We have decided to put up our first solar power project in India, location of which has not been identified. It would be a small solar power unit of around 5-10 Mw," added Andrew Brandler, chief executive officer, CLP Holdings Ltd.

Ultra mega power projet is also an area of interest for the company. "We have also bid for two transmission lines projects in Rajasthan, where we are mulling to set up wind power project of not less than 50 Mw capacity," revealed Rajiv Mishra. CLP India is also interested in diversifying into power distribution business.

Source : CLP India aims to set up 200 Mw wind power projects every year

NTPC to add 311 mw by 2014

NTPC is all set to make a solar foray and has proposed to add 311 mw by the year 2014. As an initial start, it would add about 30 mw in Ramagundam plant. According to Ambarish Nath Dave, regional executive director NTPC (South), it is in the process of doing feasibility studies for making clean and green power. Meanwhile, NTPC, Southern Region has achieved a record generation of 32,532,96.3 mu during the financial year of 2009-10 as against previous years generation 32,067.76 MU. Ramagundam stands first and Simhadri stands second among all NTPC coal stations in plant evaluation matrix.

Source : NTPC to add 311 mw by 2014

Indian Energy Achieves Financial Closure For TN Power Project | Venture Capital & Angel Investors Lists News and Jobs

AIM-listed independent power producer Indian Energy Ltd, that owns and operates wind farms in India, has achieved financial closure of the project finance with State Bank of India for its 16.5 MW wind farm at Theni in Tamil Nadu.

The country’s largest lender State Bank of India has underwritten the entire debt facility of Rs 68 crore (GBP 9.97 million) and SBI Capital Markets Limited acted as lead arranger and advisor.

As a part of the finance terms, certain board members of Indian Energy who also owns shares in the company– Rupert Strachwitz, Pankaj Agarwal and James Pockney have committed to the lender that they will not sell their shares in the company till the time the project finance is repaid.

Last December, Indian Energy had entered into an agreement with ReGen Powertech Private Limited for the construction of a 49.5 MW wind farm at Theni. The project is being constructed and commissioned in two phases.

The first phase involves construction of 16.5 MW capacity and is scheduled to be fully commissioned by June this year. As per the company disclosure, first three of the eleven turbines have been commissioned and are generating power to the grid.

Indian Energy has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board for the sale of power at a price of Rs 3.39 per kWh.

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Source : Indian Energy Achieves Financial Closure For TN Power Project | Venture Capital & Angel Investors Lists News and Jobs

Affordable Coal for Power and Steel Sector

As per Annual Plan 2010-11, the coal demand by steel sector is estimated at 50.51 million tonnes and the indigenous availability at 17.92 million tonnes, leaving a gap of 32.59 million tonnes, which is required to be met through imports. As far as thermal coal for the power sector is concerned, the coal demand for 2010-11 has been estimated at 442.00 million tonnes and indigenous availability at 388.92 million tonnes. The gap of 53.08 million tonnes is to be met through the planned imports of 35 million tonnes by the power utilities, which is considered equivalent to about 53.08 million tonnes of indigenous variety, considering the higher calorific value of imported coal.

This information was given by Minister of State for Coal, Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on April 26, 2010.

Source : Energetica-India : International Magazine on Renewable & Conventional Power Generation | Transmission | Distribution

Coal linkage to thermal Power plants

Specific identified Coal Blocks have been linked with the four Ultra Mega Power Projects which are being allotted on the basis of tariff based bidding by the Ministry of Power and no contingency plan for such power projects for providing coal linkages is under consideration of Ministry of Coal.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Coal (Independent Charge) Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal, in a written reply to a question the Lok Sabha on April 26, 2010.

Replying a query regarding environment clearnance for coal mining, the Minister said that a study is going on under the purview of Ministry of Environment and Forests to demarcate the coal blocks into category ‘A’ & category ‘B’ coal blocks. When a coal block has a large forest area or dense forest cover or forms a part of unbroken landscape or is located in an important wild life area it will fall in ‘A’ category. Application of forest clearance will not be entertained in such areas. The rest of the areas will fall in ‘B’ category where applications for clearance will be entertained and processed under Forest Conservation Act, 1980. However, this study is in a nascent stage and further plans would be considered only after completion of the above study.

Source : Energetica-India : International Magazine on Renewable & Conventional Power Generation | Transmission | Distribution

Exploration of Coal Bed Methane

As per the demand projections of coal made by Planning Commission, the total requirement of coal for the year 2010-11 is 656.31 million tonnes. Out of this Coking Coal requirement is 50.51 million tonnes and Non-coking coal is 605.81 million tonnes.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Coal (Independent Charge) Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal, in a written reply to a question the Lok Sabha on April 28, 2010.

He further said that the Govt. is not proposing to invest either in Underground Coal Gasification or in Coal Bed Methane. However it may be mentioned that Govt. has issued quidelines for conducting Underground Coal Gasification operations and identified 5 lignite and 2 coal blocks for offer to potential entrepreneurs. Further Govt. has allotted 26 blocks for CBM exploration and exploitation to various companies.

Source : Energetica-India : International Magazine on Renewable & Conventional Power Generation | Transmission | Distribution

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