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CM urged to look into Dabhol power plant

December 16, 2008 | TNN PUNE: City-based Sajag Nagrik Manch on Monday urged chief minister Ashok Chavan to urgently look into the problems plaguing the Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt Ltd (RGPPL/Dabhol) to ensure that the plant starts generating more power before the onset of summer. In a letter sent to Chavan, Vivek Velankar, founder SNM, said that Maharashtra was going through a serious power shortage, resulting in unbearable load-shedding throughout the state. "Every megawatt of power is very important and... MUMBAI

Dabhol plant to get firm gas supply from January 1

October 26, 2008 | TNN MUMBAI: Thanks to efforts made by the Centre, the beleaguered Dabhol power plant will get firm gas supply from the Krishna-Godavari basin from January 1, 2009, taking generation to 1,900 MW. The plant currently generates only 1,200 MW due to shortage of gas. With gassupply tied through RIL's Krishna-Godavari reserve, the plant would be in a position to raise generation up to 1,900 MW, said officials. Sources said the Dabhol power plant would get 1.4 million metric standard... INDIA-BUSINESS

ICICI Bank raises Dabhol loan alarm

October 7, 2013 | Sanjay Dutta , TNN NEW DELHI: ICICI Bank has raised alarm over loan default by the Dabhol power plant after being rendered idle due to dwindling fuel supplies, indicating the severity of a situation that threatens to turn thousands of crores of rupees given to gas-fired generation projects into bad debt. In a letter to power minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, ICICI Bank managing director Chanda Kochhar has said lenders have some Rs 8,500 crore exposure in the project that operated at merely 30% capacity in 2012-13... MUMBAI

'Dabhol plant shutdown good news for state'

March 7, 2013 | Chittaranjan Tembhekar , TNN MUMBAI: The shutting down of the Dabhol power plant due to lack of gas supply since February 21, is actually benefitting consumers, claimed sources in the state power ministry. As the plant did not get enough gas to generate power to its full capacity of 1967 MW, it sold electricity at Rs 4.80/unit to the state electricity distribution firm. The firm buys power from other sources outside the state at around Rs 3/unit. Thus, the 250-300 MW power generated at Dabhol marginally...

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India to source 1.25 mt of LNG from Algeria by 2009

June 20, 2007 | PTI NOIDA: India would source 1.25 million tons of liquefied natural gas from Algeria by 2009, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said on Wednesday. The gas would be used for activities across the country, he said on the sidelines of a function here. When asked whether the gas was for Dabhol power plant, Petroleum Secretary M S Srinivasan said: "It will be for India. " The gas would be sourced by Petronet LNG Ltd from Algeria's Sonatrach. INDIA-BUSINESS

Petroleum secy praises GAIL for Dabhol-Dahej pipeline project

July 17, 2007 | TNN NEW DELHI: State-owned gas utility GAIL has received praise for laying a pipeline connecting Petronet's LNG import terminal at Dahej in Gujarat and the Dabhol power plant in Maharashtra. Petroleum secretary M S Srinivasan has described the link as a "landmark" in pipeline project execution, not only in India but also by international standards as it faced several challenges. During a visit to the Panvel station of the pipeline, Srinivasan praised GAIL for... MUMBAI

MERC will decide new power tariff

November 9, 2002 | TNN MUMBAI: The state government on Friday said the new power tariff would be decided by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) after taking into account the total cost of power from all sources and the losses. In a press statement, the authorities said while the cost of power generation by the state electricity board was 40.32 paise per unit, the cost of the National Thermal Power Corporation power varied from 85.28 paise per unit to Rs 3.61 per unit and power from Tata cost Rs... INDIA-BUSINESS

SC attempts to save Dabhol

December 3, 2003 | TNN NEW DELHI: In an attempt to restart the Dabhol power plant, which was closed about two years ago, the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the subsidiaries of GE and Bechtel to elicit their response on fixing the interim tariff for the sale of electricity to the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB). A Bench comprising Justices Y K Sabharwal and D M Dharmadhikari said GE subsidiary, Capital India Power Mauritius, and Bechtel subsidiary, Energy Enterprise, be impleaded as parties.

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New agreement to reduce Dabhol glitches

July 9, 2009 | TNN NAGPUR: The state government has signed a long-term service agreement with General Electric (GE) for the Dabhol power plant, officially known as the Ratnagiri Gas Power Project Limited (RGPPL). The arrangement is expected to reduce breakdowns at the plant, which has six gas turbines manufactured by GE, though the cost of the agreement may increase the power cost from the plant. Ever since the Dabhol power plant was revived in May 2006 it has been plagued by breakdowns, as a result of... HYDERABAD

Centre cuts gas supply to AP thermal units

August 4, 2012 | TNN HYDERABAD: At a time when the state is passing through an unprecedented power crisis, the Centre has reportedly cut the supply of gas to the thermal plants in the state. The cut, according to sources in the power sector, came into force on August 1. With this, the power generation has come down drastically by about 15%. Apparently, the Union petroleum ministry has cut the gas supply to the tune of about 2 mmscmd (Million standard cubic metre per day) and that the gas has been diverted to Dabhol... NAGPUR

Power cuts to reduce as Centre promises additional 1,700 MW

October 14, 2011 | TNN NAGPUR/MUMBAI: MSEDCL is confident of reducing load-shedding next week following central help in obtaining more power, coal and gas. If the Centre fulfills its promises, the state will get 1,700 MW extra within six to seven days. This will reduce load-shedding by half. The central help improved the power situation on Wednesday and there was no unscheduled loadshedding. MSEDCL got 200 MW from NTPCas Sipat plant and 100 MW from union power ministeras discretionary quota.... NAGPUR

New agreement to reduce Dabhol glitches

July 9, 2009 | TNN NAGPUR: The state government has signed a long-term service agreement with General Electric (GE) for the Dabhol power plant, officially known as the Ratnagiri Gas Power Project Limited (RGPPL). The arrangement is expected to reduce breakdowns at the plant, which has six gas turbines manufactured by GE, though the cost of the agreement may increase the power cost

from the plant. Ever since the Dabhol power plant was revived in May 2006 it has been plagued by breakdowns, as a result of... MUMBAI

Rising bills will fuel poll politics

June 25, 2009 | S Balakrishnan , TNN MUMBAI: The worsening energy crisis in the state could become a major poll issue when elections to the legislative assembly are held in October this year. Realising the political potential of this single issue, which is affecting the overwhelming majority of the state's ten crore population, the opposition Shiv Sena-BJP alliance has started using it to fuel the antiincumbency factor in the state. Said executive president of the Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray: "Just because the Congress won the... MUMBAI

Load-shedding will be cut down by 30 mins

January 13, 2009 | Devraj Dasgupta , TNN MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) on Monday said it would reduce load-shedding by 30 minutes to an hour across the state, thanks to increased power generation. MSEB's distribution company, Mahavitaran, has for now decided to reduce power cuts in cities and towns, beginning Tuesday. In fact, availability of electricity is expected to go up by another 600 MW by the end of February as one of the blocks at Dabhol power plant resumes function... MUMBAI

Load-shedding will be cut down by 30 mins

January 13, 2009 | Devraj Dasgupta , TNN MUMBAI: The Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) on Monday said it would reduce load-shedding by 30 minutes to an hour across the state, thanks to increased power generation. MSEB's distribution company, Mahavitaran, has for now decided to reduce power cuts in cities and towns, beginning Tuesday. In fact, availability of electricity is expected to go up by another 600 MW by the end of February as one of the blocks at Dabhol power plant resumes function after repairs. AHMEDABAD

Dahej gas pipeline commissioned

May 8, 2007 | TNN SURAT: Signalling an end to the ongoing row between Gujarat and Maharashtra over DahejDabhol gas pipeline, the first 100-km stretch was commissioned on Monday by Union minister of petroleum and natural gas Murli Deora. Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) is laying 30inch diameter 576-km long pipeline between Dahej and Dabhol, which will feed natural gas to

Dabhol power plant of Rantangiri Gas and Power Private Limited in Maharashtra, at a total cost of Rs 3,200 crore,... More Popular Articles about Dabhol Power Plant:1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Next PUNE

CM urged to look into Dabhol power plant

December 16, 2008 | TNN PUNE: City-based Sajag Nagrik Manch on Monday urged chief minister Ashok Chavan to urgently look into the problems plaguing the Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt Ltd (RGPPL/Dabhol) to ensure that the plant starts generating more power before the onset of summer. In a letter sent to Chavan, Vivek Velankar, founder SNM, said that Maharashtra was going through a serious power shortage, resulting in unbearable load-shedding throughout the state. "Every megawatt of power is very important and... INDIA-BUSINESS

Reliance may supply LNG to Dabhol power plant

October 30, 2008 | PTI NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries may supply natural gas from its eastern offshore KG-D6 fields to the beleaguered Dabhol power plant in Maharashtra as imported LNG was proving costlier for the nation's biggest gas-fired plant. At present, Dabhol gets around 5.4 million standard cubic metres of imported gas for two of its three units at USD 4.98 per million British thermal unit. Petronet LNG imports 1.5 million tonne a year of liquefied natural gas from RasGas of Qatar at USD 8.5 per... More Dabhol Power Plant Articles by Date:1 | 2 | 3 | Next