Transaction advisers to pave way for PPP in core sector

Tuesday 28 August '07

The finance ministry has finalised a panel of eleven ‘transaction advisers’ which would enable the Centre and state governments to give shape to any infrastructure project...

Pressing pause on deal will deepen crisis at n-power plants: they are very low on fuel, production hit

Monday 20 August '07

As Left allies mount pressure on the UPA government to press pause on the Indo-US nuclear deal, time is also running out on another front...

Centre explores PPP route in urban projects

Friday 10 August '07

The Finance Ministry has asked the Urban Development Ministry to review the urban infrastructure projects coming from states for funding under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

‘Priority’ funds to be hiked for 11th plan

Friday 3 August '07

The government is set to approve nearly 20 per cent hike in the gross budgetary support for “priority sector” programmes to be taken up during the Eleventh Plan.

Ernst &Young, PFC may be blamed for Sasan goof-up

Friday 27 July '07

After the empowered group of ministers (EGoM) declared the bid of Globeleq-Lanco for the Sasan project as completely invalid...

First phase of largest NH project may get nod today

Thursday 26 July '07

The Union Cabinet on Thursday is expected to discuss and clear the first phase of the largest national highway development programme of the UPA Government—NHDP-IV.

Part of forex reserves to finance infrastructure

Monday 16 July '07

Giving shape to the idea of using the burgeoning forex reserves for the country’s infrastructure development

SC, ST quota in pvt sector: Apex chambers to meet today

Saturday 14 July '07

With apex chambers not reaching a consensus on issues related to increasing SC/ST representation in the private sector through affirmative action

Roadmap for higher education: 30 mega-campuses across nation

Friday 6 July '07

To check the slide in standards and taking a cue from the Prime Minister’s speech at Mumbai university last month

Developers should have financial muscle to get power projects: Ministry

Wednesday 4 July '07

In order to keep fly-by-night operators away from developing merchant power plants, the power ministry plans to introduce some new norms

EGoM discusses how to prevent another Sasan

Tuesday 3 July '07

Concerned that the delays being experienced in the 4,000 mw Sasan ultra mega power project might be repeated in other projects in the pipeline

Windfall for Jharkhand in new coal royalty rates

Tuesday 26 June '07

The change in coal royalty rates, which was approved by the Cabinet last week, is going to benefit Jharkhand the most

‘NTPC can make power, not plants’

Wednesday 20 June '07

National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council chairman V Krishnamurthy has opposed the power ministry’s move to push state-owned NTPC into equipment manufacturing.

Powergrid to shed load, another entity to regulate transmission

Monday 18 June '07

After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced last month that power transmission should be “truly opened up to competition”, the Power Ministry is putting in place measures...

Dabhol: Panel tells Finance Ministry to fix ‘price’ for LNG unit sell-off

Thursday 14 June '07

With no consensus among various stakeholders involved in the revival of the Dabhol power—cum-LNG venture, the empowered group of ministers

Dabhol: Panel sets deadline for decision on LNG terminal

Friday 8 June '07

The Empowered Group of Ministers on Dabhol today directed all stakeholders, including the Maharashtra Government, to finalise within three weeks whether...

Decided, then undecided: India’s biggest pvt power project on hold

Thursday 7 June '07

Last year, China added a record 105 Giga Watt or over 100,000 MW of fresh power capacity in one year. However, in India

Dabhol project: No VAT on LNG, Centre tells state

Tuesday 5 June '07

In order to reduce the price of power from the Dabhol power venture in Maharashtra, the Centre has asked the state Government not to impose Value Added Tax on LNG.

Kutir Jyoti to light up BPL homes

Thursday 24 May '07

In order to boost electrification of households that are below the poverty line the Power Ministry wants to revitalise the Kutir Jyoti programme.

Key reforms adrift after 3 years, UPA’s new line: we will deliver in 2 yrs

Wednesday 23 May '07

With coalition partners and even his Cabinet colleagues pulling in different directions and key economic reforms stalled, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, releasing a report card on three...

Power crisis will affect growth: PM

Wednesday 16 May '07

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today directed the Power Ministry to ensure that the UPA Government’s target to provide electricity to all villages by 2009 should not be missed at any cost.

Out goes Maran, in comes Raja

Tuesday 15 May '07

Environment and Forests Minister A Raja is set to be the DMK replacement for Dayanidhi Maran as the Minister of Communications and Information Technology.

Energy panel to meet today over power deficit

Tuesday 15 May '07

With peak power and energy deficits touching record levels in the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to take some crucial decisions tomorrow that would work towards easing the situation both in the short and long term.

PMO promises help in Maharashtra crisis

Saturday 12 May '07

Unable to implement power projects in the state over the past few years, which has resulted in acute power shortage...

PMO promises help in Maharashtra crisis

Saturday 12 May '07

Unable to implement power projects in the state over the past few years, which has resulted in acute power shortage, Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh today said that the Prime Minister’s Office needs to directly coordinate with the concerned ministries to enable timely implementation of projects in the pipeline.