Comprehensive Power, Oil & Gas, Coal & Roads Daily Newsletter Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Power (13 Items)

1. ONGC-Tripura plant to go on stream soon - Network to evacuate electricity may not be ready.... 2. Power Ministry proposes changes in the Electricity Act to reform the tariff determination mechanism.... 3. A note on the demand-supply mismatch of Coal in India.... 4. Coal block de-allocation: Firms get last chance to present their case this week.... 5. Atomic Energy Regulatory Board detects flaws at nuclear plants.... 6. Coal production from RPower's mines at Sasan in MP commences six months ahead of schedule.... 7. Andhra Pradesh CM wants Centre to divert regasified liquefied natural gas to gas-based power plants.... 8. India looking to sell 500 MW electricity to Pakistan by establishing a transmission link.... 9. NLC eyes Rs 2 billion by selling raw lignite - Co planning to set up an open cast lignite mine in TN.... 10. Ministry to come up with policy for rooftop solar plants - Policy could enable owners to lease out roof space.... 11. Orient Green Power Company to add over 45 MW of biomass power plant generation capacity by March 2013.... 12. Suzlon bags A$260-million order from Meridian Energy for supply of 131 MW of wind turbines.... 13. Government taking steps to bridge demand, supply gap in power: Moily....

Oil and Gas (14 items)

1. OMCs suffer loss of Rs 5.6 bn a day on subsidised fuels - Losses on sale of diesel at govtcontrolled rates hit record Rs 19.26 a litre.... 2. Petroleum Ministry plans to raise diesel rates by Rs 4-5 per litre after the parliament session; petrol price to go up too 3. India's look East Policy in the South China Sea.... 4. Indian Oil Corporation's proposed LPG receiving and storage facility in Kochi likely to get going soon.... 5. Fighting for contract: India quotes higher price than Qatar for LNG.... 6. Andhra Pradesh CM wants Centre to divert regasified liquefied natural gas to gas-based power plants.... 7. India needs to make its natural gas prices more remunerative to attract investments: BP.... 8. OMCs suffer loss of Rs 5.6 bn a day on subsidised fuels - Losses on sale of diesel at govtcontrolled rates hit record Rs 19.26 a litre.... 9. Petroleum Ministry plans to raise diesel rates by Rs 4-5 per litre after the parliament session; petrol price to go up too.... 10. India's look East Policy in the South China Sea.... 11. Indian Oil Corporation's proposed LPG receiving and storage facility in Kochi likely to get going soon.... 12. Fighting for contract: India quotes higher price than Qatar for LNG.... 13. Andhra Pradesh CM wants Centre to divert regasified liquefied natural gas to gas-based power plants.... 14. India needs to make its natural gas prices more remunerative to attract investments: BP....

Coal ( 21 items)
1. Coal India chalks out Rs 594 billion capex programme for the current Five Year Plan period ending March, 2017.... 2. Only 'Non-Serious' players may end up losing coal block permits.... 3. Coal block de-allocation: Firms get last chance to present their case this week.... 4. Parliamentary committee unhappy over allocation of coal blocks to private companies instead of Coal India.... 5. Central Bureau of Investigation hunts for coal scam papers.... 6. Coal production from RPower's mines at Sasan in MP commence six months ahead of schedule 7. Coal India to soon appoint a consultant to help in forming a South African subsidiary.... 8. Delay in green nod to coal projects can impact economy: Panel.... 9. Coal India arm expects to restart operations at six mines in Orient area of Ib Valley in Odisha within a week.... 10. CBI seeks more time from Central Vigilance Commission to submit report on coal issue.... 11. No timeline set for coal blocks de-allocation: Jaiswal.... 12. Coal India earns Rs 56 billion more than notified price in FY12: Government.... 13. Government rejects BJP demand for cancellation of 142 coal blocks.... 14. Not possible to specify exact amount of coal stolen: Govt.... 15. How CAG fixed Coalgate loss.... 16. Auctioning coal blocks may not be the best bet.... 17. CPI(M) state unit opposes plan to sell 5percent stake in NLC.... 18. Cong in Chhattisgarh takes on BJP for coal block allocation.... 19. Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011 to be passed in winter session.... 20. Coal scam blackening country's face: Modi.... 21. Editorial : From CAG to Coal India....

Road (13 items)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Lok Sabha nods for Bill seeking expansion of National Highways Authority of India Street audit held in Ahmedabad to help pedestrian mobility Chennai corporation recovers road space worth Rs 120 million Dispute Resolution Board rulings against - National Highways Authority of India Free flow of traffic on toll plazas New bench to hear BRT corridor plea Road Infrastructure - Government engaged in multilateral cooperation in Road Transport Sector with other count..... Congestion on National Highways - Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken up ambitious programmes of..... Plan to upgrade 10,000 km of National Highways on the anvil Execution of National Highway projects Bengaluru International Airport Road: National Highways Authority of India puts toll on hold Industrial corridor planned along Koderma-Bahragora four-lane NH-33 Landslide blocks NH 17 for several hours