industry > industry > Power Power At Rs4 per unit, nuclear power to cost half of estimates: report 10 October 2008 India, US to sign nuclear deal today 10 October 2008 US-India nuclear deal set to become law – 10 Democrats warn Bush not to overturn riders 08 October 2008 Bush signs nuclear pact with India into law 08 October 2008 Thermax secures Rs 450-crore captive power plant order 07 October 2008 ONGC to enter nuclear, solar power 06 October 2008 Indo-US nuclear-deal: Iran butts in, warns of “new crises” 06 October 2008 Pranab, Rice to ink nuclear accord on 13 October 06 October 2008 Indo-US N-deal: A bit more to chew on than kebabs 04 October 2008 L&T targets Rs3,000-crore annually from nuclear power: A M Naik 03 October 2008 US Senate to vote on Indo-US nuclear deal today 01 October 2008 BHEL wins Rs990 crore order from Rajasthan thermal power project 30 September 2008 India, France sign civil nuclear cooperation agreement 30 September 2008 SAIL, L&T in pact to set up power plants 30 September 2008 India set to sign nuclear pact with France ahead of a US deal 29 September 2008 Russia to build four more nuclear reactors at Kundankulam 29 September 2008 Indo-French civil N-pact likely to be signed during PM's France visit 29 September 2008 Suzlon unveils 3,500 MW wind power plans 27 September 2008 Dabhol power plant to generate 620 MW more by October 27 September 2008 Indo-US nuclear deal: A time for gratitude 26 September 2008 Suzlon to raise Rs1,800 crore via rights issue 25 September 2008 China in a 123-type deal with Pakistan; offers to set up 10 N-plants 25 September 2008 UK Environment Agency's coal warning a setback for E.ON 25 September 2008 EdF to acquire British Energy for $23.2 billion 24 September 2008 Senate panel clears India-US nuclear agreement 24 September 2008 Australian uranium miner Toro declares Western Australia project as feasible 24 September 2008 EDF teams up with KKR, TPG to make $6.2 billion counter bid for Constellation 23 September 2008 US Chamber of Commerce lobbies on the Hill, says deal will support 250,000 high-tech American jobs 23 September 2008 Texan nuclear power production to double with Luminant-Mitsubishi consortium's new reactors 20 September 2008 Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy bids $4.7 billion for Constellation Energy 19 September 2008 Failure to revive coal, nuclear power stations can lead to future power crisis in the UK 17 September 2008 France hopes to sign India's first nuclear trade deal 16 September 2008 Power ministry warns states against destabilising national grid 15 September 2008 India set to sign nuclear deals with France, Russia 15 September 2008 Crompton Greaves acquires US heavy transmissions equipment maker MSE Power Systems 15 September 2008 LDK Solar to process 20,000 MT of solar silicones to Germany's Q-Cells 12 September 2008 GMR Energy set to invest Rs10,000 crore in nuclear generation foray 12 September 2008 Indo-US nuke deal: Fresh trouble as Bush says fuel supply security not “legally binding” 12 September 2008 Energy sector expansion hit by tight money policy: Assocham 10 September 2008 BHEL outbids Alstom to bag Rs 2,200 crore order from ONGC Tripura Power 10 September 2008 Nuclear Power Corporation to invest $13 billion in 10 years 09 September 2008 A strange omission indeed 09 September 2008 TCS in power exchange joint venture with NTPC, NHPC and PFC 08 September 2008 Videocon, Jindal among 40 companies eying nuclear power projects 08 September 2008 NSG's final statement strikes balance between India's 'red lines' and NPT 'safeguards' 08 September 2008 Australian opposition parties slam government policy banning uranium sales to India 08 September 2008 French energy giant EDF gets closer to acquiring British Energy 08 September 2008 NSG clearance set to unlock vast potential of Indian nuclear industry - $40bn FDI may roll in 06 September 2008 Tata Power loses Senoko bid; Marubeni to buy it for $2.5 billion 05 September 2008 Moser Baer sells 6.5 per cent in photo-voltaic unit to equity firms 04 September 2008 Tata Power to acquire 10 per cent in Australia's Geodynamics 04 September 2008 US wind power installations double to 20,000 megawatts since 2006 04 September 2008 Tata Power to bid for Senoko; SBI to underwrite $1 billion loan 02 September 2008 Temasek offers optional financial arrangement to Senoko bidders 02 September 2008 Suzlon buys out Martifer; raises REpower stake to 90 per cent 01 September 2008 India not to back down on its position before next NSG meet 30 August 2008 Power Grid investing Rs55,000 crore in capacity expansion 28 August 2008 Kakodkar rules out compromise on India's nuclear stance 25 August 2008 Corporate power sector investments top Rs195,000 crore in H1 2008: Assocham 25 August 2008 Maharashtra extends power cuts as monsoon fails 25 August 2008 British Energy's largest private shareholder favours its merger with Centrica 25 August 2008 DuPont India to enter solar cells business 23 August 2008 Pawar moots biofuels under 'declared goods' 23 August 2008 Government drags NTPC into Ambani brothers' gas war 23 August 2008 French engineering giant Alstom raided in corruption probe 22 August 2008 Bhaskar Silicon to set-up India's first polysilicon power plant for Rs5,500 crore 22 August 2008 The Vienna meet: For India, a time to take stock 22 August 2008 Google invests $10.25 million in geothermal energy technology 20 August 2008 BHEL loses 18000 MW of equipment orders to Chinese firms 18 August 2008 Motley crowd of NGO, NPT specialists requests NSG to reject India-specific exemptions 16 August 2008 Marathon stops uranium mining at sensitive zone; told to clean up 16 August 2008 BHEL to invest Rs10,000 crore on capacity enhancement 16 August 2008 US moves NSG to lift nuclear ban on India 14 August 2008 Coal ministry denies any coal shortage 13 August 2008 TCS to be lead shareholder in power exchange venture with NTPC, NHPC, Power Finance Corp 12 August 2008 GE Energy Financial funds new US wind farm project 12 August 2008 Centrica adds $7.7 billion cash part to all-share offer for British Energy stake 11 August 2008 China, South Korea to significantly boost nuclear power generation 09 August 2008 Canadian nuclear firms seek government support for Ontario reactors bid 08 August 2008 US nuclear power utilities win appeal against government on waste disposal costs 08 August 2008 US removes offending stipulation from exemption draft submitted to NSG 08 August 2008 Alstom divests South African business to Actis-led consortium for $700 million 07 August 2008 Central Electricity Regulatory Commission fines MP Power Trading Company 07 August 2008 Tata Power shortlisted to bid for Senoko Power-Singapore 06 August 2008 NTPC in green power consortium 05 August 2008 Maharashtra, TN, Orissa to get one 4000 MW power project each 05 August 2008 Yes Bank to finance Windlab Systems to drive wind power into India 05 August 2008 Tata Group dumps $3 billion Bangladesh investment plan 05 August 2008 BHEL awarded equipment contract for Vietnamese hydro power plant 04 August 2008 UK weighs windfall tax on big energy firms as profits swell 02 August 2008 MIT research enables harnessing solar power at night 01 August 2008 IAEA ratifies safeguards agreement - EU lends support 01 August 2008 GE Energy Financial Services acquires stake in Spain's largest solar power firm 01 August 2008 India keeps nuclear hopes as IAEA meets tomorrow 31 July 2008 AEC chairman Dr Kakodkar lobbies for support on nuclear deal in Vienna 30 July 2008 ABB India wins Rs455-crore smelter order from Vedanta Aluminum Ltd 29 July 2008 IAEA - India begin 'additional protocol' talks in Vienna today 28 July 2008 Reliance Infrastucture in $3-billion joint venture with Chinese Shanghai Electric Power 28 July 2008 Bush, Singh broker truce at Geneva trade talks: report 28 July 2008 Origin Energy petitions Takeovers Panel from letting BG take its bid to shareholders 26 July 2008 Government moves to rope in Nuclear Suppliers Group to finalise deal by September 26 July 2008 British government considering schemes to harness tidal power 26 July 2008 Southern states in the grip of power crisis 25 July 2008 Centrica to take 51-per cent stake in Belgian business SPE 24 July 2008 China non-committal, Pakistan against IAEA safeguards agreement 24 July 2008 Corporate majors bet big on nuclear power 24 July 2008 India's nuclear business - Americans trail French, Russians 24 July 2008 China to spend $3.7-billion on nuclear facility in quake-hit Sichuan 23 July 2008 India to launch diplomatic campaign with NSG 23 July 2008 American hedge funds make $7.8 billion bid for Canada’s largest power utility 23 July 2008 Business bats for government 22 July 2008 Tata Power buys 26 per cent stake in Bhutan power project 21 July 2008 India briefs IAEA on nuclear safeguards; scientists advise caution 19 July 2008 Rolls-Royce sets up new unit to address civil nuclear market 17 July 2008 Suez, GDF shareholders agree to $159-billion merger 17 July 2008 Thermax wins Rs820 crore order for coal-fired boilers 16 July 2008 India to open new coal fields for gas exploration 16 July 2008 Indigenous civil, military nuclear programmes out of IAEA's safeguards coverage: AEC chairman 11 July 2008 Nuclear deal – what the scientists say 10 July 2008 AGL acquires stake in geothermal power firm Torrens Energy; inks JV pact 10 July 2008 PM lauds Indo-US partnership as “strategic”; IAEA board meet likely on 28 July 09 July 2008 Is it too late? 09 July 2008 GM plant in Spain to have world's largest rooftop solar power plant 08 July 2008 NTPC, BHEL in Rs6,000-crore power plant equipment JV 08 July 2008 Supreme Court allows Tata Power to supply to retail clients in Mumbai 08 July 2008 Suzlon-Arcapita Bk JV to buy Honiton Energy 07 July 2008 BHEL pips L&T-MHI for Rs2,500-crore boiler contract from APGENCO Krishnapatnam power project 07 July 2008 L&T bags power order worth Rs446 crore; to demerge ECC division into four 07 July 2008 Areva tests first 1,200 KV voltage transformers in India 05 July 2008 Greenko acquires 4 hydro electric projects in Karnataka 05 July 2008 Edison to set up second largest power operation joint venture with Ellenic Petroleum 04 July 2008 ArcelorMittal - Areva in €70-million special steels pact to aid Burgundy Nuclear Partnership 03 July 2008 BHEL awarded Rs2080-crore Syrian power contract 30 June 2008 UK to invest £100 billion for 15 per cent renewable energy by 2020 30 June 2008 L&T bags India's first order for super critical 800 MW generators 30 June 2008 Indian Energy Exchange gets regulatory clearance 27 June 2008 Prototype fast breeder reactor at Kalpakkam gets its safety vessel 25 June 2008 Tata Power to add 600 megawatts capacity this financial year 25 June 2008 BG goes hostile with its $13.15 billion bid for Australia's Origin Energy 24 June 2008 Scientists call for wider discussion on N-deal 24 June 2008 Nuclear deal depends on Sonia Gandhi's stance 24 June 2008 India, Australia to consider uranium supply after international clearances 23 June 2008 Companies Team to meet rising global demand for enriched uranium 23 June 2008 UPA may split with Left over nuclear deal 19 June 2008 New Zealand switches off old light bulbs 18 June 2008 Tata Steel in power project JV with Jasper Industries 16 June 2008 India under pressure to ratify N-deal as US lobs the ball in India's court 14 June 2008 Dr Pramod Deo appointed chairman of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission 10 June 2008 BHEL wins turnkey contract for Pragati III Combined Cycle Power Plant through International Competitive Bidding 09 June 2008 Power to cost more in suburban Mumbai 06 June 2008 CVC buys over 25 per cent stake in Evonik for $3.71 billion 05 June 2008 Jindal Power to set up Rs11,880 crore mega power project in Jharkhand 04 June 2008 Marubeni announces new power cable installation contract in Qatar 03 June 2008 First 500 MW unit of Sipat project reaches full load, to generate power in June 30 May 2008 Left further delays nuclear deal after Congress's Karnataka debacle 28 May 2008 Energy of the future - solar thermal power! 27 May 2008 NRG Energy offers to acquire Calpine for $11.3 billion 22 May 2008 Suzlon Energy may offload part stake in REpower 21 May 2008 UK's largest coal power plant invests £50 million to cut down carbon pollution 20 May 2008 Energy companies fear renewables bubble 20 May 2008 Rural Electrification Corporation finances NTPC-TNEB mega project being executed by BHEL 20 May 2008 British Energy receives takeover bids valuing it at more than $21 billion 16 May 2008 GE Energy teams up with L&T for power plant automation equipment 16 May 2008 Power Finance Corporation to get $800 million credit facility from US Exim Bank 15 May 2008 ONGC sets up pilot plant to extract helium from natural gas 12 May 2008 BHEL to build 125 MW gasified coal power plant for APGENCO 10 May 2008 Essar Power gets CCEA approval for 100 per cent FDI 09 May 2008 Siemens awarded one of its largest wind turbine orders by FPL Energy 09 May 2008 Harnessing sunlight on the cheap 09 May 2008 Curtiss-Wright to supply reactor coolant pumps for Westinghouse's US AP1000 nuclear power plants in multi-million dollar-deal 08 May 2008 Toshiba, O P Jindal Group form joint venture to manufacture steam turbines 07 May 2008 NEEPCO to expand thermal power generation capacity 06 May 2008 NTPC commences work on 750 MW Bongaigaon thermal power plant 06 May 2008 Enel to acquire carbon credits worth 150 million euros from China 05 May 2008 Power ministry warns states against overdrawing from the national grid 03 May 2008 Reliance Power acquires three Indonesian coal mines in novel payment deal 02 May 2008 India's report on nuclear power plant safety lauded in Vienna 30 April 2008 New NTPC, BHEL venture, NTPC-BHEL Power Projects incorporated 29 April 2008 GE Energy announces state of the art technology centre in Saudi Arabia 28 April 2008 Dubai Group acquires 40-per cent in Chiranjjeevi Wind Energy 28 April 2008 E.ON ties up with Areva and Siemens to set up N-power plants in UK 26 April 2008 Tata Power completes financing arrangement for 4000 MW Mundra ultra mega power project 25 April 2008 Alstom to supply most advanced clean coal combustion technology to RWE power plant in Germany 24 April 2008 German institutions to address manpower resource for solar technology industry 24 April 2008 Siemens receives €100-million orders from RWE for two wind farms in Poland 22 April 2008 World's largest dam proposed in Congo 22 April 2008 Consumers globally favour replacing oil as energy sources ; expect substantial price increase 21 April 2008 NTPC-SAIL power joint venture commissions first 250-MW unit expansion 21 April 2008 GMR takes 5 per cent in South African coal mine 17 April 2008 Japan rejects UK hedge fund's proposal to double stake in J-Power 16 April 2008 GAIL, Arrow may join China Gas's coal bed methane project 15 April 2008 German energy major RWE makes £11-billion power play for British Energy 11 April 2008 Areva T&D India sees sales doubling by 2010 10 April 2008 $450-million loan for Tata power's Mundra project approved by International Finance Corporation 09 April 2008 Finally, transmission and distribution losses to be reined in 09 April 2008 Bangalore solar energy system provider Orb Energy receives US State Department climate award 07 April 2008 Lanco to invest Rs18,000 crore to generate 3,000 MW of power by 2015 07 April 2008 Japanese government set to reject UK fund's bid for J-Power 05 April 2008 BHEL, NPCIL sign joint venture pact for nuclear power projects 04 April 2008 Schering-Plough's productivity transformation programme to yield $1.5 billion annualised savings 03 April 2008 Suzlon bags 200 MW wind turbine order from Horizon Wind Energy 02 April 2008 33 grid-interactive solar photovoltaic power plants installed 01 April 2008 Power Grid signs $1-billion loan deal with World Bank, ADB 01 April 2008 Nine new solar energy plants coming up in the country 29 March 2008 Energy, power, telecom CPSEs to invest Rs148,132 crore in FY'09 28 March 2008 RITES, Power Finance Corporation in coal import pact 27 March 2008 AES, Riverstone in $1-billion solar power joint venture 26 March 2008 BHEL bullish on matching Chinese prices despite dumping 25 March 2008 UAE keen to generate nuclear energy 25 March 2008 Government committed to widening the energy basket: Dr Manmohan Singh 24 March 2008 L&T to beef up production of super-critical boilers, steam generators for producing 4000 MW annually 19 March 2008 Indiabulls Power wins bid to set up 1,600-mw power project in Chhattisgarh 19 March 2008 L&T to supply world's largest coal gassifier to China 18 March 2008 Tata Power eyes projects, coal mine acquisitions in SE Asia 08 March 2008 Italy’s Enel pays $1.5 billion to take majority stake in Russian power company 07 March 2008 NHPC to sell 1,670 million shares; IPO likely in July-August 06 March 2008 Suzlon Energy announces $25-million blade retrofit programme for its S88 turbines 03 March 2008 Environmental clearance given to 168 power projects 01 March 2008 China begins groundwork for the 'world's most advanced nuclear reactor' 28 February 2008 US may extend July deadline for N-deal, says White House official 27 February 2008 Reliance Power mulls issuing free bonus shares after sub prime listing 18 February 2008 Russia to build four more nuclear reactors in Kudankulam 12 February 2008 BHEL to set up 1,000 MW power project in UP 11 February 2008 Reliance Power slides at debut; kills IPO appetite 11 February 2008 Sterlite Technologies to supply power transmission conductors to Ethiopia 11 February 2008 NTPC, Bharat Forge in Rs3,000-crore power equipment joint venture 09 February 2008 ABB to build substation for Powergrid Corporation 08 February 2008 Tata Power completes financing for 1050 MW Maithon thermal power project 05 February 2008 GMR Group signs MoU for 300 MW Upper Karnali Hydro Electric Project, in Nepal 31 January 2008 India, France sign agreements in nuclear and defence areas 25 January 2008 Siemens and E.ON to develop new carbon capture process for eco-friendly power plant technology 24 January 2008 L&T group bags orders worth Rs 1057 crore in the Gulf region 23 January 2008 Reliance Power IPO raises $3 billion within a minute 15 January 2008 Australia's Labour government bans uranium sale to India 15 January 2008 Reliance Power IPO powers on: But when and at what price? 15 January 2008 Report: India-US nuke deal now in a tangle at the IAEA 12 January 2008 First Reserve invests in Harmony Gold Mining's uranium ore assets in South Africa 11 January 2008 Adani, Welspun combine to counter Eni bid for Burren Energy 10 January 2008 Supreme Court clears way for Reliance Power IPO, stays proceedings against public offer 09 January 2008 Reliance Energy, GMR among nine companies in race for Singapore's Tuas Power 09 January 2008 Sterlite commissions power conductors in Power Grid Corp's first 765kV power transmission line in India 09 January 2008 Generation-based incentive announced for solar power 02 January 2008 GMR Infrastructure incorporates subsidiary companies in Mauritius & India 01 January 2008 NTPC ties up Rs2,000 crore in loan and bonds with LIC 27 December 2007 L&T Oman bags EPC contract worth $79.71 million 26 December 2007 L&T plans mega entry into power generation 22 December 2007 Eaton to buy Möller, Phoenixtec Power, to boost overseas revenues 22 December 2007 Greece may become first Nato state to produce Russian weapons 19 December 2007 Dupont's Indian arm in technical, marketing assistance agreement with Indo Tech Transformers 14 December 2007 Suzlon to set up 100 MW wind power projects in Punjab 13 December 2007 Government targets additional 1700 MW biomass co-generation by 2012 07 December 2007 Siemens to acquire heat-recovery steam generator-business of Balcke Dürr Austria Erlangen 07 December 2007 Only gas-based power projects with assured gas supply to qualify for benefits during 11th Plan: Sushilkumar Shinde 07 December 2007 Government considering potential sites for nuclear plants; thorium reactors on cards 06 December 2007 Bharat Bijlee among 200 Forbes Asia `Best-under-billion` companies 05 December 2007 Siemens's power transformer plant near Mumbai goes on stream 04 December 2007 Tata Power eyes stake in 3 Singapore power companies 03 December 2007 Construction of sea water intake channel for Kalpakkam fast breeder project begins 03 December 2007 ABB Ltd to expand, strengthen work force in India 03 December 2007 Moser Baer to invest in Rs100-crore solar farm in Rajasthan 30 November 2007 India, Russia may firm up energy sector deals by February 2008: Deora 27 November 2007 Russia expects new contracts for nuclear power stations in India: Sergei Ivanov 27 November 2007 NTPC lines up Rs7,245 crore investment in power projects 27 November 2007 Goldman, Macquarie investments in PTC among 22 FDI proposals cleared 24 November 2007 Power generation lower than installed capacity 19 November 2007 Suzlon signs 200 MW wind power projects with Sydney-based Renewable Power Ventures, utility-major AGL Energy 19 November 2007 Vedanta flagship Sterlite to enter coal-based power generation; plans to raise funds 17 November 2007 Suryachakra ties up with Chinese company for power project 15 November 2007 Left climbs-down on Indo-US nuclear pact, allows safeguards talks with IAEA 15 November 2007 Reliance Energy, to share two coal blocks in Orissa with five other firms 15 November 2007 Indian Railways to set up 1000 MW captive power unit jointly with NTPC at Nabinagar 06 November 2007 Dabhol power plant starts second unit; output reaches 1200 MW 05 November 2007 L&T & Mitsubishi tie-up to make super-critical steam turbines, generators in India 05 November 2007 Power Grid eyes stake in Transco; to set up office in Dubai 02 November 2007 Suzlon plans to export wind turbines to 40 countries in five years 01 November 2007 Thomas Friedman calls for revolution in energy technologies 01 November 2007 3i India Infrastructure invests $227 million in Adani Power 27 October 2007 Government allocates coal blocks to add 68,000 MW to power generation 27 October 2007 Russia offers to build fast neutron reactors if sanctions on India are lifted 25 October 2007 Siemens bags Rs330-crore power distribution network order from Tata Steel 24 October 2007 Suzlon to raise Rs5,000 crore, list Belgian subsidiary on LSE 23 October 2007 UPA, Left decide to defer talks; allies too dither on nuclear deal 22 October 2007 Power, fertiliser units to get priority in government''s new coal policy 19 October 2007 Government to raise Rs50,000 crore through power bonds 18 October 2007 Consumers ready to switch to eco friendly power sources to cut greenhouse gas emissions: Accenture study 17 October 2007 Siemens builds the world''s largest cast-resin transformer 15 October 2007 India should not face any civilian nuclear technology restrictions, says IAEA chief Dr ElBaradei 11 October 2007 Foundation stone for Indira Gandhi super thermal power project laid in Haryana 08 October 2007 ACC commissions wind energy farm in Tamil Nadu to supplement power for cement plant 06 October 2007 Government in talks with IAEA; Left sticks to stand on nuclear pact