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TREASURE IN THE ICE
BREAKBULK MAGAZINE
When Indian Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram rose to present the national budget for 2013-14 earlier this year, independent power producers expected some concessions. Instead, he poured cold water on their hopes by proposing a 4 percent tax on coal imported for thermal projects. Coal is the largest source of power for India. The tax is intended to reduce dependence on imported coal. ...
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IPPAI Conference on Ancillary Services
Power Watch Magazine
Independent Power Producers Association of India (IPPAI) organised a two day conference on ''The Need for Regulatory and Policy Framework'' for Ancillary Services and Alternative Energy Options in the Indian power sector on April 10 -11, 2013 at Hotel Le Meridien in New Delhi. The event saw participation from the Ministry of Power (MoP), Government of India (GoI), the Centra ...
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Plan B to Beat load shedding
THE FINANCIAL EXPRESS
CERC bid to develop an ancillary services market is laudable
Half of India was left without electricity for hours when northern and eastern grids failed last year. Essential services like rail and metro came to a halt while hospitals and airports had to use back-up power to carry on with their critical work. This could have been avoided if the domestic electricit ...
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Tata Power bags award for best wind power producer in India
http://www.oneworld.net
New Delhi: Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility and a leading renewable energy company was conferred with IPPAI (Independent Power Producers Association of India) Award in the category "Best Wind Power Producer".
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Lessons from the darkness
Business Today
India aspires to achieve double digit economic growth in order to lift vast sections of its population out of poverty while at the same time creating a modern, diversified industrial and services base. One of the most formidable challenges it faces is that of an infrastructure deficit.
Sporadic and confused legislative and administrative changes have ensured that far from ...
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