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Tariff Hike for Conventional Power Inevitable

By Hari Manoharan • Jan 16th, 2012

Seems that our coal fired thermal power plants the lifeblood of Indian power sector, will no longer be able to supply power at the same old affordable price. The sequence of events happening in the coal industry and its influence on the power sector in the past few months is a definite indication that the [...]

Coal Power Plants Receive Loan from the World Bank to Reduce CO2 Emission and Increase Productivity

By Narsi Santhanam • Jul 6th, 2009

80 percent of electricity supply in India comes from coal plants which are old, inefficient and are emitting harmful gases. In order to upgrade these coal power plants and reduce harmful gas emission, the World Bank will extend a $180-million (Rs.900-crore) loan to India. In addition, to improve power production, the project is co-financed with [...]