Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Today's News Links 30.5.2007

Oh, boy, we're in trouble .. the PM is "worried"

"Worried PM calls meeting on power with state chief ministers"
http://www.livemint.com/2007/05/28001906/Worried-PM-calls-meeting-on-po.html

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I had raised this issue at the MahaVitaran public hearing. The MSEB network (all 3 cos) had projected a spend of over Rs.62,000 crores in the three-year MYT period. Yet after all of this Genco stated that its power generation capacity would increase only 8% !! And Vitaran stated that there would still be 6-7 hr power cuts across Maharashtra. They also projected the T&D loss to come down (across the network) from approx 40% to approx 35% only ! Now MERC seems to have woken up ....

"MERC wants MSEB to phase out Capex programme"
http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?rep=2&aid=373667&ssid=50&sid=BUS

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Interestingly, this next article has reference to the "Dahanu expansion project" .. When did REL get the clearance ?? They haven't yet complied with Supreme Court's ruling on the FGD plant for reducing existing environmental pollution ...

"Reliance Energy eyes coal mines abroad"
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Indl_Goods_Svs/Reliance_Energy_eyes_coal_mines_abroad/articleshow/2081601.cms

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And here's great gyaan from the Delhi CM...

"Delhi dependent on neighbours, says Sheila"
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070529/delhi.htm

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I came across this interesting piece on Wind Power....
http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2006/11/350013.shtml

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And here's our own CM mouthing more data ...

"Maharashtra could face 11,000 MW power shortage"
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Maharashtra_could_face_11000_MW_power_shortage/articleshow/2080766.cms

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