Pune, May (EPC News): The Hiranandani Group, seeking to implement its proposed Power Project at Talegaon in Pune, met a huge roadblock when the residents of the entire region of village Navlakh Umbre and Maval Taluka, where the project is planned, en masse rose up in protest against the project.

Mumbai, Apr (EPC News): The Ministry of Power will bid out three inter-state private transmission power projects worth Rs6000 crore by September- end this year, said B K Chaturvedi (Member) Planning Commission.

The State-owned Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd has commenced a plan to disinvest 16-26% of its equity to part-fund new generation projects that may cost over Rs40,000 crore in the next three years, its Managing Director, Dr S M Jaamdar, said.

Caparo Group today announced its foray into the power generation business through a joint venture with Finland based Wartsila at a project cost of Rs 115 crore.

Mumbai, Mar (EPC News): Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL), has disallowed Adani Power’s technical bid to supply 3000 mw power to the state PSU through competative biddig.

Mumbai, Marc (EPC News): Government said Rs4,437 crore have been permitted to install upto 1,100 MW grid-connected solar power plants under the first phase of the National Solar Mission. The government plans to achieve the target to install 1,100 MW solar power plants which includes 100 MW capacity plants as rooftop (plants) and other smaller solar power plants for the first phase of the mission till March 2013, New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah said.

Mumbai, Mar (EPC News): L&T Power Development Company, a part of L&T Group, will be investing Rs30,0000 crore in power generation by 2015 cater to the growing demand for electricity, said A K Chatwani, Sr. Executive Vice President and Member Corporate Management Committee on Monday.