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On the Move!

The market for mobile cranes is on the move driven by low-rise residential, commercial, and industrial building construction activity in urban areas.

Rishi S of Sanghvi Movers: We are seeing demand across sectors

Rishi Sanghvi, Managing Director, Sanghvi Movers, speaks on the medium and heavy-duty mobile crane market in India.

Managing Complexities in Himalayas

HCC rescued a tunnel boring machine (TBM) stuck in Himalayas, refurbished and put back into operation to construct a head race tunnel for an NTPC hydro power project.

Mining Gains

The recent policy initiatives by the Central Government are expected to boost the mining activities in the country, providing new opportunities to private and global miners, and equipment and technology providers.

Poised for growth

Bulk material handling systems are mainly used in coal and mineral processing applications, ports for handling bulk cargo, food processing, sand, gravel, etc. Conveyor systems are the majorly used bulk material handling equipment.

NCC-BGR Infra consortium to operate NTPC coal mine

The consortium formed by NCC Ltd and BGR Infra has bagged a project from NTPC todevelop and operate around Rs 25,071 crore coal block in Chhattisgarh.

Govt to review coal block allocations

The government will review the status of 72 coal blocks allocated either through allotment or auction route to various companies.

196-m RCC Dam in 196 days196-m RCC Dam in 196 days

The complexity of infrastructure projects is increasing day by day. At the same time, the speed at which you build any infrastructure project is becoming critical. Various technological and methodological improvements have enabled us to optimise the speed and efficiency of the construction process.

High Expectations

With growing safety awareness, the Aerial Work Platforms (AWPs), one of the best solutions to keep people safe, while working at heights, is poised for exponential growth in the near future.

Accessing Heights, Safely

As the access equipment industry matures in India and users become more aware on the advantages of using such equipment over conventional practices of working at heights, the rental sector in India is poised for a very bright and promising future.

Elecon EPC Projects wins Rs 246.78-cr order

Elecon EPC Projects has bagged an order from NTPC of Rs 246.78 crore for Ex-works (India) supply for coal handling plant package of Gadarwara super thermal power projects, stage-I (2 x 800 MW). Prayasvin Patel, Chairman and Managing Director, Elecon Engineering said, ?We are pleased to have procured a prestigious order worth Rs 246.78 crore.

NTPC non-payment to Coal India over low quality coal awaits solution

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has asked state-owned power producer NTPC Ltd and Coal India Ltd (CIL) to resolve the Rs. 2,500 crore payment dispute over fuel supply and avoid an accounting nightmare. India?s largest power generation utility has argued over the poor calorific value of coal being supplied by Coal India.

NTPC gearing up to acquire coal based power assets

NTPC Ltd is eyeing seven coal-based power plants with a combined capacity of 2,000 MW for acquisition. NTPC Chairman and Managing Director Arup Road Chowdhury has said, they are looking at acquiring those coal based power assets

NTPC to start mining coal from J'khand

To produce power, government-owned NTPC is set to start mining from its captive Pakri Barwadih coal block in Jharkhand. The coal block could start production from this week. Captive mining is a first for the country?s biggest power generator, which depends on Coal India, another state-run company, for fuel and has been meeting the gap in its requirement through imports.

NTPC to have new mining unit for fuel security

To secure fuel supplies to run its thermal power plants, India?s single largest coal consumer and State-owned NTPC plans to create a separate coal mining division. NTPC, India's largest electricity generator, has been concerned about the quality of fuel supplies from Coal India (CIL).

NTPC to have new mining unit for fuel security

To secure fuel supplies to run its thermal power plants, India?s single largest coal consumer and State-owned NTPC plans to create a separate coal mining division. NTPC, India's largest electricity generator, has been concerned about the quality of fuel supplies from Coal India (CIL).

Power project faces delay due to land issue

Owing to its failure to acquire the required amount of land, NTPC is facing difficulty in implementing the 1,320 mw (660 mw x 2) Katwa thermal power project in West Bengal. The state government refused to give required land for a coal mining project, which is essential for the proposed power

CIL given new deadline to sign 173 FSAs

At a recent meeting, union coal ministry asked public sector miner Coal India (CIL) to enter into fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with power plants for 78,000 mw capacity by September 6. The order from the ministry comes after the earlier deadline for signing FSAs ended on August 30.

BHEL wins Rs 132 cr NTPC order for solar plants

The Electronics Division of Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has bagged turnkey orders valued at Rs 132 crore from the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for commissioning two grid interactive solar power plants of 10 mw each. The plants will be commissioned at Unchahar in Uttar Pradesh and Talcher in Orissa, say recent media reports.

NTPCs plant revival plan to boost equipment sector

The NTPC's plan to spend around Rs 9,600 crore to revive its old power plants might help revive the ailing power equipment sector as well. NTPC plans to improve the falling plant load factors (PLFs) of seven power plants that are more than 25 years old.

Villagers stall NTPC's coal mining project

Villagers stopped the mining project at NTPC's Pakri-Barwadih coal block demanding higher compensation from the state-run coal producer for acquiring the cultivable land. NTPC, which wants to mine the block to run its ultra mega power project, refused to raise compensation amount from Rs 15 lakh to Rs 40 lakh as dem

ICVL identifies 5 overseas assets

CS Verma, Joint Chairman of Steel Authority of India (SAIL) informed that ICVL has identified at least four or five good coking coal mines in Australia, the US and Mozambique for acquisition. International Coal Ventures (ICVL), a consortium led by SAIL, is conducting due diligence on these assets. It may be recalled that ICVL was formed in 2009 by public sector firms like NTPC, Coal India, NMDC and Rash

CIL to retain right to set coal price

Coal Secretary SK Srivastava has reportedly informed a news agency that the ultimate right to fix price of coal would be vested with Coal India (CIL) even after the setting up of a regulator. He said the proposed coal regulator would out the principles and methodologies upon which pricing will be done while the state-run miner CIL will retain the right to set p

Coal shortage hits generation at NTPC?s Simhadri plant

Shortage of coal supply at Visakhapatnam NTPC?s Simhadri super thermal power station has hit the power generation. The power station has been unable to generate power optimally since a month due to the acute shortage of coal supply, which can only add to the state?s power woes. The generation loss due to shortage of fuel supply has been 325 million units on June 3.

Coal India increases coal prices

Coal India has rejigged coal prices from May 28, resulting in a weighted average increase of about 5 per cent. The company has cut prices of some high-grade coals and hiked prices of lower grades, including an almost 50 per cent hike in the prices of output of a particular mine dedicated to NTPC, Coal India chairman Narsing Rao said.

NTPC to rebid equipment for Odisha plant

Power firm NTPC has decided to call for fresh equipment supply bids for its 1,600 MW coal-fired power plant at Darlipalli in Odisha in the wake of one of the successful bidders in the earlier round, BGR Energy, pulling out of the project citing lack of progress.

Ministry wants resolution of key issues before CIL stake sale

Agency reports indicate that union coal ministry wants the Department of Disinvestment (DoD) to move ahead with the divestment of stake in Coal India (CIL) after key issues are resolved. The 10 per cent equity sale in the coal miner was cleared by an Inter-ministerial Group (IMG) and this may fetch the government over Rs 17,000 crore. The government, at present holds 90 per cent stake in

CM seeks more coal and gas for Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy urged the union government to allocate more natural gas and coal in order to run power plants which are operating at low capacity owing to lack of fuel. He made the request for more coal and gas when he met Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister M Veerappa Moily, Minister of State Jyotiraditya Scindia and Defence Minister AK Antony recently

Coal ministry counters charges of NTPC

Union coal ministry refuted the charges levelled by union power ministry and NTPC that Coal India (CIL) was supplying inferior quality coal to the power producer. The power ministry took its grievances against CIL to the Cabinet Committee on Investments (CCI) and this move irked the union coal ministry

Govt to rope in firm for sampling imported coal

Unconfirmed reports indicate that the union government plans to invite bids from companies for monitoring quality of coal imported by domestic power plants. It may be recalled that domestic power plants complain about the poor quality of coal being imported from abroad as it leads to rise in carbon emission and also

NTPC's plant revival plan is to boost equipment sector

National Thermal Power Corporation's (NTPC) plan to spend around Rs 9,600 crore to revive its old power plants might help revive the ailing power equipment sector as well. NTPC plans to improve the falling plant load factors (PLFs) of seven power plants that are more than 25 years old.

Elecon bags Tecpro order

Elecon Engineering Company has been awarded an order from Tecpro Systems of Rs 46.97 crore for design, manufacturing engineering,

NTPC, CIL conduct joint sampling of coal

Power major NTPC and Coal India (CIL) are conducting coal sampling tests jointly following the decision arrived at a meeting with the union Coal Secretary Sanjay Kumar Srivastava in April 10. During his meeting with the chiefs of NTPC and CIL, Srivastava said that both the firms would conduct a joint

60 power plants sign FSA with Coal India

So far, 60 power plants have entered into fuel supply agreements (FSA) with the public sector miner Coal India (CIL). CIL is mandated to sign a total of 143 FSAs in respect of identified power projects of 60,000-mw capacity, which have been assured for coal supply, in the next five

CIL to supply coal from Kaniha mine to NTPC

Power generation major NTPC is learnt to have installed the material handling system for transporting coal from the Kaniha opencast coal mine to its 3,000-mw NTPC Kaniha power station. Reports indicate that NTPC may source a major part of the 17-million-tonne fuel requirement for its Kaniha power station from the 10

NTPC welcomes CIL's plan on coal supply

Power generation major NTPC welcomed the decision by Coal India (CIL) to divert its entire annual incremental production to the power sector. Arup Roy Choudhury, Chairman and Managing Director of NTPC said the company's 10 stations gets coal supply from CIL through a dedicated merry-go-round netw

Evacution of coal to be the focus of CIL

Expressing concern over poor evacuation infrastructure, S Narsing Rao, Chairman of Coal India (CIL) said the firm would focus more on increasing offtake of coal during 2013-14. He said owing to hurdles in evacuation, the company aims to produce only 482 million tonne (mn t) coal in 2013-14 despite having potential to produce

STCI, MMTC charged with inflating transport cost of coal

According to a CAG report, State Trading Corporation and MMTC increased the transportation cost of coal for NTPC during 2008-11 by choosing the wrong choice of ports for import of the fuel. According to a recent report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), both the state trading corporations imported coal for NTPC from the ports othe

NTPC locks horns with CIL

Power major NTPC has locked horns with its fellow state-run company Coal India (CIL) over what is claims as the poor calorific value of coal being supplied by the latter. Calorific value refers to the amount of heat that can be generated by burning a certain amount of fuel. Typic

The Weighing Masters

Senlogic Automation has established itself as a leading manufacturer of quality electronic weighing products in the country. In July 2011, we achieved an important milestone by successfully commissioning 40 dumper weighing systems at West Bokaro colliery of Tata Steel,

Doosan power gear unit in TN

South Korea's Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Company plans to set up a power equipment manufacturing unit near Chennai.

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