Cuddalore, 8 May 2015: One migrant worker from Bihar lost his life in yet another accident at IL&FS Power Plant in Cuddalore distirct. The accident occurred when 28 year old Suman Kumar while working at the cooling tower lost his balance and fell down from a height of about 15 feet. He was then admitted […]
21st May 2015 Staff Reporter The Hindu Experts say price of electricity from the 4,000-MW project will be fivetimes higher than the tariff at other ultra mega power plants The proposed 4,000-MW ultra mega power project at Cheyyur is financially not viable and would put an upward pressure on electricity tariff. This would also […]
20/05/2015 MONEYLIFE DIGITAL TEAM Even as Tamil Nadu contends with rising electricity rates, the Cheyyur UMPP will place an upward pressure on electricity tariffs in the state, says a research report prepared by US-based IEEFA The 4,000MW ultra mega power project (UMPP) worth Rs24,200 crore at Cheyyur in Tamil Nadu is financially not […]
21st May 2015 Express News Service CHENNAI: The proposed 4,000 MW coal-fired power plant in Cheyyur taluk of Kancheepuram district will either be a loss-making proposition or consumers will have to pay higher tariffs, a US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said in a report commissioned by the Chennai based think-tank […]
20 May 2015 Deccan Chronicle In addition to the environmental concerns over the proposed 4,000 MV supercritical coal fired Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP) at Cheyyur in Kancheepuram district, a new study by United States-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis(IEEPA) observed that the project in not financially viable. The IEEPA has […]
PRESS RELEASE 20 May, 2015 CHENNAI: Even as Tamil Nadu contends with rising electricity rates, a new report finds that the 4000 MW coal-fired power plant proposed in Cheyyur is not financially viable as it will place an upward pressure on electricity tariffs in the state. The report concludes that “Ongoing and planned grid […]
18th May 2015 By Express News Service A panel discussing the alleged pollution by the Kodaikanal plant of Hindustan Unilever on Sunday CHENNAI: Workers affected by the harmful effects of chemicals used in industries which also pollute the environment should be covered under a new policy which works towards their rehabilitation. This was […]