GoI for private sector participation in power transmission schemes
The Dollar Business Bureau The Ministry of Power, Government of India, on Wednesday, informed about the Government of India’s move to encourage the private sector participation in boosting the power sector of the country. With a view to encourage and allow participation of private sector in building the power transmission capacity in India, the Government of India notified 14 power transmission schemes worth Rs 33,900 crore during 2014-15 period, said the Ministry of Power, in its latest release. These schemes will facilitate ways for the transfer of power from new Hydro electric projects in Bhutan and the generation linked projects in Chhattisgarh and Odisha, among others. These projects include 765 KV and 400 kV transmission system strengthening schemes/programmes in the ...
Government rides high on road and highway projects
The Dollar Business Bureau In a move towards development of road and highway infrastructure in the country, the Government of India is mulling to raise road projects worth over Rs 3 lakh crore this year and is also keen on more than doubling highway construction to 30 km per day. An information in this regard was said to have been given by Nitin Gadkari, Union Minster of Roads & Highways, Government of India, on Wednesday. The Minister further informed that the innovative funding plans are being mulled to raise over Rs 3 lakh crore, in order to give a fillip to the road sector of India. Stating that the pace of road construction was 2 km per day when the ...
