Media Executive Summary September 1, 2010

Publication : Hindu
Headline : Discoms to train over 00 electricians
!eporter : Sta"" !eporter
Pa#e : $
%olumn : 2
&ype : Positive '(ased on a Press !elease issued by t)e %%D*
Power distribution companies BRPL and BYPL have re-launched their safety first' drive
wherein training will be provided to the neighbourhood electricians. he company started this
initiative a few years ago to educate consumers on safe use of electricity when it trained over
!"" neighbourhood electricians.
his time the training will be organised during the first fortnight of #eptember and targets !""
more neighbourhood electricians.
+ccordin# to (!P, %)ie" Executive -""icer .opal Saxena, t)e sc)eme is bein# re/
launc)ed "ollo0in# re1uests "rom !esidents2 3el"are +ssociations4 (SES )as as5ed t)e
!3+2s to nominate t)eir colony electricians "or t)ese trainin# camps4
he training will aim at enhancing both s$ills and $nowledge of electricians for the safety of
all electrical goods and the consumers' safety as well. %t will cover various issues related
tohouse wiring& prevention of short circuits and fires& and importance of installing earth
lea$age circuit brea$ers.
+dditional in"ormation in 6av ()arat &imes 7 !as)triya Sa)ara
+ccordin# to (8P, %E-, Mr !ames) 6arayanan, 9(SES )as been proactively
educatin# its customers t)ou#) Syner#y its bi/mont)ly 7 bi/lin#ual ne0sletter and
t)rou#) nei#)bour)ood electrician trainin#s about t)e perils o" "aulty :nternal Housin#
3irin# and )o0 to use electricity sa"ely4 3e desire our consumers to avail best services
and at competitive rates by trained electricians,;
Similar reports )ave also appeared in t)e "ollo0in# ne0spapers:
2* 6avb)arat &imes 9(i<li mistri 5o ab companiyan den#i trainin#; P=, 2%
$* Pun<ab >esri 9(SES b)i local electrician 5o pras)i5s)an de#i; P?, 2%
@* !as)triya Sa)ara 9(SES de#i #ali 5e tec)nician 5o pras)i5s)an; P=, 2%
* Des)band)u 9(i<li t)ee5 5arane 5e liye na)in pade#a b)ata5na; P@, 1%
A* Birat Baib)av 9.ali 5e electricians 5o traini5# de#i (SES; P$, 2%
=* +a< Sama< 9.ali 0ale electricians 5o traini5# de#i (SES; P2, $%
Publication : Hari ()oomi
Headline : .)anto bi<li #ul re)ne se lo#o 5o pares)ani
'!esidents su""er due to lon# po0er cuts*
!eporter : %orrespondent
Pa#e : A
%olumn : 2
&ype : 6e#ative "or 6DP,
he residents of #an'ay (olony in )arela had to suffer for hours due to power cuts. %t also
affected the studies of the students and the daily house hold wor$s.
he spo$esperson of )*PL informed that supply was affected due to a local technical fault
and would be restored soon. he electricity& which went-off around ++ am was not restored
till , pm in the evening.
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Publication : Daini5 Ca#ran
Headline : Pariyo<naon 5i d)eemi #ati per c)inta
'Slo0 #ames pro<ects creatin# 0orries*
!eporter : %orrespondent
Pa#e :
%olumn : $
&ype : :n"ormative
.(* pro'ect are still incomplete. /ugust 0+
st
was the deadline for the .(* to complete all its
(12 pro'ects.
he members of .(*3s Building (ommittee are worried about it. (ompleting the (12
pro'ects in Pahargan' and 4arol Bagh area are a big challenge for the (orporation.
+ similar report )as also appeared in 6avb)arat &imes4

Publication :Hindustan &imes
Headline : %ivic a#ency re1uests Del)iites to )elp it clean t)e capital
!eporter : %orrespondent
Pa#e :?
%olumn :$
&ype : :n"ormative
5nable to clean the city on its own& the .unicipal (orporation of *elhi 6.(*7 has as$ed
*elhiites to do their bit in cleaning it ahead of the (ommonwealth 2ames.
he civic agency& with a voluntary organisation called Let's *o %t *elhi& on uesday
announced a 8(lean *elhi (hallenge' for #eptember ++.
%t e9pects participation of community groups& educational institutions and corporate houses in
a special sanitation campaign-cum-contest across the city on that day.
.ayor Prithvi Ra' #awhney said the initiative would be open to all organisations& R1/s&
companies& colleges& )2:s and government departments.
;.(* wor$ers will also be motivated to ensure <ero garbage in the (apital&; he said.
/s$ed if announcing such a contest meant the civic agency had admitted its 8failure' in
cleaning the city& with debris lying everywhere due to 2ames construction wor$& the mayor
said the .(* was doing its bit but ;no municipality can fully tac$le problems of insanitation
without the citi<en's cooperation;.
=or the #eptember ++ challenge& participants will have choose a location of at least half a s>
$m& get their volunteers or hire cleaners while the litter collected will be lifted by the .(*
later. he winners will be chosen <one-wise in +? .(* <ones by a panel of 'udges.
Publication : Daini5 Ca#ran
Headline : 6DP, po0er plant 5e liye >endra ne <a#a) tai 5i
'%entre o5ayed land "or 6DP, po0er plant*
!eporter : %orrespondent
Pa#e : A
%olumn : 2
&ype : :n"ormative
he (entral government has o$ayed the land for )*PL3s +""" .1 power plant in Bawana.
he land will be ac>uired by ne9t year. /ccording to the company& the power plant will be
ready in ?"+@.
Publication :&)e Dinancial Express
Headline : !el Po0er2s Samal5ot pro<ect li5ely to #et >/. #as
!eporter : (ureau
Pa#e :2
%olumn :1
&ype : :n"ormative
/n empowered group of ministers 6A2o.7 has agreed to consider the power ministry's
recommendation for allocation of +@.! mmscmd gas for four more ++th Plan private pro'ects&
including Reliance Power's #amal$ot& pending assessment about their preparedness for timely
commissioning.
his is in addition to the initial re>uirement of +!.!B mmscmd gas raised by the power
ministry for si9 pro'ects& including Lanco's 4odanpalli and 2.R's Cemagiri& which have a
combined capacity of @&",, mw. /s per an assessment by the central electricity authority
6(A/7& these pro'ects should be commissioned in the current plan.
he power ministry put up the proposal for allocation of additional +@.! mmscmd gas from the
4-2 basin in the ministerial panel's meeting on Duly ?E. he ministry argued that these
developers have already placed orders for e>uipment supply and claim preparedness to
commission pro'ects by .arch ?"+?& though (A/ is yet to conduct its assessment.
=ollowing that& the power ministry was as$ed to obtain (A/'s assessment so that the A2o.
could ta$e a final view in this matter.
Publication : (usiness Standard
Headline : %oal :ndia may turn po0er producer as stoc5s pile up
!eporter : Sta"" !eporter
Pa#e :3eb
%olumn : 3eb
&ype : :n"ormative
#tate-owned (oal %ndia Limited 6(%L7 may set up power plants to use the dry fuel piling up
due to limited availability of rolling stoc$ to carry supplies to utilities.
(%L has stoc$piles of roughly !0 million tonnes 6mt7 as of today and a !""-.w power plant
normally consumes ?.! mt of coal a year in %ndia.
;%n the event the problem of moving coal persists& we may thin$ about it& as our stoc$piles are
increasing&F said (%L (hairman Partha # Bhattacharya.
/ddingG ;/lthough& we do not thin$ it is a very great policy for us to get into power
generation because so many people are already present in it. /lso& it is not our core area of
competence.F He said ;the idea is still in the airF.
%n /pril& (%L had signed an agreement with state-run power producer )P( for setting up two
?&"""-.w power plants at an estimated investment of over Rs +,&""" crore.
(%L is li$ely to launch its initial public offer 6%P:7& billed as the country3s largest ever& on
:ctober +E to raise up to Rs +!&""" crore. he government has set a target of raising up to Rs
@"&""" crore by selling sta$es in ma'or public sector units this financial year.
%ndia produces around !"" mt of coal annually& which falls short of demand by roughly !" mt.
Limited availability of railway wagons to transport the dry fuel from ports is a constraint for
meeting the demand-supply gap through imports.
Bhattacharya also said the company would float a tender for importing , mt of coal for )P(
by *ecember.
He said the company was planning to invest heavily to set up pro'ects for washing coal to
increase its calorific value. (%L will set up ?" washeries to wash +++ mt of coal in the ne9t
five years. ;:ur average price for coal is I?+ per tonne. /fter washing& % will create my
product at I?J per tonne&F he said. High >uality coal in the international mar$et fetches around
I@! per tonne. ;% would still earn my margin.F
Publication :&)e &imes o" :ndia
Headline : Po0er bills may not be )i5ed "or years
!eporter : %)ittaran<an &emb)e5ar
Pa#e :3eb
%olumn :3eb
&ype : :n"ormative
/ ma'or component of a user's electricity bill will soon remain constant for a five-year loc$-in
period if a proposal put forth by the .aharashtra Alectricity Regulatory (ommission 6.AR(7
gets the go-ahead.
he .AR( has proposed to all power suppliers in the state that power bills be divided into
two componentsG a variable component and a non-variable component. he non-variable
component will form a ma'or chun$ in the new multi-year tariff system. 5nder the new
system& suppliers won't be allowed to change it for five years.
he non-variable component in the new multi-year tariff system will include purchase or
generation costs& transmission and distribution costs& operation and maintenance costs&
administrative e9penses and depreciation charges. Aven the variable component& including
cost of fuel& will be hi$ed only after .AR( approval.
Khe move is to ma$e tariff hi$e a predictable formula and affordable for consumers&'' .AR(
chairman C P Ra'a said.
)on-performance by the utilities will automatically result in lesser profits& say e9perts. KPower
utilities will be forced to ensure minimum transmission and distribution losses under this
system and will have to become much more professionally managed&'' power e9pert /sho$
Pendse said. Khese agencies will also have to ma$e long-term arrangements for procuring
power to cut down on the purchasing cost. his& too& will bring down load-shedding.''
he first five-year tariff structure is scheduled to come into effect by ?"++ and power utilities
have been given time till the end of the financial year to give their suggestions and
recommend changes.
he state has five ma'or power utilities. .aharashtra #tate Alectricity *istribution (ompany
Ltd 6 .#A*(L7& the state's power distribution arm& supplies electricity to over +.! crore
consumers across the state& including the entire metropolitan region of .umbai beyond city
limits& and three eastern suburbs including .ulund& Bhandup and 4an'urmarg. /reas in the
metropolitan region include hane& )avi .umbai& Casai-Cirar& 4alyan-*ombivli& 4ulgao-
Badlapur& /mbernath& Panvel-/libaug& 5lhasnagar& Bhiwandi-)i<ampur and a few others.
Reliance %nfrastructure is another ma'or power utility that supplies power to over ?E la$h
consumers in suburban .umbai& followed by +" la$h consumers serviced by Brihanmumbai
Alectric #upply and ransport 6BA#7 in the island city. ata Power (ompany supplies power
to over E"&""" consumers in .umbai& while .ula-Pravara Alectric (ooperative #ociety&
/hmednagar& supplies power to over +.@! la$h consumers in +E, villages in and around
#hrirampur. Put together& the suppliers provide over +!&?"" mw power to consumers daily.
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