Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde

• Grid failures, fuel scarcity spell gloom for power sector in 2012

  Fluctuating between hope of fuel supplies and despair of prolonged grid failures, it was mostly a gloomy year for the power sector in 2012, but it is looking forward to brighter days ahead under a new and young minister.

• Centre will withdraw Army from Kashmir at the right time: Sushilkumar Shinde

  The Centre does not want to keep the military in Kashmir "for long" but a decision on removing the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will be taken only after some time, says Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde.

• Kudankulam protesters getting support from foreign NGOs: Govt

  As fresh protest erupted in Tamil Nadu over the Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant, the government on Monday said those staging demonstrations against the ambitious project were getting support from foreign NGOs.

• Electricity failure when Power Minister was speaking in Lok Sabha

  Lok Sabha witnessed some light moments today during Question Hour when there was a power failure while Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde was answering a query related to his ministry, prompting members to take dig at the government.

• EGoM decides against reviewing decision on Sasan excess coal

  An Empowered Group of Ministers decided not to review the past decision allowing Reliance Power to use excess coal from the Sasan UMPP mines.

• India to be world's third largest energy consumer by 2020: Power Minister

  Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde has said that India is projected to become the world's third-largest energy consumer by 2020 after the US and China.

• Investment in green technologies will benefit India, US: Power Minister Shinde

  US companies investing in India's green energy market will have good prospects and it will be a "win-win" situation for both the countries, Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said.

• Coal India may not meet PMO deadline for fuel pacts with power units

  On receipt of contribution of Rs 151.24 crore from LIC, the bank has allotted 1.66 crore (1,66,69,453) shares to the insurer on preferential basis, the bank said in a filing to the BSE.

• 'US looking to set up power JVs in India'

  "The US delegation was told that they can come and set up shops in joint-venture format. The US Commerce Secretary is delibrating on it," a Power Ministry official said.

• India likely to see 76,000 MW capacity addition in 12th Plan

  The country is projected to see capacity addition of 76,000 MW during the next Five-Year Plan period ending March 2017, Minister of State for Power K C Venugopal said.

• Govt may freeze power capacity to be supplied coal in XII Plan

  Coal Ministry is likely to fix a cap on the power capacity beyond which it would not supply coal in the 12th Plan

• Shinde expects 'favourable' outcome from PMO panel on power

  Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today said that he expects a "favourable" outcome of the meeting of the PMO and various secretaries on addressing the issues impacting growth in the power sector.

• NTPC, JSEB to get back deallocated coal blocks soon

  NTPC and Jharkhand State Electricity Board will soon get back the coal blocks that were deallocated.