Open Sky policy shut down
21 August 1998 10:22 ISTDr Wilfred de Souza's coalition government is planning to close the open sky policy of power privatisation, denying access to all the pending proposals of private power generators.The reason however is not to disown the ... READ
Private firms responding to Open Sky policy
14 July 1998 10:22 ISTIndustrialists are eagerly waiting for the private firms to take up power generation in the tourist state. Two firms have already come forward in response to the local Congress government's newly announced "open sky policy" ... READ
Mauvin's ouster imminent ?
04 July 1998 10:23 ISTKnocking out power minister Mauvin Godinho seems imminent for chief minister Pratapsing Rane with the opposition raising hue and cry over the multi-crore power scandal in the ongoing Assembly session while the high court has ... READ
IFC for hike in tariff, cutting down staff
22 June 1998 10:24 ISTDifferent private firms may generate power in Goa, but it would be distributed through a sole private firm and not the electricity department, if a report prepared by the International Finance Corporation is implemented.The proposal ... READ
Mauvin caught up in subsidy scam
10 June 1998 10:24 ISTGoa's power minister Mauvin Godinho, belonging to the ruling Congress party, is found to have been involved in a scandal of unauthorisedly sanctioning power subsidy to around 85 industries in the state, putting government at ... READ
High court bans power connections
26 May 1998 10:25 ISTThe honeymoon of ambitious industrialists with the tourist state of Goa is now over. It is just impossible to set up any new unit or start a new business here, thanks to the interim order ... READ
BJP stalling Goa's international air port ?
06 May 1998 23:06 ISTGoa's proposal for an international air port is presently hanging fire, thanks to local BJP leaders' attempts to stall it, probably to safeguard interest of Maharashtra.The site at Mopa, situated on Goa-Maharashtra border along the ... READ
'Indian atomic power plants safer than western'
04 May 1998 10:26 ISTWhy do Indian atomic power plants look unsafe ? Because they have no Anglo-sexan appearance.This is a firm belief expressed by P R Kumaramangalam, the union minister of state for power. "Otherwise our atomic power ... READ
MPT countering Japanese monopoly
28 April 1998 23:31 ISTThe Mormugao Port Trust is trying hard to counter Japanese monopoly over Goa's iron ore exports, by diverting its exports to other countries and also bargaining for a price hike.The immediate target has been China. ... READ
'No power- No industry' situation hits Goa
19 April 1998 10:27 ISTEnough is enough and Goa cannot think of any major industry coming to the state at least for next one year, thanks to the worst ever power crisis the tourist state is facing today.Most of ... READ
