India's NTPC to set up 300 MW solar capacity
MUMBAI, INDIA - India's largest utility, NTPC Ltd, said its board has approved setting up 301 megawatts of solar power generation capacity by March 2014.
The state run firm currently operates a majority of its installed capacity of over 30,000 MW through coal-fired power plants.
NTPC also said it would spend 5.64 billion rupees (US $120 million) to modernize two units at the Badarpur thermal power station.
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RCMP say any historical criminal investigations involving Manitoba Hydro employees or contractors will be handled by the Ontario Provincial Police.
The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba, the province’s police watchdog, will investigate any allegations involving RCMP officers.
A report released last month by an arm’s-length review agency outlined racism, discrimination and sexual abuse at the Crown-owned utility’s work sites dating back decades.
Much of the development at that time was centered around the community of Gillam and the nearby Fox…
