Power plants in eastern India received boost after South Eastern Railway (SER) started loading its first coal rake in Sardega, Odisha for transportation to the Kolaghat Thermal Power Plant in East Midnapore.

Multilateral development agencies, including World Bank and Germany's KfW, have agreed to offer Rs 1,100 crore in fresh soft loans for the modernisation of the power sector in West Bengal.

Multilateral development agencies, including World Bank and Germany's KfW, have agreed to offer Rs 1,100 crore in fresh soft loans for the modernisation of the power sector in West Bengal.