Author: PPD Team Date: 19/12/2024
NLC India Limited has issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package for the 3×125 MW Gurha Thermal Power Project.
The EoI was announced on December 16, 2024, with a bid submission deadline of January 30, 2025.
The project will be executed by a joint venture of NLC India and Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL) at Chak Madhogarh village in Bikaner district, Rajasthan.
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Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 President-elect Donald Trump has nominated North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as U.S. Secretary of the Interior and chairman of the newly created National Energy Council. Burgum expressed gratitude for the nomination, emphasizing the importance of balancing resource development with environmental stewardship while strengthening relationships with tribal nations, landowners, and energy developers. As chairman of the National Energy Council, Burgum will lead efforts to coordinate federal energy policies, focusing on innovation…
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Author: PPD Team Date: 21/11/2024 President-elect Donald Trump has nominated North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum as U.S. Secretary of the Interior and chairman of the newly created National Energy Council. Burgum expressed gratitude for the nomination, emphasizing the importance of balancing resource development with environmental stewardship while strengthening relationships with tribal nations, landowners, and energy developers. As chairman of the National Energy Council, Burgum will lead efforts to coordinate federal energy policies, focusing on innovation…
Author: PPD Team Date: 17/01/2025 The UK government has unveiled a £410 million ($501.1 million) investment to advance fusion energy development. The funding will support the construction of a fusion power plant at the site of a former coal facility in Nottinghamshire, as part of the government’s Plan for Change initiative to drive economic growth and position the UK as a leader in fusion energy. The investment will accelerate progress in the fusion energy sector…
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Author: PPD Team Date: 03/12/2024 Union Minister of State for Power, Shripad Naik, informed Parliament that India is actively expanding its power generation and transmission capacity to meet growing energy demands. Currently, 29,200 MW of thermal capacity is under construction, with 51,520 MW in the planning stages. The government aims to add 80,000 MW of thermal capacity by 2031-32. As of October 2024, India’s total installed capacity is 454.452 GW, with a target of reaching…
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