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Himachal CM reviews ongoing energy projects
Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu recently reviewed the progress of ongoing energy projects and emphasized the State Government’s focus on expanding green energy initiatives. He highlighted the development of a one MW Green Hydrogen Project in Nalagarh, Solan district, and the commissioning of a 32 MW Solar Power Project in Pekhubela, Una district, in…
ISGEC wins Rs 1.87 bn ESP upgrade contract at Kolaghat thermal plant
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SUN Energy secures USD 10 million facility from SMBC Indonesia
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Power Ministry updates RoW compensation process to speed up transmission projects
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Trichy inaugurates its first solar power plant
Trichy has commissioned its first solar power plant at Panjapur, a Rs 500 million project under the Smart Cities Mission. Municipal administration minister K N Nehru inaugurated the plant to reduce the city’s annual electricity expense by Rs 90 million by feeding generated power into Tangedco’s grid. The 9.6 MW solar plant spans 33 acres…
