News on electricity production from coal, gas, nuclear, and other conventional or emerging non-renewable technologies. This category covers capacity additions, plant performance, modernization efforts, fuel supply updates, regulatory changes, and investments shaping the reliability and evolution of thermal and nuclear power.
MTAR Technologies Limited has received purchase orders worth Rs 126.74 crore from Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) for the supply of coolant channel assemblies for refurbishment of the RAPS-4 and MAPS-2 reactors. The company disclosed the orders to the stock exchanges on August 26, 2026. The contracts are domestic in nature and are…
NHPC Limited has commenced rotor assembly for Unit 7 of its 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (SLHEP) in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, marking a key step towards the erection and commissioning of the 250 MW unit. The milestone was achieved during a visit to the project by Shri Suprakash Adhikari, Director (Technical), NHPC, and…
Brahmaputra Infrastructure Limited has been declared the lowest bidder (L-1) for a Rs 78.09 crore tunnelling and access works package at the 1,000 MW Turga Pumped Storage Project in West Bengal. The development marks the company’s entry into the pumped storage hydro-power segment and its first presence in West Bengal. The tender was issued by…
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal Projects under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has recommended the grant of Terms of Reference (ToR) for Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited’s (GIPCL) proposed 750 MW lignite-based thermal power plant in Surat district, Gujarat. The greenfield project will comprise three units of 250 MW each…
The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has recommended Terms of Reference (ToR) for three pumped storage projects with a combined capacity of 2,640 MW in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. The projects include the 240 MW Tilari Pumped Storage Project and 1,400…
The first pour of concrete for the Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS) pit of Nuclear Building-01 (NB-01) at the Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana Units-1&2 (GHAVP-1&2, 2×700 MWe) commenced on August 14, 2026, marking a key construction milestone for the nuclear power project in Haryana. The pour follows the resolution of complex geotechnical and foundation…
The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for India’s 300 MWe Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR-300) was released on August 14, 2026, marking a further step in the country’s indigenous small modular reactor (SMR) programme. The DPR has been jointly drafted by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). The project…
India is targeting the development and operationalisation of at least five indigenous Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) by 2033 as part of its broader plan to expand nuclear power capacity to 100 GWe by 2047. Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Prime Minister’s Office, Dr Jitendra Singh, stated this in a written…
India’s 3,000 MW Saidongar-1 (Karjat) Pumped Storage Project has successfully completed its Model Acceptance Test (MAT), marking a key engineering milestone before full-scale manufacturing of the project’s hydraulic equipment. The project is being developed by Torrent Energy Storage Solutions Private Limited, a subsidiary of Torrent Power. ANDRITZ is responsible for the design, manufacture, installation, testing…
JSW Energy Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary JSW Neo Energy Limited (JSWNEL), has signed a shareholders’ agreement with Druk Green Power Corporation Limited (DGPC), a company wholly owned by the Royal Government of Bhutan, to jointly develop the 920 MW Punatsangchhu-III Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan. The agreement was signed in the presence of the…