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India lacks equipment for continuous radioactivity monitoring, Adani tells EAC

India does not currently have commercially available instruments for continuous monitoring of radioactivity and heavy metals in coal and ash, according to submissions made by Adani Power Limited to the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal...

STEAG Energy wins Rs 1,437 crore O&M contract from Vedanta

STEAG Energy Services (India) Private Limited, a wholly-owned step-down subsidiary of Bluspring Enterprises Limited, has secured a contract from Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited for the comprehensive operations and maintenance (O&M) of a 1,215 MW...

Coal India’s June power sector supplies rise 5.9% to 51.44 MT

Coal India Limited (CIL) supplied 51.44 million tonnes (MTs) of coal to the power sector in June FY 2026-27, up 5.9% from 48.57 MTs in the corresponding month last year. The increase was driven by higher electricity demand during the peak summer...

NEEPCO, GRIDCO sign PPA for Heo, Tato-I and Tato-II hydro projects

North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) and Grid Corporation of Odisha Limited (GRIDCO) have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the procurement of power from the 240 MW Heo, 186 MW Tato-I and 700 MW Tato-II hydroelectric...

NHPC, GUVNL sign PPAs for Sawalkot and Kamala hydro projects

NHPC Limited and Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) have signed two Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for the supply of electricity from the 1,856 MW Sawalkot Hydro Electric Project in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and the 1,720 MW...

ANDRITZ bags electro-mechanical contract for Bhutan’s 600 MW Khorlochhu project

Khorlochhu Hydro Power Limited (KHPL) has signed the main electro-mechanical contract for Bhutan’s 600 MW Khorlochhu hydropower project with ANDRITZ Hydro Private Limited, India. The agreement, signed on June 27, 2026, at Paro, covers the design...

NHPC signs PPA with NDMC for 800 MW Parbati-II project

NHPC Limited has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) for the supply of electricity from its 800 MW Parbati Hydro Electric Project Stage-II in Himachal Pradesh. The agreement was signed in New Delhi on...

SJVN signs PPAs with GUVNL for 658 MW hydropower projects

SJVN Limited has signed Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) for the supply of power from three hydroelectric projects in Himachal Pradesh with a combined capacity of 658 MW. The agreements cover the 66 MW...

EAC grants ToR for GMR Warora’s 660 MW thermal power expansion

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal Projects under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has recommended the grant of Terms of Reference (ToR) for the expansion of GMR Warora Energy Limited’s (GWEL)...

Bluspring unit secures Rs 1,626 crore Vedanta O&M contract extensions

Bluspring Enterprises Limited has announced that its wholly-owned step-down subsidiary, STEAG Energy Services (India) Private Limited, has received extensions for two operations and maintenance (O&M) contracts from Vedanta Group companies with a...

L&T completes sale of Nabha Power to Torrent Power

Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) has completed the divestment of its subsidiary, Nabha Power Limited (NPL), to Torrent Power Limited following receipt of the required regulatory approvals, including clearance from the Competition Commission of...

Adani Power gets EAC nod for 3,200 MW coal plant near Brahmaputra in Assam

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal Projects under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has recommended the grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) for Adani Power Limited’s (APL) proposed 3,200 MW...

Adani targets 10 GW nuclear power capacity by 2035

Adani Group has announced its entry into the nuclear energy sector through Adani Atomic Energy, with a target of developing 10 GW of nuclear power generation capacity by 2035. Speaking at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), Chairman...

Uttar Pradesh to buy power from NHPC’s 260 MW Dulhasti hydro project in J&K

NHPC Limited and Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the supply of electricity from NHPC’s 260 MW Dulhasti Stage-II Hydroelectric Project in Jammu & Kashmir. The agreement was...

EAC backs expansion of Dikchu hydro project to 110 MW in Sikkim

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has recommended environmental clearance for the expansion of the Dikchu Hydroelectric Project (HEP) in Sikkim from 96 MW to 110 MW. The recommendation was...

Himachal signs agreements for 19 hydropower projects worth Rs 3,336 crore

The Himachal Pradesh government has signed implementation agreements for 19 hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 278 MW during the current year. The projects represent an estimated investment of approximately Rs 3,336 crore and form part...

NTPC declares commercial operation of 800 MW PVUNL Unit-2

NTPC Limited has announced the commercial operation of Unit-2 (800 MW) of the Patratu Super Thermal Power Project (STPP) Phase-I being developed by Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL), its subsidiary. The company informed the stock exchanges...

Centre extends Section 11 directions for Tata Power’s Mundra plant

Tata Power Company Limited has received an extension from the Ministry of Power for the validity of directions issued under Section 11 of the Electricity Act, 2003, for its Mundra Thermal Power Plant in Gujarat. According to the company’s stock...

Vedanta Power seeks global partners for 15 GW thermal expansion

Vedanta Power Limited has invited expressions of interest (EOIs) from global manufacturers and engineering companies for Boiler-Turbine-Generator (BTG) and Balance of Plant (BoP) packages for its proposed 15,000 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power...

India commissions nuclear-grade sodium cell to support Fast Breeder Reactor programme

The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has inaugurated the Versatile Deuterated Compounds Production Plant (VDPP) and commissioned a 24 kA Prototype Sodium Cell at the Heavy Water Board Facilities (HWBF) in Vadodara, Gujarat. The facilities were...

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