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NTPC commissions first 800 MW unit of Patratu Thermal Power Project

NTPC Limited has announced the start of commercial operations for Unit 1 (800 MW) of the Patratu Super Thermal Power Project (STPP) Phase I, developed by its subsidiary Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL). The unit achieved commercial...

Maharashtra inks Rs 8,000 crore deal for 1,500 MW pumped storage project

The Maharashtra government has entered into an Rs 8,000 crore agreement with GSC PSP Maha Pvt Ltd of Haryana to develop the Panchmauli-Devalipada pumped storage hydroelectric project across Dhule and Nandurbar districts. The 1,500 MW project is...

MEIL Energy acquires 250 MW lignite power plant in Tamil Nadu

MEIL Energy Private Limited, a subsidiary of Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL), has completed the acquisition of a 250 MW lignite-fired power plant in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu. With this addition, MEIL’s total power generation...

Rashmi Group to invest Rs 100 billion in integrated steel and power project in WB

Rashmi Group will invest Rs 100 billion to set up a 2.8 million tonne per annum integrated steel plant and a 400 MW captive power plant in Purulia, West Bengal. The state government has allotted 938 acres of land for the project. The development is...

Ministry of Coal issues vesting orders for three commercial coal blocks

The Ministry of Coal has issued vesting orders for three coal blocks, Rajgamar Dipside (Deavnara), Tangardihi North, and Mahuagarhi, under the ongoing commercial coal block auction process. The orders follow the signing of coal mine development and...

NHPC begins wet commissioning of first unit at Subansiri Lower HEP

NHPC Limited has commenced wet commissioning of Unit I (250 MW) of the 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (HEP) on October 24, 2025, marking the start of commissioning for India’s largest hydropower project. The mechanical run of the...

SRPC allocates 50 MW from KKNPP Unit 1 for startup of Units 3 and 4

The Southern Regional Power Committee (SRPC) has allocated 50 MW from the operational Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) Unit 1 to support startup activities for the upcoming KKNPP Units 3 and 4. This marks a key step in commissioning the new...

Unit-1 of Patratu Super Thermal Power Project completes trial operation

Unit-1 (800 MW) of Patratu Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-1 (3×800 MW), operated by Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL), has completed its trial operation and is now included in the installed capacity of the NTPC Group from October...

Adani Power and Druk Green form JV for Wangchhu hydro project

Adani Power Limited (APL) and Bhutan’s state-owned Druk Green Power Corporation Ltd (DGPC) have formed a joint venture company to develop the 570 MW Wangchhu hydroelectric project in Bhutan. The new entity, Wangchhu Hydroelectric Power Limited...

Power Mech Projects wins Rs 2,500 crore BoP order for Singareni project

Power Mech Projects Ltd. has secured an order worth over Rs 2,500 crore from Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for balance of plant (BoP) work at the 1×800 MW Singareni Super Thermal Power Project (Stage-II) at Mancherial, Telangana, on an EPC...

EAC clears Sawalkote hydro project on Chenab

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has reiterated its earlier recommendation and approved the Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project for prior environmental clearance. The decision was...

Jindal Power to acquire 1,350 MW Jhajjar Power Project

Jindal Power Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire the 1,350 MW Jhajjar Power Project in Haryana from Apraava Energy. The transaction involves the transfer of all paid-up share capital of Jhajjar Power Limited (JPL), a wholly owned...

Ministry of Coal issues vesting orders for five coal blocks

The Ministry of Coal has issued vesting orders for five coal blocks under the commercial coal block auction process through its nominated authority. The blocks include Tandsi III, Tandsi III Extension, Senduri, West of Tubed, Chitarpur (revised), and...

Toshiba JSW to implement centralised monitoring platform for NTPC plants

Toshiba JSW Power Systems, the Indian subsidiary of Toshiba, has secured a contract from NTPC Limited to deploy a centralised monitoring platform across 165 thermal and renewable energy facilities. The project marks NTPC’s first adoption of a...

Arunachal Pradesh inaugurates first commercial coal mine

The Ministry of Coal has launched the Namchik-Namphuk coal block in Arunachal Pradesh, marking the state’s first commercial coal mine.  The block holds reserves of 15 million tonnes and is expected to generate over Rs 1 billion in annual revenue...

Reliance Power to sell five Indonesian coal subsidiaries for USD 12 million

Reliance Power Limited has entered into an agreement to sell its entire stake in five Indonesian coal subsidiaries to Biotruster (Singapore) Pte. Limited for USD 12 million. The transaction is expected to close by 30 December 2025, subject to...

BHEL secures orders for two supercritical thermal units in Madhya Pradesh

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has received Notifications of Award from Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company Limited (MPPGCL) for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts covering two 660 MW supercritical thermal power...

Bhutan’s Kholongchhu Hydro signs Rs 4,829 crore loan deal with PFC

Kholongchhu Hydro Power Ltd (KHPL) has signed a Rs 4,829 crore term loan agreement with Power Finance Corporation (PFC) to fund the 600-megawatt Khorlochhu Hydropower Project in Bhutan.   KHPL is a joint venture with Druk Green Power Corporation Ltd...

PM Modi inaugurates Mahi Banswara nuclear power project in Rajasthan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the 2,800 MW Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (MBRAPP), being developed through a joint venture between NTPC Limited and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). The joint venture...

NTPC clears Rs 2,444 crore for NEEPCO projects, waste-to-charcoal facilities

NTPC Limited has announced that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held on September 26, 2025, approved an equity infusion of up to Rs 2,444.39 crore in North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), a wholly owned subsidiary. The funds...

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