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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...

NTPC plans bulk purchase of nuclear reactors

NTPC Limited is preparing to acquire nuclear reactors in large numbers as part of India’s strategy to install 100 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear power capacity by 2047. The state-run utility expects to account for nearly one-third of this planned...

Oju hydro project in Arunachal Pradesh secures EC recommendation

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has recommended Environmental Clearance (EC) for the 2,220 MW Oju hydroelectric project in Arunachal Pradesh’s Subansiri valley.  Planned in...

Torrent Power acquires land-holding firms for thermal power project

Torrent Power Limited has completed the acquisition of two companies owning land earmarked for a thermal power project in Madhya Pradesh. The company purchased 100 per cent of Newzone Power Projects Private Limited (NZPPPL) and 49 per cent of Newzone...

Khurja thermal unit begins commercial operations

THDC India Limited, a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has declared the start of commercial operations for Unit II of the Khurja Super Thermal Power Project. The 660 MW unit will be operational from 26 September 2025, following its commissioning and...

PM Modi lays foundation for hydro projects in Arunachal Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for two major hydroelectric projects in Arunachal Pradesh. The Heo Hydro Electric Project (240 MW) and Tato-I Hydro Electric Project (186 MW) will be developed in the Siyom sub-basin, with a...

NTPC approves draft MoU with UCIL to evaluate overseas uranium assets

NTPC Limited has approved a draft memorandum of understanding with Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) to jointly conduct techno-commercial due diligence of overseas uranium assets.  The company is preparing to expand into nuclear generation...

THDC begins commercial operation of second unit at Khurja thermal project

THDC India Limited has started commercial operation of the second 660 MW unit at the Khurja Super Thermal Power Project (2×660 MW) in Khurja, Uttar Pradesh. The inauguration of the unit was held on 22 September 2025 through a virtual ceremony...

Adani Power’s 2400 MW Pirpaithi plant faces land and environmental concerns

Adani Power Limited plans to set up a 2400 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power plant at Pirpaithi in Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The project is being developed on 1,050 acres allotted to the company and will be executed in three phases of 800 MW...

PM Modi to lay foundation stone for Mahi-Banswara nuclear power plant on September 25

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the Mahi-Banswara Nuclear Power Plant in Rajasthan on September 25. He will also inaugurate and dedicate projects worth over Rs 1.21 lakh crore, including clean energy initiatives. The...

JSW Neo Energy to acquire Tidong Power for 150 MW hydro project

JSW Energy Limited has announced that its subsidiary, JSW Neo Energy Limited, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tidong Power Generation Private Limited, which is developing a 150 megawatt (MW) run-of-river hydro project in Himachal...

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