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Kaiga nuclear plant receives first major reactor core component from L&T

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has achieved a construction milestone at the Kaiga Units 5 and 6 nuclear power project with the successful unloading of the first End Shield, a key component of the reactor core. Manufactured by...

NHDC’s 640 MW PSP gets EAC nod; tribal villages to get hospital and solar panels

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has recommended environmental clearance for the Indirasagar-Omkareshwar Pumped Storage Project (640 MW) in Madhya Pradesh. The project, to be developed by...

Asian Energy Services wins Rs 187.62 crore GSECL EPC contract

Asian Energy Services Limited (AESL) has secured an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract worth Rs 187.62 crore, including Goods and Services Tax (GST), from Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL) for capacity...

Power Mech wins Rs 1,008.9 crore order for JSW’s thermal plant in West Bengal

Power Mech Projects Limited has secured a work order worth Rs 1,008.90 crore, inclusive of Goods and Services Tax (GST), from JSW Thermal Energy Limited for civil and structural works at a 2×800 MW thermal power project in Salboni, West Bengal...

India’s oldest nuclear plant gets a new lease of life as Tarapur Unit 2 rejoins the grid

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has announced the synchronisation of Unit 2 of the Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) with the National Grid following an extensive refurbishment and modernisation programme. TAPS Unit 1 is...

NHPC signs MoA for 3,097 MW Etalin hydro project in Arunachal Pradesh

NHPC Limited has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh on June 16, 2026, for implementation of the 3,097 MW Etalin Hydro Electric Project (HEP). The project will be developed on the Dri and Tangon rivers in...

NPCIL erects reactor vessel at Kudankulam Unit 5

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has completed erection of the Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) inside the reactor building of Unit 5 at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) in Tamil Nadu. The milestone follows grant of...

NHPC completes boxing-up of Unit 5 at 2,000 MW Subansiri project

NHPC Limited has completed the boxing-up of Unit 5 of the 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (SLHEP) located across Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. The milestone was achieved on June 14, 2026, in the presence of Chairman and Managing...

NLC India commissions final 660 MW unit of Ghatampur thermal project

NLC India Limited has declared commercial operation declaration (COD) for Unit-3 of the Ghatampur Thermal Power Project with effect from 00:00 hours on June 13, 2026. The unit has a capacity of 660 MW. With the commissioning of the third unit, the...

JSW Energy to acquire 300 MW thermal plant in Chhattisgarh

JSW Energy Limited has signed a definitive agreement with Kolahai Infotech Private Limited and SFI Parcel Services Private Limited to acquire 100% equity shares of Maruti Clean Coal and Power Limited (MCCPL), which owns and operates a 300 MW thermal...

JSW Energy commissions 150 MW Tidong hydro project

JSW Energy Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary JSW Neo Energy Limited, has commissioned the full 150 MW Tidong hydroelectric project in Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh. The run-of-river project, located in the Tidong Valley, was...

Pakal Dul project achieves HRT-I tunnel breakthrough

The 1000 MW Pakal Dul Hydroelectric Project in Jammu & Kashmir achieved a major construction milestone on June 10, 2026, with Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM)-1 “Marsu” completing the first breakthrough of Head Race Tunnel-I (HRT-I). The project is...

BHEL receives LNTP for 800 MW Durgapur thermal project

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has received a Limited Notice to Proceed (LNTP) from Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), Kolkata, for the main plant package of the 1×800 MW Durgapur supercritical thermal power station, according to a...

Coal Exchange Rules, 2026 notified to enable coal trading platforms

The Ministry of Coal has notified the Coal Exchange Rules, 2026, creating a regulatory framework for the establishment and operation of coal exchanges in India. The rules were published in the Official Gazette on June 4, 2026. The framework is...

Evonith Steel acquires 85 MW IPPL power plant via IBC route

Nagpur-based Evonith Steel has acquired Wardha-based Indrajit Power Pvt Ltd (IPPL), an 85 MW coal-based power producer, for Rs 232 crore through the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) process. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) approved...

HCC wins Rs 127 crore Bhutan hydropower contract

Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. (HCC) has secured a Rs 127 crore contract from Wangchhu Hydroelectric Power Limited (WHPL), Bhutan, for construction works associated with the Wangchhu Hydroelectric Project. The scope of work includes the...

BHEL secures Rs 21,000 crore Meja Stage-II EPC contract

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has received a Notification of Award (NOA) from Meja Urja Nigam Private Limited (MUNPL) for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package of the 3×800 MW Meja Supercritical Thermal Power...

Bluspring subsidiary wins Rs 2,049.8 crore BALCO O&M contract

Bluspring Enterprises Limited has announced that its wholly owned step-down subsidiary, STEAG Energy Services (India) Private Limited, has secured an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract from Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) for a...

NTPC, UPRVUNL sign pact for Meja Stage-II expansion

NTPC Limited and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL) have signed a Supplementary Joint Venture Agreement (SJVA)-III for their 50:50 joint venture company, Meja Urja Nigam Private Limited (MUNPL), according to a stock exchange...

BHEL signs deal to supply gas turbine generators for Dangote’s Nigeria refinery

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has signed a contract agreement with Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals Free Zone Enterprise for the design, manufacturing, supply, and supervision of erection and commissioning of eight gas...

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