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JSW Energy signs 1,600 MW Salboni PPA with WBSEDCL

JSW Energy Limited said on 20 January 2026 that its wholly owned subsidiary, JSW Thermal Energy Two Limited, has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) for a 1,600 MW thermal...

JSW Energy awards turbine contract for 1,600 MW Salboni project

JSW Energy Limited has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, JSW Thermal Energy Limited, has signed a contract with associate company Toshiba JSW Power Systems Private Limited for the supply of two 800 MW steam turbine generators. The equipment...

DMR Engineering secures hydro consultancy order in Bhutan

DMR Engineering Limited has secured an international consultancy contract valued at Rs 4.60 crore for work on the Jongthang Hydropower Project in Bhutan. The contract has been awarded to the company in association with ERM India Private Limited. In a...

L&T wins contract for 3,000 MW Saidongar pumped storage project

Larsen and Toubro Limited (L&T) has secured a large contract from Torrent Energy Storage Solutions Private Limited for the construction of the 3,000 MW Saidongar-1 Pumped Storage Project (PSP) in Raigad, Maharashtra. The project is set to become...

NTPC, MAHAGENCO sign SHA for Sinnar Thermal acquisition

NTPC Limited has informed the stock exchanges that it signed a Shareholder Agreement (SHA) with Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MAHAGENCO) on 9 January 2026. The agreement formalises the consortium arrangement for the acquisition...

PIB clears 1,720 MW Kamala hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh

The Public Investment Board (PIB) has approved the 1,720 MW Kamala Hydroelectric Project to be developed in Arunachal Pradesh. The project is located on the Kamala River, a tributary of the Subansiri River, across Kamle, Kra Daadi, and Kurung Kumey...

Texmaco completes HM systems for 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower project

Texmaco Rail and Engineering Limited has completed the erection and commissioning of Hydro Mechanical systems for the 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project at the Arunachal Pradesh-Assam border. The project has an installed capacity of 2,000...

Adani Group commences work on 570 MW Wangchhu project

Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani announced key milestones in the Group’s energy partnership with Bhutan during a recent visit to the country. In a social media post, Mr. Adani stated that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed for the...

NTPC evaluates stake in Clean Core Thorium Energy

NTPC Limited has confirmed that it is assessing a potential minority stake investment in United States-based Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE) as part of its strategy to expand its nuclear power portfolio. The clarification was issued in a rumour...

Coal India opens e-auctions to foreign buyers; advances BCCL IPO filing

Coal India Limited (CIL) has begun 2026 with key policy, operational, and capital market developments, allowing direct foreign participation in coal sales, releasing provisional production and offtake data, and advancing the public offering process...

EAC reviews four major thermal power proposals in 35th meeting

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal Power Projects under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), in its 35th meeting on December 24, 2025, examined four major coal-based thermal power proposals. The Committee...

MoEFCC recommends EC for Kalai II, Dulhasti Stage-II and Pane PSP projects

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) held the 45th meeting of its Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects on 19 December 2025 to review key hydropower and pumped storage proposals...

DAE seeks tax relief and green status for nuclear power at par with renewables

The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has requested that the Ministry of Finance extend tax incentives and green policy benefits to the nuclear power sector, aiming to align it with renewable energy support frameworks. The proposal has been submitted...

Bhilwara Energy to acquire Statkraft’s 76 MW Phata Byung hydro project

Bhilwara Energy Limited, the power arm of LNJ Bhilwara Group, has agreed to acquire full ownership of Mandakini Jal Urja Private Limited from Statkraft IH Holding AS. The transaction covers the under-construction 76 MW Phata Byung Hydroelectric...

NTPC board clears pumped storage JV and Mauritius subsidiary

In a regulatory filing dated 23 December 2025, NTPC Limited stated that its board of directors granted in principle approval to form a 50:50 joint venture in India with EDF Power Solutions India Private Limited. The proposed joint venture will focus...

NHPC declares commercial operation of Unit 2 at Subansiri Lower project

NHPC Limited has declared the commercial operation date of Unit 2 (250 MW) of the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project as 23 December 2025. The company confirmed that the trial run of Unit 2 was successfully completed on 18 December 2025. Before...

MTAR Technologies wins Rs 3.10 billion Kaiga nuclear equipment order

MTAR Technologies Limited has secured an order valued at Rs 3.10 billion from Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEL) for the supply of equipment for the Kaiga nuclear power project units 5 and 6. The contract covers the manufacture and...

Patel Engineering signs MoU to revive 144 MW Gongri hydropower project

Patel Engineering Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh for the restoration and development of the 144 MW Gongri Hydropower Project in West Kameng district. The project revival is part of the...

NHPC completes trial run of Unit 2 at Subansiri Lower hydropower project

NHPC Limited has completed the trial run of Unit 2, with a capacity of 250 MW, at the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, successfully concluding the process on 18 December 2025. The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project has a total planned...

JSW Energy plans to expand Salboni thermal project to 3,200 MW

JSW Energy has said it plans to double the capacity of its Salboni thermal power project in West Bengal to 3,200 MW, with total investment expected to rise to around Rs 40,000 crore. The proposal would rank among the largest private-sector power...

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