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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...

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...

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