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THDCIL installs Unit-1 MIV at 444 MW Vishnugad-Pipalkoti project

THDC India Limited (THDCIL) has completed the lowering and placement of the assembled Main Inlet Valve (MIV) of Unit-1 at the 444 MW Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project (VPHEP) on June 2, 2026. The company described the development as a key...

EAC backs thermal power expansions worth over Rs 29,000 crore

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal Power projects has recommended environmental clearance for thermal power expansion projects in Chhattisgarh and Odisha involving a combined proposed investment of more than Rs 29,000 crore. The...

Power Mech secures Rs 266 crore O&M contract in Maharashtra

Power Mech Projects Limited has secured an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract from Adani Infrastructure Management Services Limited, a subsidiary of the Adani Group, for a thermal power plant in Maharashtra. The contract, valued at Rs...

EAC backs FGD exemptions for two thermal power plants

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal Power projects has recommended exemptions from mandatory Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) installation for two thermal power plants, while deferring similar requests from two others due to environmental...

DEE Development secures Rs 207 crore power sector order

DEE Development Engineers Limited has received a letter of intent for an order worth Rs 206.55 crore, excluding GST, from a Maharatna public sector undertaking operating in the power sector. In a stock exchange filing, the company said the customer...

IEX incorporates subsidiary for coal trading platform

Indian Energy Exchange Limited (IEX) has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary, Indian Coal Exchange Limited, to establish an online trading platform for coal buyers and sellers. The new entity was incorporated on June 1, 2026, marking IEX’s entry...

FAC clears 1,200 MW Kalai-II hydro project in Arunachal Pradesh

The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has granted in-principle forest clearance to the 1,200 MW Kalai-II hydroelectric project proposed on the Lohit River in Arunachal Pradesh. The approval allows diversion of around 869 hectares of forest land...

NHPC begins construction work for 240 MW Uri-I Stage-II project

NHPC Limited has commenced construction activities for the 240 MW Uri-I Stage-II Hydro Electric (HE) Project in Uri, Baramulla district of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. Shri Bhupender Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), NHPC...

EAC reclassifies Greenko and Panari pumped storage projects from closed-loop to open-loop

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley & Hydroelectric Projects has reclassified two proposed pumped storage projects (PSPs), the 2000 MW Nayagaon PSP by Greenko and the 1800 MW Panari PSP by Panari Energy Private Limited, from...

NHPC commences construction of 260 MW Dulhasti Stage-II project

NHPC Limited has commenced construction activities for the 260 MW Dulhasti Stage-II Project in Jammu & Kashmir. Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh, Director (Projects), NHPC, inaugurated the works on May 27, 2026 by taking the first blast for the Adit to...

Adani’s Panaura pumped storage project gets EAC nod in Uttar Pradesh

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley & Hydroelectric Projects under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has recommended Environmental Clearance (EC) for the 1,500 MW Panaura Closed Loop Pumped...

Coal India says 168 MT coal available to meet summer demand

Coal India Limited (CIL) has stated that a total coal availability of 168 million tonnes (MT) exists within the system, aiming to reassure power producers and markets amid rising electricity demand during the summer season. The statement follows a...

Ladakh extends ONGC pact for India’s first geothermal power project

Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved a five-year extension of the agreement for the proposed geothermal power project in the Puga Valley, enabling continued development of what is expected to become India’s first geothermal...

NLC India, NPCIL sign MoU for nuclear power joint venture

NLC India Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to establish a joint venture company for developing nuclear power projects in India, marking the company’s entry into the nuclear...

ARCI develops nano-composite material for thermal energy storage

Researchers at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), an autonomous institution under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have developed a scalable process for producing a spinel...

Andhra Pradesh clears 2,250 MW Gandikota-2 PSP for Adani Group

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has approved the allocation of the 2,250 MW Gandikota-2 Pumped Storage Project (PSP) in Kadapa district to Adani Hydro Energy Eleven Limited (AHE11L). The approval further expands the state’s clean energy and energy...

Hindustan Power signs 800 MW PSA with MP Power Management

Hindustan Power, through its subsidiary Anuppur Powerprojects Private Limited, has signed a power supply agreement (PSA) with MP Power Management Company Limited for the supply of 800 MW of power from its upcoming unit in Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh. The...

NALCO gets EAC nod to expand Angul power plant, greenbelt concerns flagged

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal Projects has recommended the grant of Terms of Reference (ToR) for National Aluminium Company Limited’s (NALCO) proposal to expand its captive power plant at Angul, Odisha, from 1,200 MW to 2,280 MW...

NTPC’s Talcher plant set for Stage-IV expansion with ultra-supercritical unit

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal Projects has recommended grant of Terms of Reference (ToR) for NTPC Limited’s proposed 1×800 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power unit at Talcher in Odisha’s Angul district. The proposed Stage-IV...

Adani Power to acquire JAL power assets under NCLT-approved plan

Adani Power Limited has entered into definitive agreements with Jaiprakash Associates Limited to acquire select power assets and investments under the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)-approved resolution plan for JAL, according to a stock...

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