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Assam picks Adani for its largest private energy investment

Adani Power Limited and Adani Green Energy have secured Letters of Award from the Assam Government for two large energy projects worth about Rs 63,000 crore. The package includes a 3,200 MW ultra supercritical thermal plant and two pumped storage...

India and Bhutan inaugurate Punatsangchhu II hydropower project

India and Bhutan have commissioned the 1,020 MW Punatsangchhu II hydroelectric project, increasing Bhutan’s hydropower capacity by almost 40 per cent. India has also extended a Rs 40 billion concessional line of credit for Bhutan’s energy projects...

NTPC explores new nuclear sites across 16 states

Reportedly, NTPC Ltd has begun identifying land across 16 states for future nuclear projects. The company is in discussions with state governments in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Gujarat, and others to...

Coal India and DVC form JV to build 1,600 MW Chandrapura thermal plant

Coal India Limited (CIL) and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) have signed a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) to set up a 1,600 MW coal-based power plant at DVC’s existing Chandrapura Thermal Power Station (TPS) in Jharkhand. The agreement was signed on...

BHEL secures Rs 6,650 crore EPC order for Darlipali Stage-II project

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has received a Notification of Award from NTPC Limited for executing the 1×800 MW Darlipali Supercritical Thermal Power Project Stage-II in Odisha’s Sundargarh district. The engineering, procurement, and...

SJVN completes trial run of 660 MW Buxar thermal unit in Bihar

SJVN Limited announced the successful completion of the 72-hour trial run of Unit-1 (660 MW) of its 1,320 MW Buxar Thermal Power Project in Bihar on November 5, 2025. With this milestone, the company is set to begin commercial operations of the unit...

Tata Power to invest Rs 11,000 crore in pumped hydro project in Maharashtra

Tata Power Company Limited will invest Rs 11,000 crore in a pumped hydro storage project at Shirawta in Pune, Maharashtra. Construction is scheduled to begin in July 2026 and will take about five years to complete. The project will be funded through...

Vedanta secures 500 MW power supply contract from Tamil Nadu utility

Vedanta Limited’s thermal power units, Meenakshi Energy (MEL) and Vedanta Limited Chhattisgarh Thermal Power Plant (VLCTPP), have jointly won a 500 MW Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) from the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL). The...

L&T signs MoU with Holtec International for advanced heat transfer solutions

Larsen & Toubro’s Heavy Engineering division has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Asia arm of US-based Holtec International to jointly provide design and build solutions for heat transfer equipment used in nuclear and thermal...

NTPC commissions first 800 MW unit of Patratu Thermal Power Project

NTPC Limited has announced the start of commercial operations for Unit 1 (800 MW) of the Patratu Super Thermal Power Project (STPP) Phase I, developed by its subsidiary Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL). The unit achieved commercial...

Maharashtra inks Rs 8,000 crore deal for 1,500 MW pumped storage project

The Maharashtra government has entered into an Rs 8,000 crore agreement with GSC PSP Maha Pvt Ltd of Haryana to develop the Panchmauli-Devalipada pumped storage hydroelectric project across Dhule and Nandurbar districts. The 1,500 MW project is...

MEIL Energy acquires 250 MW lignite power plant in Tamil Nadu

MEIL Energy Private Limited, a subsidiary of Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL), has completed the acquisition of a 250 MW lignite-fired power plant in Neyveli, Tamil Nadu. With this addition, MEIL’s total power generation...

Rashmi Group to invest Rs 100 billion in integrated steel and power project in WB

Rashmi Group will invest Rs 100 billion to set up a 2.8 million tonne per annum integrated steel plant and a 400 MW captive power plant in Purulia, West Bengal. The state government has allotted 938 acres of land for the project. The development is...

Ministry of Coal issues vesting orders for three commercial coal blocks

The Ministry of Coal has issued vesting orders for three coal blocks, Rajgamar Dipside (Deavnara), Tangardihi North, and Mahuagarhi, under the ongoing commercial coal block auction process. The orders follow the signing of coal mine development and...

NHPC begins wet commissioning of first unit at Subansiri Lower HEP

NHPC Limited has commenced wet commissioning of Unit I (250 MW) of the 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (HEP) on October 24, 2025, marking the start of commissioning for India’s largest hydropower project. The mechanical run of the...

SRPC allocates 50 MW from KKNPP Unit 1 for startup of Units 3 and 4

The Southern Regional Power Committee (SRPC) has allocated 50 MW from the operational Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) Unit 1 to support startup activities for the upcoming KKNPP Units 3 and 4. This marks a key step in commissioning the new...

Unit-1 of Patratu Super Thermal Power Project completes trial operation

Unit-1 (800 MW) of Patratu Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-1 (3×800 MW), operated by Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL), has completed its trial operation and is now included in the installed capacity of the NTPC Group from October...

Adani Power and Druk Green form JV for Wangchhu hydro project

Adani Power Limited (APL) and Bhutan’s state-owned Druk Green Power Corporation Ltd (DGPC) have formed a joint venture company to develop the 570 MW Wangchhu hydroelectric project in Bhutan. The new entity, Wangchhu Hydroelectric Power Limited...

Power Mech Projects wins Rs 2,500 crore BoP order for Singareni project

Power Mech Projects Ltd. has secured an order worth over Rs 2,500 crore from Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for balance of plant (BoP) work at the 1×800 MW Singareni Super Thermal Power Project (Stage-II) at Mancherial, Telangana, on an EPC...

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...

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