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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...

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...

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