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Khurja thermal unit begins commercial operations

THDC India Limited, a subsidiary of NTPC Limited, has declared the start of commercial operations for Unit II of the Khurja Super Thermal Power Project. The 660 MW unit will be operational from 26 September 2025, following its commissioning and...

PM Modi lays foundation for hydro projects in Arunachal Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for two major hydroelectric projects in Arunachal Pradesh. The Heo Hydro Electric Project (240 MW) and Tato-I Hydro Electric Project (186 MW) will be developed in the Siyom sub-basin, with a...

NTPC approves draft MoU with UCIL to evaluate overseas uranium assets

NTPC Limited has approved a draft memorandum of understanding with Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) to jointly conduct techno-commercial due diligence of overseas uranium assets.  The company is preparing to expand into nuclear generation...

THDC begins commercial operation of second unit at Khurja thermal project

THDC India Limited has started commercial operation of the second 660 MW unit at the Khurja Super Thermal Power Project (2×660 MW) in Khurja, Uttar Pradesh. The inauguration of the unit was held on 22 September 2025 through a virtual ceremony...

Adani Power’s 2400 MW Pirpaithi plant faces land and environmental concerns

Adani Power Limited plans to set up a 2400 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power plant at Pirpaithi in Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The project is being developed on 1,050 acres allotted to the company and will be executed in three phases of 800 MW...

PM Modi to lay foundation stone for Mahi-Banswara nuclear power plant on September 25

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for the Mahi-Banswara Nuclear Power Plant in Rajasthan on September 25. He will also inaugurate and dedicate projects worth over Rs 1.21 lakh crore, including clean energy initiatives. The...

JSW Neo Energy to acquire Tidong Power for 150 MW hydro project

JSW Energy Limited has announced that its subsidiary, JSW Neo Energy Limited, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tidong Power Generation Private Limited, which is developing a 150 megawatt (MW) run-of-river hydro project in Himachal...

GE Power to demerge Durgapur boiler business to JSW Energy

GE Power India Limited (GEPIL) has approved a scheme of arrangement to demerge its Durgapur-based power boiler components and coal mill manufacturing business into JSW Energy Limited. The board cleared the proposal on 18 September 2025, along with a...

L&T secures nuclear and grid infrastructure orders

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has received orders from the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) and multiple contracts for grid infrastructure projects in India, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Oman. The Heavy Civil Infrastructure...

Vedanta’s Talwandi Sabo Power settles EPC disputes with SEPCO

Vedanta Limited has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL), has resolved long-standing disputes with SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation through a settlement agreement. The agreement was signed on 11...

Adani Power signs power supply deal with Bihar for 2,400 MW project

Adani Power Limited has entered into a 25-year Power Supply Agreement (PSA) with Bihar State Power Generation Company Limited (BSPGCL) for 2,400 megawatts (MW) of electricity from a proposed ultra-supercritical thermal power plant in Bhagalpur...

Adani Power receives LoA for 1,600 MW thermal project in Madhya Pradesh

Adani Power Limited has secured a Letter of Award (LoA) from MP Power Management Company Limited (MPPMCL) for the supply of an additional 800 MW of power under the greenshoe option. With this, the total awarded capacity has increased to 1,600 MW. The...

AP Genco proposes 3,200 MW thermal plant in Srikakulam

Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (AP Genco) has proposed a 3,200 megawatt (MW) thermal power project at Vennelavalasa in Srikakulam district, with an estimated investment of Rs 30,000 crore. The project will have four units of 800 MW each...

NTPC permanently shuts down Tanda Stage-I power units

NTPC has officially ceased operations at the Tanda Thermal Power Station, Stage-I, which included four units of 110 MW each, effective 1 September 2025.  The closure of these units reduces the operational footprint of the Tanda facility. Following...

ANDRITZ wins order for Adani’s Gandikota pumped storage plant

ANDRITZ has been awarded a contract by Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) to provide equipment for the 1,800 MW Gandikota pumped storage plant (PSP) in YSR Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. The company will deliver reversible pump turbines...

BHEL receives 2,600 crore order for 800 MW Anuppur thermal project

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has accepted a Letter of Intent from MB Power (Madhya Pradesh) Limited to supply equipment for the 1×800 MW Anuppur Thermal Power Project. The supply package includes the boiler, turbine, generator, and...

Kerala explores thorium-based power, rules out conventional nuclear option

Kerala Electricity Minister K. Krishnankutty said on Monday that the State is examining the feasibility of setting up a thorium-based power plant while making it clear that a conventional nuclear plant is not under consideration. He said a report...

Vedanta’s Meenakshi Energy operationalises 1,000 MW thermal plant

Meenakshi Energy Limited (MEL), a subsidiary of Vedanta, has announced the full operationalisation of its 1,000 MW thermal power project in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. The commissioning was completed within two years of Vedanta’s acquisition of the...

Ministry of Coal launches 13th round of commercial coal mine auctions

The Ministry of Coal opened the 13th round of commercial coal mine auctions in New Delhi on 21 August 2025.  Union Minister of Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy noted that India crossed one billion tonnes of coal production in FY 2025. He highlighted...

India to add 97 GW coal and lignite power capacity by FY35

The Power Ministry has raised its thermal expansion target to 97 GW of new coal and lignite capacity by FY35, up from 90 GW planned for FY32. Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik told the Rajya Sabha that India will require around 307 GW of coal...

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