The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) held the 45th meeting of its Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects on 19 December 2025 to review key hydropower and pumped storage proposals...
The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has requested that the Ministry of Finance extend tax incentives and green policy benefits to the nuclear power sector, aiming to align it with renewable energy support frameworks. The proposal has been submitted...
Bhilwara Energy Limited, the power arm of LNJ Bhilwara Group, has agreed to acquire full ownership of Mandakini Jal Urja Private Limited from Statkraft IH Holding AS. The transaction covers the under-construction 76 MW Phata Byung Hydroelectric...
In a regulatory filing dated 23 December 2025, NTPC Limited stated that its board of directors granted in principle approval to form a 50:50 joint venture in India with EDF Power Solutions India Private Limited. The proposed joint venture will focus...
NHPC Limited has declared the commercial operation date of Unit 2 (250 MW) of the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project as 23 December 2025. The company confirmed that the trial run of Unit 2 was successfully completed on 18 December 2025. Before...
MTAR Technologies Limited has secured an order valued at Rs 3.10 billion from Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEL) for the supply of equipment for the Kaiga nuclear power project units 5 and 6. The contract covers the manufacture and...
Patel Engineering Ltd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Arunachal Pradesh for the restoration and development of the 144 MW Gongri Hydropower Project in West Kameng district. The project revival is part of the...
NHPC Limited has completed the trial run of Unit 2, with a capacity of 250 MW, at the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, successfully concluding the process on 18 December 2025. The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project has a total planned...
JSW Energy has said it plans to double the capacity of its Salboni thermal power project in West Bengal to 3,200 MW, with total investment expected to rise to around Rs 40,000 crore. The proposal would rank among the largest private-sector power...
The Union Cabinet has approved the Atomic Energy Bill, 2025, also known as the SHANTI Act, enabling private-sector participation in India’s nuclear energy sector for the first time. The bill, formally titled Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement...
SJVN Limited has issued a tender to develop 2 GW of energy storage capacity through pumped storage projects across India. The projects will be set up on a build-own-operate model and will provide eight hours of discharge, including up to five hours...
JSW Energy Limited has reported a set of corporate actions covering new long-term power sales, capital raising and senior management changes. The announcements were made in filings dated 12 December 2025. JSW Energy Utkal Limited has signed a 25-year...
Torrent Power Limited has signed a long-term Sale and Purchase Agreement with JERA Company Incorporated of Japan for the supply of up to 0.27 million metric tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas. The agreement will run for ten years starting in...
THDC India Limited has begun commercial operation of the third unit of the Tehri Variable Speed Pumped Storage Plant. The 250 MW unit is part of the 1,000 MW project, which is now the largest variable speed pumped storage plant developed by a central...
In a press release dated December 9, 2025, NLC India Limited announced that Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Limited, its joint venture with Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited, has declared commercial operation for Unit 2 of the Ghatanpur...
Russia has started supplying nuclear fuel for the upcoming units of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. Rosatom said the first cargo flight carrying VVER 1000 fuel assemblies from the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant in Siberia has reached...
BNC Power Projects Limited has received three contracts from NTPC for the switchyard package of the 2×800 MW Gadarwara super thermal power project, stage II in Madhya Pradesh. The combined value is about Rs 4.06 billion. The first order is valued at...
NHPC Limited has achieved test synchronisation of the 250 MW Unit 2 of the 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project with the national grid on 2 December 2025. The company expects the commercial operation date for Unit 2 by this month. The...
A consortium of NTPC Limited and Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Ltd has secured approval from the National Company Law Tribunal in Delhi to take over Simar Thermal Power Limited, which is undergoing insolvency proceedings. NTPC confirmed...
The Ministry of Coal has closed the 13th round of commercial coal mine auctions and awarded three blocks to Damodar Valley Corporation. The mines have a combined peak rated capacity of 49 MTPA. The auction process started on August 21, 2025. Forward...
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