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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...

Maharashtra signs MoUs for 25,400 MW nuclear capacity with Rs 6.5 lakh crore investment

The Maharashtra government has signed memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with four companies to develop 25,400 MW of nuclear power generation capacity involving a proposed investment of Rs 6.5 lakh crore. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the...

Adani Group plans Rs 27,000 crore thermal power investment in Bihar

Adani Group has announced plans to expand its investments in Bihar’s power sector, including a 2,400 MW ultra-supercritical thermal power project at Pirpainti in Bhagalpur district and large-scale smart meter deployment across north Bihar. According...

NTPC crosses 90 GW installed capacity with Patratu Unit-2 trial completion

NTPC Limited has announced the successful completion of the trial run operation of Unit-2 (800 MW) at Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL), taking the total installed capacity of the NTPC group to 90,668 MW. The development marks another...

Cabinet approves Rs 37,500 crore coal gasification scheme

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects with a financial outlay of Rs 37,500 crore. The scheme aims to accelerate India’s coal and lignite...

UP clears Rs 33,000 crore Meja thermal power expansion

The Uttar Pradesh government has approved a major thermal power expansion project in Prayagraj district involving an investment of around Rs 33,000 crore. The Meja Stage II project will add 2,400 MW generation capacity through three 800 MW units over...

AERB clears restart of Tarapur Unit 2 after refurbishment

India’s nuclear regulator has approved the restart of Unit 2 at the Tarapur Atomic Power Station, allowing the reactor to continue operations for another decade following an extensive refurbishment programme carried out by Nuclear Power Corporation...

EAC clears ToR for Adani Power’s 1,600 MW Raipur expansion

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for the Thermal Power Sector under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has approved the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the expansion of Adani Power Limited’s Raipur Thermal Power Plant in...

NHPC stake in Chenab Valley Power Projects falls to 50.86%

NHPC has informed stock exchanges that its shareholding and voting rights in Chenab Valley Power Projects (CVPPL) have declined from 58.16% to 50.86% following an additional equity infusion by Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation...

Tata Power, DGPC expand Bhutan hydropower partnership to 5,033 MW

The Tata Power Company Limited and Druk Green Power Corporation Limited have expanded their clean energy partnership by signing an amendment to their Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to include the 404 MW Nyera Amari I and II Integrated Hydropower...

EAC clears over 5,100 MW hydro, pumped storage projects

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects has granted or recommended Terms of Reference (ToR) for four hydroelectric and pumped storage projects across Maharashtra, Bihar, and Arunachal Pradesh during its 53rd...

NHPC declares CoD of 250 MW Unit 4 at Subansiri Lower project

NHPC Limited has declared the Commercial Operation Date (CoD) of Unit 4 (250 MW) of the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (SLHEP) with effect from 00:00 hours on May 8, 2026. The project, located across Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, has a total...

GE Vernova to supply 1.35 GW Upper Sileru pumped storage units

GE Vernova Inc. has secured an order from Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) to supply nine 150 MW pumped-storage units for the 1.35 GW Upper Sileru hydropower plant in Andhra Pradesh. The project is scheduled for completion by...

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