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CEA panel finds 55% MTL flexible operation does not damage thermal units

A committee constituted by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has found that operating thermal power plants at 55% minimum technical load (MTL) with conservative ramping rates does not result in significant damage to generating units. The...

Power Mech wins EPC orders for Adani thermal projects

Power Mech Projects Limited has informed stock exchanges that it has secured large-scale contracts exceeding Rs 1,000 crore. The orders were awarded by two subsidiaries of Adani Power Limited and relate to erection, testing, and commissioning...

NHPC achieves DT-3 breakthrough at 2,880 MW Dibang project

NHPC Limited has completed the daylighting of Diversion Tunnel-3 (DT-3) at the 2,880 MW Dibang Multipurpose Project on February 17, 2026, marking a key construction milestone. The final blast for the tunnel breakthrough was initiated remotely by...

BHEL secures Captive Power Plant order from SAIL

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has received a Letter of Acceptance (LOA) from Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) for setting up a Captive Power Plant (CPP) at the IISCO Steel Plant in Burnpur. The order, valued between Rs 1,200 crore...

L&T to sell Nabha Power to Torrent Power

Torrent Power Limited has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% equity stake and convertible instruments in Nabha Power Limited (NPL) from L&T Power Development Limited (L&T PDL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro...

NLCIL, NALCO sign MoU for 1200 MW thermal and renewable projects

NLC India Limited (NLCIL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) to jointly develop thermal and renewable energy projects. The agreement is intended to meet NALCO’s long-term power requirements...

NHPC, GRIDCO sign MoU for 1,000 MW Masinta pumped storage project

NHPC Limited and Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the development of a 1,000 MW pumped storage project at Masinta in Deogarh district, along with other renewable energy...

Adani Power forms subsidiary for nuclear energy business

Adani Power Limited has incorporated Adani Atomic Energy Limited as a wholly owned subsidiary on February 11, 2026, marking its formal entry into the nuclear energy segment. Adani Atomic Energy has been registered in India with a mandate to generate...

RAPP-7 achieves rated power operation of 700 MW

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) announced that Unit 7 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP-7) achieved its rated power operation of 700 MW for the first time on February 10, 2026, at 05:15 hours. The milestone marks a key...

Torrent Power signs 10-year LNG supply agreement with JERA

Torrent Power Limited has entered into a 10-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) Sale and Purchase Agreement with JERA to secure long-term fuel supply for its gas-based power operations. The agreement provides for supply of up to 0.27 million metric...

SJVN’s Rampur hydro station achieves fastest 2,000 MU generation

SJVN Limited announced on February 6, 2026, that its 412 MW Rampur Hydro Power Station in Himachal Pradesh has achieved a cumulative generation of 2,000 Million Units (MU) in the shortest time since commissioning. The milestone was reached on...

BHEL receives LOI for 2 x 150 MW BTG package from Hindalco

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has secured a domestic order to supply a key power equipment package for a major aluminium project. In a filing to the stock exchanges on February 4, 2026, BHEL said it received a Letter of Intent (LOI) dated...

NHPC synchronises third unit, declares COD for second unit at Subansiri Lower project

NHPC Limited achieved two operational milestones at its 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam during the intervening night of 31 January and 1 February 2026. The first milestone was the synchronisation of the...

JSW Neo Energy completes Tidong hydro acquisition

JSW Neo Energy Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of JSW Energy Limited, has completed the acquisition of Tidong Power Generation Private Limited from Statkraft IH Holding AS. The transaction, with an enterprise valuation of approximately Rs 1,728...

EAC clears coal plant expansions in UP and Odisha, defers Bihar proposal

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for Thermal Power Projects under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), at its 36th meeting held on January 22, 2026, recommended environmental clearances for capacity expansions at...

Madhya Pradesh to add 4,000 MW thermal capacity in Anuppur by 2030

The Madhya Pradesh government is in the process of finalising agreements for setting up 4,000 MW of new thermal power capacity in Anuppur district. The projects involve an estimated investment of around Rs 60,000 crore, with power generation expected...

CEA releases roadmap to 100 GW pumped storage by 2035–36

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released a roadmap outlining how India plans to achieve 100 GW of Hydro Pumped Storage Projects capacity by 2035–36. Along with capacity projections, the document sets out policy, regulatory and financial...

EAC clears Balimela, Assam PSP-01 and Rajupalem pumped storage projects

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) held the 46th meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for River Valley and Hydroelectric Projects on January 9, 2026. Conducted virtually, the meeting reviewed multiple pumped...

Power Minister sets timelines for Pakaldul, Kiru and Kwar hydropower projects

Union Minister for Power, Manohar Lal, has directed that the Pakaldul 1,000 MW and Kiru 624 MW hydropower projects in Jammu and Kashmir be commissioned by December 2026, while the Kwar 540 MW project is to be completed by March 2028. The directions...

Max Infra leads bid for NHPC’s Dulhasti Stage II hydro project civil works

Max Infra I Private Limited has emerged as the lowest bidder for a major civil works package for the 260 MW Dulhasti Stage-II Hydroelectric Project in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The contract covers a comprehensive engineering, procurement and...

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