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NTPC and Bihar discuss nuclear power plant in Nawada district

NTPC Limited is currently in talks with the Bihar government to set up a nuclear power plant in the Nawada district.  The state has formally approached the Ministry of Power, requesting that Bihar be considered for this major nuclear project.  The...

India and Saudi Arabia sign energy pact

India and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement to deepen cooperation in the energy sector, prioritising security of supply across all energy sources. Both sides agreed to collaborate on balancing global energy market dynamics and...

Adani Green signs PPA with UPPCL for 1,250 MW pumped storage project

Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL) has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) for 1,250 MW of energy storage capacity. The supply will come from the Panaura pumped storage project (PSP), located at...

Madhya Pradesh launches biofuel scheme with investment-linked incentives

The Madhya Pradesh government has introduced the ‘Scheme for Implementation of Biofuel Projects in Madhya Pradesh’ to attract investments above Rs 100 million in biofuel infrastructure.  The scheme covers the full value chain, from feedstock...

MEIL wins EPC contract for Kaiga nuclear units 5 and 6

Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) has secured a contract worth Rs 127,869.35 million for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant Units 5 and 6. The contract was awarded by Nuclear Power...

Four firms win bids for 250 MW wind projects under GUVNL Phase-IX

Four developers have won contracts to set up a total of 250 MW grid-connected wind power projects across India under Phase IX of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL). The bidding was finalised on April 23, 2025. KPI Green Energy Limited secured...

Vikram Solar to supply modules for decentralised solar in Maharashtra

Vikram Solar Private Limited has secured a contract from Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MSPGCL) to supply N-type solar modules. These modules will be used to set up 150 MW decentralised solar power projects in Jalgaon and Solapur...

West Bengal approves 100 MW solar project under Ramnagar II phase-II

The West Bengal Cabinet has approved a 100 MW solar power project in West Medinipur district. The project will be developed under Phase-II of the 212.5 MW Ramnagar II Solar PV Project. It is located at Goaltore in Garbeta-II Block of West Medinipur...

MoEFCC introduces draft emission intensity target rules for industries

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has issued a draft notification introducing the Greenhouse Gas Emission Intensity Target Rules, 2025, under the carbon credit trading scheme, 2023. These rules aim to reduce emissions in...

Solarworld and H.G. Infra win 1,000 MWh BESS tender from GUVNL

Solarworld Energy Solutions and H.G. Infra Engineering have emerged as winners in Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited’s (GUVNL) Phase VI auction for 500 MW/1,000 MWh of standalone battery energy storage systems (BESS). Solarworld secured 200 MW/400 MWh...

Jindal Stainless commissions 30.34 MWp solar projects in Odisha

Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) has successfully commissioned rooftop and floating solar power projects with a cumulative capacity of 30.34 MWp at its manufacturing plant in Jajpur, Odisha.  The projects were commissioned on April 22, 2025, with 23.02...

Teerth Gopicon wins 109.29 MW solar projects in Rajasthan

Teerth Gopicon Private Limited has received Letters of Award (LoAs) from Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RRECL) and Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) for setting up a total of 109.29 MW of solar power projects across...

Suzlon wins 378 MW wind project order from NTPC in Karnataka

Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL) has secured a contract from NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, for a 378 MW wind power project in the Gadag region of Karnataka. The order, awarded on April 23, 2025, includes the...

PGCIL and NEA sign MoU for cross-border transmission lines

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on April 22, 2025, to jointly develop two double circuit (DC) cross-border transmission lines. The planned transmission...

Coal import registration fee capped at Rs 500 under revised rules

The Ministry of Coal has set a flat registration fee of Rs 500 per consignment under the coal import monitoring system (CIMS) portal, replacing the earlier slab-based structure that ranged from Rs 500 to Rs 1,00,000. The CIMS is a digital platform...

India’s first eco-friendly coal mine to launch with Rs 70.40 billion deal

South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) has entered into a Rs 70.40 billion agreement with TMC Mineral Resources Private Limited to implement paste fill technology at the Singhali underground coal mine in Korba, Chhattisgarh. The 25-year project...

CIL and DVC sign MoU to develop 1600 MW power plant in Jharkhand

Coal India Limited (CIL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) to jointly develop a 2×800 MW ultra supercritical coal-fired power plant at the Chandrapura thermal power station in Jharkhand. This...

Andhra Pradesh commissions 18 transmission projects

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has commissioned 18 transmission projects across the state. These include upgrades such as interconnecting transformer (ICT) capacity augmentation and installation of additional bus reactors to support reactive power...

Foundation laid for 1,600 MW thermal power plant in West Bengal

The Government of West Bengal laid the foundation stone for a new 1,600 MW thermal power project at Salboni in Paschim Medinipur district on April 21, 2025. JSW Energy Limited also commenced construction on the same day. The greenfield project will...

NHPC commissions 800 MW capacity of Parbati Stage-II hydro project

NHPC Limited declared the commercial operation date (CoD) for Unit 4 of the Parbati Hydro Electric Project Stage-II on April 16, 2025. With this, the entire 800 MW project is now fully commissioned. The project is built on the Beas River in Kullu...

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