Author: PPD Team Date: December 26, 2024
NTPC Limited has planned to establish a nuclear power project (NPP) in Bihar.
The company has requested the state government to allocate suitable land for the project and is expected to conduct a study before proceeding with its setup.
Author: PPD Team Date: July 14, 2025 The Government of Meghalaya is likely to reinstate the old Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Athena Energy Ventures Private Limited (AEVPL) for the implementation of the Kynshi Stage I Hydro Electric Project. The project will be located on the Kynshi River and developed on a run-of-the-river (RoR) basis. The original MoU with AEVPL was scrapped after the company proposed a hybrid Pumped Storage Project (PSP) model, which was…
Author: PPD Team Date: January 9, 2026 NHPC Limited has approved a proposal to raise funds through bond issuance as part of its borrowing plan for the financial year 2025-26. The decision was taken at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on January 8, 2026, and was disclosed through a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges. The Board approved the issuance of Unsecured, Redeemable, Taxable, Non-Convertible, Non-Cumulative AH Series Bonds with an aggregate…
Author: PPD Team Date: December 3, 2025 A regional assembly in Japan has opened discussions on a partial restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, which has been offline since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), which operates both sites, is seeking approval to bring Unit 6 back online to support Japan’s energy security strategy. The plant sits about 300 kilometres north of Tokyo in the coastal areas of Kashiwazaki city and…
Author: PPD Team Date: February 11, 2026 SEPC Ltd, formerly Shriram EPC Ltd, announced that it has secured an order worth Rs 313.96 crore for a smart metering project in Punjab’s Central Zone. The order has been received from Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL) under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). The project will be executed on a Design, Build, Finance, Own, Operate, and Transfer (DBFOOT) basis through a consortium with Adya Smart Metering Pvt…
Author: PPD Team Date: July 31, 2025 Solarium Green Energy Limited has secured two rooftop solar contracts worth approximately Rs 26.6 crore from NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN). The work orders, dated 24 July 2025, cover engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of grid-connected rooftop solar PV systems across the Northeastern States under the Ministry of Home Affairs. The first order, valued at Rs 12.99 crore, is for a 3,319 kW rooftop solar project under…
Author: PPD Team Date: December 15, 2025 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 of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI), is scheduled to be tabled in Parliament this week. It marks the first major reform of nuclear sector laws since the Atomic Energy Act, 1962…