Power Sector News Roundup for September 8, 2025

Cabinet approves Rs 37,500 crore coal gasification scheme The Union Cabinet has approved a Scheme for Promotion of Surface Coal/Lignite Gasification Projects with a financial outlay of Rs 37,500 crore to support India’s target of gasifying 100 Million Tonnes (MT) of coal by 2030. The scheme targets gasification of around 75 million tonnes of coal…

NHPC commences construction of 260 MW Dulhasti Stage-II project NHPC Limited has commenced construction activities for the 260 MW Dulhasti Stage-II Project in Jammu & Kashmir. Shri Sanjay Kumar Singh, Director (Projects), NHPC, inaugurated the works on May 27, 2026 by taking the first blast for the Adit to Head Race Tunnel (HRT). The project…

India CEA issues draft SOP for mandatory third-party fire safety audits of BESS The Central Electricity Authority has issued a draft Standard Operating Procedure for mandatory third party fire safety audits of Battery Energy Storage Systems. Stakeholder comments are open until 11 January 2026. The draft outlines audit frequency, responsibilities of system owners and auditors,…

CERC proposes stricter ESS connectivity and GNA bank guarantee norms The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has issued draft amendments to the Connectivity and General Network Access regulations, proposing stricter rules for Energy Storage Systems (ESS), bank guarantees, source changes, and financial closure timelines. ESS projects seeking connectivity would need discharge capacity equal to twice…