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Standing Linkage Committee recommends coal linkage for 660 MW Ennore plant
By August 6, 2025October 28, 2025

The Standing Linkage Committee (Long-Term) for the power sector has recommended earmarking coal linkage for the 660 MW Ennore Thermal Power Station (ETPS) expansion project in Chennai, under the revised Shakti Policy 2025. The recommendation follows a request by Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Ltd (TNPGCL) to revive the stranded project through a tariff-based competitive bidding process. The ETPS expansion is a brownfield, non-pithead plant based entirely on domestic coal. TNPGCL had earlier surrendered its…

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TEMA India commissions private test facility for heavy water upgradation
By July 29, 2025July 29, 2025

India’s first private-sector test facility for upgrading depleted heavy water was recently inaugurated by Shri Rajesh V, Director (Technical), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), and Shri K. T. Shenoy, Director, Chemical Engineering Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). Commissioned by TEMA India Ltd., the facility was developed under a technology transfer from BARC and a Purchase Order from NPCIL. TEMA India’s nuclear division led the design and build. This marks the first time…

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Tamil Nadu weighs PPP route to revive Rs 54.2 billion Ennore expansion
By July 22, 2025July 22, 2025

Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation (TNPGCL) is considering a range of development models, including public-private partnerships (PPP), to restart the delayed 660 MW expansion of the Ennore Thermal Power Station. The Rs 54.21 billion supercritical project has faced repeated delays following the termination of earlier contracts with Lanco Infratech and BGR Energy Systems. To relaunch the project, TNPGCL issued a purchase order to SBI Capital Markets on 2 September 2024 for transaction advisory services. SBI…

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Kenya suspends deal between KETRACO and Adani Group
By October 28, 2024October 28, 2024

Kenya’s high court has suspended a $736 million agreement between state-owned Kenya Electrical Transmission Company (KETRACO) and Adani Group’s Adani Energy Solutions to develop and operate power infrastructure, including transmission lines. The suspension follows a legal challenge by the Law Society of Kenya, which has criticized the agreement as “a constitutional sham” and “shrouded in secrecy.” The Law Society claims that KETRACO and Adani Energy Solutions did not fulfill public participation requirements, a mandate under…

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