A consortium of ABB India Limited and BHEL has secured a Rs 43.5 billion transmission project from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) for the integration of thermal and wind energy into the grid. […]
SEPC Power Private Limited has signed concession and land lease agreements with the V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust for constructing a captive berth and developing a 525 MW TPP, respectively, in Tamil Nadu. The total value […]
JSW Energy Limited’s long-term PPA tender contract with the Karnataka government has failed to materialise. In July 2016, JSW Energy had secured a contract for the supply of 750 MW of power to Karnataka state […]
Tata Power Company Limited has shelved its plans to set up a coal-based power plant in Odisha. The company had initially planned to set up a 1,000 MW TPP in Cuttack. The location of the […]
The National Green Tribunal has invalidated the environmental clearances obtained by Welspun Energy Private Limited for the 1,320 MW Mirzapur TPP in Uttar Pradesh. The tribunal has cited the concealment of important facts and data […]
PTC India Limited has collaborated with a multi-product special economic zone (SEZ) in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, for distributing 80 MW of power. The company, which has been accorded the status of “deemed licensee” for the […]
Sterlite Power Transmission Limited has commissioned the Purulia-Kharagpur transmission project. The project comprises two 400 kV double circuit lines – the 112 km long Purulia-Ranchi and 161 km long Kharagpur-Chaibasa lines. Sterlite Power will operate […]
The interministerial group set up by the Ministry of Coal (MoC) to examine the issues pertaining to the 3,960 MW Tilaiya ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Jharkhand has sought comments from the MoP and […]
Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) is planning to procure round-the-clock power in the range of 632-672 MW for the period February-May 2017. The price of procured power will be up to Rs […]
The Maharashtra government is planning to issue a directive to the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) for auditing two private discoms, Reliance Infrastructure Limited and Tata Power Company Limited. The government has requested the MERC […]
Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MAHAGENCO) is planning to set up a coal-based power plant in Chhattisgarh. The company plans to use the Gare Palma Sector-II coal blocks at Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, to fuel the […]
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued the draft Supply Code and Performance Standards Regulations, 2017. The draft regulations include rules to be followed while distributing power in the National Capital Region. They also highlight […]
West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited has commissioned the second 500 MW unit of the 1,000 MW Sagardighi thermal power station (TPS) (Phase II) at Murshidabad in West Bengal. With this, the coal-based project is […]
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited is planning to conduct a trial run of the first 700 MW pressurised heavy water reactor being developed at the 1,400 MW Kakrapar atomic power station at Vyara in […]
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited has signed a PPA with the Nepal Electricity Authority for the supply of 160 MW of power for the period January-May 2017. The power supply will take place through the […]
Singareni Collieries Company Limited has commissioned the second 600 MW unit of the 1,200 MW Singareni TPP at Adilabad in Telangana, thereby fully commissioning the project. The first unit of the TPP was commissioned in […]
NHPC Limited has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Mizoram’s Power and Electricity Department for the supply of 1,400 MW of power from two of its upcoming HEP for a period of 35 years. […]
The MoP has initiated a safety audit of all coal blocks owned by CIL following the accident at Eastern Coalfields Limited’s (a subsidiary of CIL) Lal Matia opencast mine at Godda in Jharkhand. The audit […]
NTPC Limited has commissioned the first 800 MW unit of the upcoming 4,000 MW Kudgi supercritical TPP at Bijapur in Karnataka. With this, NTPC’s total installed capacity has increased to 48,028 MW. Doosan Power Systems […]
The MoP has sought concessions for under-construction hydroelectric projects (HEPs) in the upcoming budget. It has proposed to include these projects under the renewable energy category along with solar and wind power projects, which would […]
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