Private Sector

Essar Power’s 270 MW power project at Hazira, Gujarat, has attained 100 per cent capacity utilisation within three months of commissioning. The project can run on multiple fuels like coal, corex fines and corex gas […]

The 330 MW Unit 4 of Adani Power Limited’s 4,620 MW Mundra coal-based power plant in Gujarat has created a national record by running continuously for 600 days and generating 4,142.56 units of electricity. Earlier, […]

Tata Power Solar Systems Limited has expanded the capacity of its solar PV cell and module manufacturing facility at Bengaluru, Karnataka, with an investment of Rs 1 billion. The two-stage expansion has increased the company’s […]

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change’s Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) has deferred the forest clearance for the 3,097 MW Etalin hydroelectric project (HEP) in Dibang valley, Arunachal Pradesh. The FAC found major inadequacies […]

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) has collaborated with telecom equipment maker Nokia to modernise its electrical grid with an advanced communications network as part of its roadmap for smart grid implementation. Nokia has provided TPDDL […]

The Competition Commission of India has approved the acquisition of Reliance Infrastructure Limited’s (RInfra) power transmission assets in Gujarat and Maharashtra by Adani Transmission Limited (ATL). As per the deal, ATL will acquire power transmission […]

CESC Limited has secured the distribution franchise contract for the Bikaner distribution area in Rajasthan. The franchise spreads across 155 square km catering to 142,000 consumers. The company has secured a 20-year contract for Bikaner […]

Three companies have won the contract to build and operate the 750 MW Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Park in Madhya Pradesh. In the reverse auctions, the first-year solar tariff bids reached a record low of […]

China Southern Power Grid International (CSPGI) has submitted a proposal to build, own and operate power transmission networks totallingRs 27.73 billion in response to bids invited by the central government. Bids were invited for three […]

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee has extended the ban on the 750 MW Badarpur thermal power station. The 40-year-old plant resumed its operations from February 1, 2017 after remaining closed since November 2016. However, it […]

The Arunachal Pradesh government intends to revive the 2,000 MW Subansiri HEP located at the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border. The project, being developed by NHPC Limited, is stalled since December 2011 following the protests by anti-dam […]

The 1,200 MW Teesta III hydropower project in Sikkim is expected to be fully completed by March 2017. Power from the project is likely to be evacuated by May 2017. Out of the six units […]

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 […]

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 […]