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She added that the barometer of better logistics is the fact that coal imports by domestic power plants have gone down by 30 percent.
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Under round 12, a total of 25 coal mines are being offered, comprising 7 mines under Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015 and 18 mines under Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957.
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The government is actively looking to increase its skilled and professional manpower base to tackle dynamic fields such as cybersecurity and Artifical Intelligence (AI) as the country plans to increase its transmission grid network by 34 percent till 2030, according to senior officials in the Ministry of Power.
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The report also calls for updating AC test procedures to better reflect India's humid climate, where comfort depends not just on cooling but on moisture removal.
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Coal stocks at domestic thermal power plants (TPPs) – a key indicator proportionate to India’s potential to generate electricity - is currently at a historic high of 54 million tonne (MT), according to Power Ministry.
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India’s battery energy storage capacity is expected to be about 47 GW, against the current capacity of about 300 MW, the report said.
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The proposed green hydrogen hub in Mundra will require 22 GW renewable energy, followed by the proposed hub at Kandla port. In total, Gujarat alone would require 32.3 GW of renewable electricity for its green hydrogen hubs, according to the National Electricity Plan.
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Reliance Group is the only company that has won incentives under the National Green Hydrogen Mission in both the tranches for green hydrogen production.
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Trump's presidency will be a boost to India's nuclear ambitions, NPCIL's chairman Bhuwan Chandra Pathak said, adding that the PSU plans to invest at least Rs 6.6 lakh crore to build 50 gigawatts (GW) nuclear power capacity.
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The plant load factor of thermal power plants rose to about 73 percent in February 2025
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With this commissioning of RAPP-7 at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan, NPCIL now operates 25 reactors. RAPP-7 is the third reactor of the 700 MW series of 16 India-made pressurised heavy water reactor being set up in the country
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On March 17, NPCIL commissioned a 700 MW indigenous pressurised heavy water reactor, RAPP-7, at the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP), taking India’s nuclear capacity to 8,880 MW. It expects to get RAPP-8 operational by year-end
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With an outlay of Rs 20,000 crore, the government aims to achieve a nuclear power generation capacity of 100 GW by 2047.
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If India manages only 400 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030, it could face power shortage and need additional 10-16 GW of coal capacity, the Council on Energy, Environment and Water study has said
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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has ordered that only black wafer, which is the base material for making a solar cell, is allowed to be imported into India. Government wants the process of turning it into a blue wafer to be carried out in India.
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The appointments will come at a time when India is pulling out all the stops to meet its growing power demand with focus on renewable and nuclear energy
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For now, the government may focus on wafers and ingots while allowing polysilicon to be imported, as India doesn’t have the capacity to produce the ultra-refined material
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Given the long construction timelines of new projects, companies are finding it lucrative to purchase and turn around financially troubled power plants.
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Only half of India’s 36 states and union territories have initiated smart meter installations so far. A government official said smart meters being a new concept, there were delays in issue of tenders and establishment of direct debit facility.
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Power generated through gas-based stations is priced around Rs 13-14 per unit, much higher than what renewable or coal-fired power costs. Aside of that, the difficulty in procuring gas is another reason for Centre to throttle down gas-based power.
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Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget for FY26 announced a National Nuclear Energy Mission, calling for private participation in the nuclear power sector
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The government will soon announce emissions intensity trajectory for nine 'hard-to-abate' sectors, which will have to be achieved in a staggered manner
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This will be the first time in more than three years when the government will not impose such a mandate on domestic coal based power plants. The coal ministry has enough stock for power plants
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The average cost of power supply has increased by about 18 percent from FY19
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NTPC is currently in talks with six-seven states for land to build nuclear power plants. The PSU will build both small and conventional reactors.
