The expert appraisal committee (EAC) of the environment ministry, however, rejected projects of NTPC Ltd, Jindal Power and JSW Energy.
India’s largest power major NTPC is in the process of acquiring land for the proposed plant. The 50 megawatt (MW) gas-based power plant in Andaman & Nicobar is expected to be commissioned by 2027-28, sources told Moneycontrol.
The much delayed 2,000 MW Subansiri hydropower plant in Arunachal Pradesh, which will be the largest in India, will be fully commissioned by May 2026, Chaudhary said.
The announcement followed a meeting between representatives of a dozen Indian energy companies and Eskom executives on the sidelines of the Urja Matla Energy Conference. The conference was hosted by the Indian Consulate General and Wits Business School.
While presenting the Union Budget for 2024-25, Sitharaman on July 23 said a joint venture between NTPC and BHEL would set up the 800-MW power plant
Initially, two parties - L&T-MHI and BHEL - participated in the bidding process. But finally, in the price bid only BHEL participated. We are not aware of any specific reason for L&T backing out, said Prasanna Kumar Motupalli.
Although Glencore is exiting the coal business, coal as a source of energy will take a long time to die. Demand for coal has yet to peak and may take years.
Operating cash flows and receipt from coal block will aid capacity expansion
Acting on the shortage, the Ministry of Power on October 25 directed all thermal generating stations, including Independent Power Producers, to mandatorily blend imported coal at 6 percent of their total capacity till March 2024. Until now, the mandate was limited to 4 percent.
NTPC has also decided not to go ahead with its plan a stake sale in NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) through a strategic investor, said Gurdeep Singh
Recognising the importance of preserving water as a valuable natural resource and aiming to achieve the goal of "Reduce – Reuse – Recycle," the Ash Water Recirculation & Recovery System project was undertaken by the corporation.