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.
Despite the government mandating thermal power plants to blend imported coal up to 6 percent, only 3 percent has been achieved on an average so far. Yet, the India managed to save at least 46 MT of domestic coal with the import mandate.
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) also has plans to diversify into aluminium business.
The UPL and CleanMax will set-up and operate a hybrid captive power plant with a capacity of 28.05 MW of solar power and 33 MW of wind power in Gujarat, a statement said.
Both Russia and Ukraine are blaming one another for the continued attacks, and damage. Disinformation and fake news have played a major role in this conflict, and so the exact nature of the situation is unclear.
To encourage families to use rooftop solar panels in cities, a subsidy of up to 80 per cent of the total installation cost will be given to people having an annual income of less than Rs 3 lakh.
Rising coal prices would mean higher input costs of power, thus keeping inflation elevated and a cause for worry for markets.
NTPC would set up two pilot projects, standalone fuel-cell based backup power system and a standalone fuel-cell based microgrid system with hydrogen production using electrolyser on its premises.
Located at Manuguru in Bhadradri Kothagudem District of Telangana, the project was awarded to BHEL by Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO), a press release from the PSU said on Thursday.
A memorandum of understanding was signed between the state government and the founder-managing director of Leap Green Energy Rajeev Karthikeyan for generating 250 MW from the power plant, a press release said.
The solution will support critical plant assets for uninterrupted power generation, improve operational efficiency, and minimise emissions, an official release said.
SBI Capital Markets and state-run power giant NTPC are assisting the panel to submit its report to the state government within a period of two months.
"Petition granted", the Supreme Court said yesterday. The case would come up for hearing in the next session, beginning October.
India has an open border with Nepal and tens of thousands of Nepalis work in India. The neighbours share close religious and cultural bonds.
On September 14, the metals and mining major had said that it has been directed by the SPCB to temporarily close five units of its power plants.