Birla Corp to set up cement plant

September 2018

Birla Corporation's entirely-owned ancillary RCCPL will establish a 3.90 mn tonne greenfield integrated cement plant at Mukutban, in Maharahstra, con...

Tags: Birla Corporation, RCCPL, Power plant, Heat recovery system

US agency signs MoU with IL&FS

September 2018

An MoU was signed between the US Trade Development Agency and private firm IL&FS Energy Development Company (IEDCL) for the development of a 41-MW hy...

Tags: MoU, IEDCL, Energy storage power plant, Hybrid wind, Solar, US Trade Development Agency

Punjab may fire up units at Ropar plant

August 2018

With the demand for power rising up to 12,500 MW, the Punjab Government has decided to restart the operations at two thermal units of Ropar power pla...

Tags: Power, Punjab Government, Ropar power plant, Bathinda thermal power plant

Two mega hydropower plants in Himachal shut

August 2018

Due to a rise in the level of the silt content in the Satluj River, India’s two mega hydropower plants- 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri plant and 412 MW Rampu...

Tags: Satluj River, Mega hydropower plants, Rampur Hydro Electric Project, Turbines

We will continue to focus on an asset-light, EPC strategy

August 2018

Established in 1975, Gayatri Projects has an annual revenue in excess of Rs 29 billion, with operations in 19 Indian states. Specialised in EPC, high...

Tags: Gayatri Projects, EPC, highways, Power plants, Roads, Bridges, Railways, dams, irrigation canals, Underground mines, Steel plants, Power plants

NTPC takes equity stake in Bihar

August 2018

India's largest thermal power generator NTPC has announced equity acquisition of two state-owned power plants in Bihar for an estimated Rs 21 bn. NTP...

Tags: Power plants, Nabinagar Power Generating Company, KBUNL, NTPC

India to cut emission by 2022

August 2018

Starting next year, India has planned to bring down emission levels of all old power plants to national standards by 2022. ...

Tags: Power plants, Paris agreement, NDC

1,200 MW nuclear power plant for Bangladesh

August 2018

The construction work for Bangladesh's second nuclear power plant will finally begin. India will also participate in the Bangladesh nuclear power pro...

Tags: Construction, Nuclear power plant, Rosatom, VVER nuclear power plants