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

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

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

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

Coal India posts 15 per cent production growth in Q1

July 2018

Coal India (CIL) registered a 15.2 per cent growth in coal production during the first quarter (Q1) ended June 2018 to 136.87 million tonne....

Tags: Coal India, Financial results, Coal, Power plants

UK plants generating electricity for cryptocurrency

July 2018

Blockchain technology-based energy plant 4NEW of Indian expat Varun Datta has secured two power plants in the UK for generating energy from waste. Ev...

Tags: Blockchain technology, Varun Datta, Power plants, Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin, Electricity

State-owned power plants resume coal imports

June 2018

State-run thermal power plants in India's coastal states have begun buying overseas coal due to domestic coal shortage....

Tags: Thermal power plants, Domestic coal shortage, Coal imports