power generation

New Delhi, February 27 State-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) on Friday said it is prepared to meet a potential surge in summer coal demand, dismissing concerns of domestic fuel shortages as power consumption begins to rise.The company said a three-tiered buffer across the supply chain – coal...

Union Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shripad Yesso Naik, stated today that India’s total installed power capacity has exceeded 520 gigawatts, with more than half of this coming from non-fossil fuel sources. Naik made this statement while virtually addressing the India...

New Delhi, February 25 State-owned power giant NTPC announced on Wednesday that a consortium consisting of the company and MAHAGENCO has completed the acquisition of Sinnar Thermal Power under insolvency proceedings on February 24.However, NTPC did not disclose the value of the transaction in...

New Delhi, February 23 The power sector is the backbone of India's economy, and a reliable power supply is essential for the country's growth, Comptroller and Auditor General of India K Sanjay Murthy said on Monday.Addressing a national conference on the power sector, Murthy said that...

New Delhi, February 23 Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) K Sanjay Murthy said on Monday that with the increasing use of artificial intelligence and big data analytics in the power sector, the ability to address the inherent complexities in the sector is being strengthened.Addressing the...

New Delhi, February 22 The country's demand for coal, which had been weak earlier in the current financial year, is expected to increase in the coming days due to a sharp increase in electricity consumption, an industry expert said on Sunday.Vinaya Varma, Managing Director of mjunction...

New Delhi, February 21 The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India will organize a one-day national conference on February 23 here to facilitate meaningful discussions on recent developments in the power generation, transmission, and distribution sectors.The National Conference on the...

Itanagar, February 20 Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said on Friday that hydropower will be the cornerstone of the state's next phase of economic transformation, with projects worth around Rs 2 lakh crore set to take off in the coming years.Addressing the Statehood Day...

New Delhi, February 20 NTPC Green Energy announced on Friday that its subsidiary, NTPC Renewable Energy, has begun commercial operation of 165 MW from the second phase of its 1,200 MW Khavda-II solar project in Gujarat.NTPC Green Energy is a subsidiary of the state-owned power giant NTPC Ltd...

New Delhi, February 20 NTPC Green Energy announced on Friday that its subsidiary, NTPC Renewable Energy, has begun commercial operation of 165 MW from the second phase of its 1,200 MW Khavda-II solar project in Gujarat.NTPC Green Energy is a subsidiary of the state-owned power giant NTPC Ltd...

Raipur, February 19 Chhattisgarh's total installed power capacity stands at more than 30,600 MW, and the number of electricity consumers has exceeded 6.5 million, a senior official said on Thursday.Secretary of Chhattisgarh government's department of energy, Dr Rohit Yadav, gave this...

Jammu, February 19 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Thursday that the Union Territory has an estimated hydropower potential of around 18,000 megawatts, of which only about 3,000-3,500 MW has been developed so far.The chief minister said that with the planned addition of...

New Delhi, February 19 The government is aware of the challenges that the Indian IT industry is facing due to artificial intelligence and is working with academia to upskill and reskill talent, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday.During his welcome address at the inaugural session...

Hyderabad, February 18: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy stated on Wednesday that Hyderabad aims to achieve Net Zero by 2034 and will soon conduct a city-wide carbon footprint audit.He also announced that within the next five years, there will be almost no industrial or manufacturing...

Mumbai, February 18 India's nuclear power reforms should help the long-stalled Jaitapur project "take off," a senior French minister has said.Conversations regarding the nearly 10,000-MW capacity project on the Konkan coast of Maharashtra are "still ongoing," Roland Lescure, Minister for...

New Delhi, February 18 Artificial Intelligence can improve the quality and reliability of power supply in the country by optimizing resources, but there is a need to accelerate adoption, Central Electricity Authority Chairman Ghanshyam Prasad said on Wednesday.He was speaking at a session of...

New Delhi, February 17 State-owned engineering firm BHEL announced on Tuesday that it has received a power plant project worth Rs 1,200-1,500 crore from Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL).The company received a letter of acceptance for a captive power plant, which is part of SAIL's 4.08 MTPA...

Palghar, February 17 The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has announced the successful reconnection of Tarapur Atomic Power Station's Unit-1 (TAPS-1) to the electricity grid following a significant life-extension program.This achievement marks a major milestone for the...

Jammu, February 17 The Jammu and Kashmir government informed the Assembly on Tuesday that the Sewa-II hydropower project in the Kathua district has generated a revenue of Rs 3,674 crore since its inception in July 2010.It stated that no direct expenditure on local area development was met from...

New Delhi, February 16 Torrent Power announced on Monday that it has entered into an agreement with L&T Power Development to acquire 100 per cent of the equity stake in Nabha Power for an enterprise value of ₹6,889 crore.Nabha Power Ltd (NPL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of L&T Power...