Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
KOLKATA: The Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (Pvt) Limited (BIFPCL) signed a contract agreement on Tuesday for main plant EPC (Turnkey) Package with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), India, for construction of 2x660 MW Maitree Super Thermal Power Project at Rampal Upazila in the Bagerhat district of Bangladesh. BIFPCL is a …
Rajasthan confirmed its position as the most attractive solar project destination in the country with the latest NTPC auction in the desert state, which saw the winning bids falling to Rs 4.35-4.36 per kwH. Of the 130 MW on offer, 50 MW was won by Shapoorji Pallonji Infrastructure Capital and …
State governments have started encashing bank guarantees provided by SunEdison for various solar power projects as the world's largest renewable energy company's bankruptcy filing in the US has started to impact its projects in India. The Jharkhand government has decided to encash SunEdison's bank guarantee for a 150 MW solar …
Having a plan to invest up to 400 million euros in solar projects in India, Finnish firm Fortum is looking at greenfield plants to maximise its returns. "Our keenness is that we want to look at greenfield (new) projects. We want to look at National Solar Mission projects where counter …
The state government on Wednesday signed a solar power agreement with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) and 10 private companies to generate and supply 1,000 MW power in 15 months. Energy Minister D K Shivakumar told reporters that this is the first time such an agreement has been signed …
The Centre has engaged a Council of Scientific & Industrial Research's (CSIR) laboratory to monitor the quality of coal before it is supplied to thermal power plants by companies. The move is expected to improve performance of power plants and reduce emission as efficient power generation will result in less …
NTPC is planning to sell rupee-denominated offshore green bonds to raise up to $250 million by the end of July as part of efforts by India's biggest power producer to enter renewable energy business. If this happens, the state-run company will break almost a year-long jinx to emerge as the …
About 30,000 villagers in Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand may lose their land if the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) goes ahead with its plans to acquire nearly 17,000 acres for its coal mining project. The project, which will affect about 32 villages in the Keredari and Barkagaon block, has met …
The water scarcity crippling large parts of India has already cost coal power companies nearly 7 billion units in lost electricity generation, with an estimated revenue loss of Rs. 2,400 crore in the first five months of 2016 alone, according to an analysis by Greenpeace India. The coal power sector …
Bhubaneswar: The state government on Thursday announced a Rs 900-crore plan for strengthening drinking water system in rural areas. "While Rs 350 crore from the district mineral foundation would be spent in eight districts, Rs 553 crore (as recommended by 4th state finance commission) would be utilized for the purpose …
French firm EDF Energies Nouvelles and Luxembourg-based EREN Renewable Energy may exit Acme Solar , their joint venture in India with Acme ACleantech Solutions, industry sources said. "EDF and EREN are parting ways with Acme," a person aware of the development said. "Maybe the foreign players had a different set …
As per the joint venture agreement Nalco would have 26% stake in the new entity, NPCIL-Nalco Power Company Aluminium major Nalco has decided to drop its plan to foray into nuclear energy generation. The company had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) …
Power sale agreements signed between NTPC and Escoms The green energy consumption level of Karnataka is set to increase as the State will start getting 500 MW of solar power from the 2000-MW solar park at Pavagada in Tumakuru district from September 2017. Announcing this after the signing of the …
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited has bagged an order valued at Rs.1,600 crore for setting up a coal-based thermal power project in Odisha in international competitive bidding. The 1 x 250 MW coal-based thermal unit will be set up at Rourkela Power Project on Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) basis. The …
The Delhi government will soon issue fresh directions to the NTPC-run Badarpur thermal power plant to come up with an action plan for disposing of flyash, a major source of air pollution in summer. The plant was among those identified by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) for immediate closure …
BHEL's shares are trading down over 1% on the BSE. State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has announced the commissioning of a 600 MW coal-based thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh. "The unit has been commissioned at the 1x600 MW Jhabua Thermal Power Project (TPP) located in Seoni district in …
In a year that witnessed significant progress in solar power in the country, Tamil Nadu topped the capacity addition table, surpassing leading States such as Gujarat and Rajasthan in 2015-16. In terms of cumulative solar capacity, Tamil Nadu moved to the third position among the States from the seventh position …
Visakhapatnam: In an initiative aimed at conservation of Olive Ridley turtles along the coast, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has joined hands with the state forest department to protect the endangered species along the nine districts of Andhra Pradesh. NTPC-Simhadri group general manager PK Bondriya and AP principal chief …
Ambit of small projects to be increased from 25 Mw to 100 Mw After setting the power distribution segment on a reform road, the Union government is planning to rescue the languishing hydro power sector, with a three-pronged approach. The first move would be to increase the ambit of small …
The coal block in question is Pakri Barwadih in Jharkhand, which was secured by NTPC through govt allocation for sourcing coal for its power plants in 2008 An investigative report by The Sydney Morning Herald has found that Australian mining major Thiess paid bribe to National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) …
