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 …
NTPC on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a 1,600-MW power plant in Madhya Pradesh, plans to set up two more projects in the state. NTPC already has a few projects in Madhya Pradesh, including the 4,260-MW Vindhyachal thermal power station. One more unit of 500 MW is under construction …
BHOPAL: Narsinghpur will become energy capital of Madhya Pradesh, announced Union minister for power Jyotiraditya Scindia at Gadarwara on Wednesday while laying the foundation stone of NTPC's 800X2 (1600 MW) Gadarwara Super thermal power project, which shall have ultimate capacity of 3200MW with total investment of Rs 25,000 crores. Scindia …
The power ministry has proposed that planned subsidy for gas-based power plants be restricted to administered price mechanism (APM) gas. This means if a power plant opts for other sources, such as non-APM gas and imported R-LNG, along with APM gas, the monetary benefits to the discom buying power would …
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has deferred the grant of environmental clearance to the 4,000-MW ultra mega power project (UMPP) at Bhedabahal in Odisha. The delay in environmental nod would delay the commissioning of the power plant and development of the attached mine to source coal. Nine power developers …
Ask Delhi govt to release pending subsidy of Rs 262 cr to stave off crisis; Tata Power rejects reports of taking over BSES areas Reliance Infrastructure-owned power distribution companies, BSES Rajdhani (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna (BYPL), on Thursday moved the Supreme Court against power generator NTPC’s ultimatum on cutting their …
Greenpeace India on Tuesday asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to roll back the hike in power tariff ordered by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Authority (DERC) and accelerate work on the solar vision to cushion Delhi’s citizens from increasing power costs. “Doling out subsidies has already back-fired. Many areas in the …
Most of these seven projects are coal-fired stations and also possess fuel linkages Public sector power company NTPC Limited today said it was actively looking at close to seven private power projects for possible acquisition. “We are looking at a set of projects whose developers no more want to remain …
Essar Group, Hindalco, Reliance Power and NTPC may come under the radar of a panel constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which will determine if the coal and thermal projects run by these companies in the Singrauli and Sonebhadra districts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are following the …
Environmental clearances for five major coal projects of Coal India that supply to NTPC’s three major plants — Vindyachal, Rihand and Singrauli — have been postponed. The Planning Commission has advised the coal ministry not to rush to the Union Cabinet for clearing the moratorium on mining from the projects. …
Public sector power producer NTPC today said it facing illegal mining at its Pakri Barwadih coal block in Jharkhand and alleged the state is not providing law and order support, while asking the government to look into the issue. “There are issues of illegal mining in areas where mining has …
Alleges that the state government is not providing law and order support Public sector power producer NTPC today said it facing illegal mining at its Pakri Barwadih coal block in Jharkhand and alleged the state is not providing law and order support, while asking the government to look into the …
There have been instances of illicit mining and of selling the coal in the open market by the local populations State-run NTPC's plans to extract fuel from the Chhatti Bariatu South mine have been hit as some local groups are "illicitly" unearthing dry fuel from those coal blocks, according official …
NTPC has signed an initial agreement with the Geological Survey of India to set up a geothermal power project at Tattapani in Chhattisgarh. “A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between NTPC and Geological Survey of India today...for preparation of DPR (Detailed Project Report) for geothermal power project at Tattapani,” …
Villagers have begun a protest at Joshimath against work on the 171-MW Lata-Tapovan hydroelectric power project, which, they say, is flouting environmental norms. The protest against the National Thermal Power Corporation project on the Dhauliganga River in Chamoli district started on Monday. They plan to continue the protest till the …
The government is set to give a big push to the development of hydro power plants in border areas by giving fast-track clearances to projects that are delayed for the last several years due to a complex approval mechanism. An empowered group of ministers (EGoM), headed by finance minister P …
800 Mw Koldam to be operational next fiscal State-owned power generator NTPC Ltd on Thursday started filling up the reservoir of its first hydro power project, the 800-Megawatt (Mw) Koldam in Himachal Pradesh. The 163-metre reservoir is likely to be filled over the next 11 months leading to the commissioning …
Koldam has an installed capacity of 800 MW comprising four units of 200 MW each State-run NTPC is likely to commission its first hydro power project, Koldam in Himachal Pradesh, in the next six months. "The inauguration of filling up of the reservoir of the 800 MW capacity Koldam project …
India is set to become a global leader in the development of solar power, but several barriers need to be crossed says the World Bank Policymaking in India is more often than not credited for its high nuisance value, rather than for positively aiding growth. Whether oil & gas, power, …
Could dent utility earnings, ease rates for consumers, say analysts; incentives sought to be linked to plant load factor The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has announced a set of proposals for new five-year rate guidelines. If implemented, experts say, these could dent the earnings of power utilities but reduce …
The National Thermal Power Corporation today said it remained committed to Katwa thermal power plant project and a detailed roadmap would be revealed shortly. Saying the proposal will be placed before the board shortly, NTPC chairman Arup Roychowdhury said, " We are committed to respecting the land policy of the …
