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 …
After more than a decade of delays, the Koodunkulam Atomic Power Project will attain criticality in the next quarter. Speaking to The Hindu here on Tuesday, Power Secretary P. Uma Shankar said 1000 MWe would be added in the next quarter and another 1000 MWe in the last quarter of …
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and NTPC on Tuesday signed a joint venture and shareholder agreement here to set up a 500-MW (2 x 250 MW) coal-based power plant at Sampur in East Sri Lanka at an investment of $700 million. This will be NTPC's first overseas venture. The agreement …
The Rs 3,375 crore phase-I of the Godavari drinking water project, aimed at bringing 172 million gallons of water per day to the city, is likely to run into rough weather. The Irrigat-ion and Command Area Development authorities say it may be difficult to supply 10 tmc of water from …
Sri Lanka's power authority Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and India's National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) this morning inked a joint venture agreement to build a coal power plant in the Eastern Province. NTPC Limited, the largest power generation utility of India and Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) signed the Joint Venture …
Sri Lanka’s state-run electricity board and India’s biggest power producer, NTPC, on Tuesday signed an agreement to set up a coal-fired power plant joint venture worth up to $700 million in the island nation. The Ceylon Electricity Board and India’s state-run NTPC will invest at least $250 million each for …
State-run power behemoth NTPC has threatened to black out large parts of Delhi from Wednesday as Reliance Infrastructure’s power distribution arms, which are struggling with soaring input costs, have defaulted on payment of more than . 900 crore. The company has served a notice on BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd and …
Railways seeks higher valuation for its 1,300 acres for Bengal project National Thermal Power Corporation’s proposed project at Adra in West Bengal, which it plans to execute with the Railways, has hit a roadblock over valuation of land on which it is to be built. The power producer now plans …
Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group firm RPower has got a Rs 400-crore loan from the US Emport-Import Bank for a 40-MW solar plant being set up in Rajasthan. The company is developing the country’s largest solar photo voltaic (PV) project with 40-MW generation capacity, which is scheduled for commissioning by March …
Heat exchangers and condensers are subject to fouling, corrosion, biofouling and scaling due to the quality of cooling water and operating conditions prevailing at the power stations. Scaling or fouling in the condensers result in loss of vacuum, increase in heat rate and consequently loss in generation, whereas corrosion results …
Land acquisition problems have forced the country's largest power producer, NTPC to rethink its expansion strategy. The company now plans to use spare land at all its existing plants to put up additional generation units, instead of going in for fresh land acquisition. A capacity of more than 10,000 mw …
Reliance Power plans to invest . 8,000 crore to set up 500 MW solar power projects in Rajasthan over the next three years, sources close to the development said. The planned investment is the largest investment in solar projects in India and one of the largest in the world. The …
State-run power giant NTPC has run into another roadblock with the Union environment ministry recommending that green clearance for its Talaipalli coal mine in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district be deferred. The ministry has asked the maharatna company to provide details afresh on the project that is worth nearly Rs 700 crore. …
The tussle between Coal India (CIL) and NTPC over the relocation of the latter’s proposed thermal power plant in Jharkhand seems headed towards a resolution. The power ministry has “agreed to compromises” by lowering the installed capacity of the project by 680 MW and reducing the land area by 1,360 …
The mega Siang project is a bold move but calls for calibrated execution Reports say that NTPC, India’s largest power producer, plans a massive 10,000 mw hydel project in Upper Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. Given that hydroelectricity is renewable energy, and further that the thermal to hydro mix has declined …
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to encourage the private sector to set up units in the state to address the acute power shortage and as part of this, five private companies have “cleared formalities” to establish thermal power plants. Electricity Minister R Viswanathan had recently announced that the private …
As part of its low-carbon growth strategy, power major NTPC Ltd is looking to invest about Rs 1,00,000 crore over a 10-year period to set up the country’s largest hydro power project. The company is currently preparing a detailed project report for the proposed 9,500 MW Siang Upper hydroelectric project …
Coal mine A committee headed by Planning Commission member B K Chaturvedi has asked for incentives to states for faster ecology clearances for coal mining. It has suggested a larger share of power from the Centre’s unallocated quota, a larger allocation of coal blocks and higher special plan grants. The …
State-owned power producer National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) says it will invest about . 1 lakh crore to set up India’s largest hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh. The Siang Upper Project will have a generation capacity of 9,500 MW, enough to light up two cities like Delhi. “We are in …
Outlining an ambitious expansion programme, state-owned NTPC on Friday announced its decision to invest over Rs.1-lakh crore during the next ten years to execute various power projects, including the 9,750-MW hydro-electric project in Arunachal Pradesh. “We are talking to the Arunachal Pradesh Government for setting up the 9,750 MW Upper …
Hazaribagh, Aug. 5: Hundreds of villagers of Keredari and Barkagaon today sowed paddy, not in their fields but on the huge potholes dotting the 14km road connecting the two blocks. Tired of pleading with the authorities to mend the dilapidated stretch without any result, the villagers, led by JVM leader …
