Tata Power, the country's largest private sector power company, plans to foray into the shipping and logistics business in order to facilitate coal procurement for its power plants.
Delhi's crime rate against women stood at 144.4 in 2022 -- the highest among all states and Union Territories.
Reliance Energy on Wednesday signed the State Support Agreement (SSA) with Uttar Pradesh for sale of electricity from the world's largest gas-based power plant of 3740 MW at an investment of over Rs 11,000 crore (Rs 110 billion).
Hisar-Dadri and Hissar-Bawana transmission lines tripped causing problems in transmission of electricity from Badarpur thermal and Indraprastha gas power plants.
Jaishankar said he was confident that Prime Minister Modi and President Putin will meet for an annual summit next year.
A heated political battle erupted Tuesday over Arvind Kejriwal's claim of the Haryana government 'poisoning' the Yamuna water, with the Bharatiya Janata Party saying he cannot be forgiven for his 'dangerous statement', while the Aam Aadmi Party chief asserted he won't let the people of Delhi die due to the dirty, poisonous water.
GAIL India's second quarter (Q2FY25) performance met expectations.
West Ham United eased the pressure on new manager Julen Lopetegui with a surprise 2-0 victory away to in-form Newcastle United in the Premier League on Monday.
Breaking the brief truce, more than 7,000 people on Sunday observed a token fast against the Koodankulam nuclear power plant and vowed to intensify the struggle if the government did not scrap it.
Pawar said the Maharashtra government would have to take full responsibility for the power shortage in the state.
Asia's biggest solar power plant having the capacity to generate 130 mw was already functioning in MP's Neemuch district
An environmentalist group has applauded the Export Import Bank of the United States for its decision to not to finance Reliance's coal-fired power plant in Sasan in Madhya Pradesh on the grounds that it would emit too much carbon dioxide, thus detrimental to the environment.
The 2,140-Mw Dabhol power plant, operated by Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt Ltd, continues to remain idle even though the Supreme Court has vacated the stay by the Gujarat high court on pooling of gas prices.
Heavily dependent on the Centre for supply of electricity and facing acute power shortage, Bihar has taken steps for setting up 25 hydel power projects for generating about 800 MW with the proposals at various stages of approval, official sources said.
India's target of nuclear power generation of 20,000 megawatt by 2020 has been quietly lowered by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), the only government agency setting up the nuclear power plants in the country, to 11,080 MW.
Power stations with captive mines might look at this as an opportunity to sell merchant power at higher rates.
Pakistani authorities are still probing a multi-billion rupee scam involving private power projects and could summon Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, who held the power portfolio when some of the projects were cleared, according to a media report.
Lord Swraj Paul-owned Caparo Group on Friday announced entry into the power generation business through a joint venture with Finland-based Wartsila at a project cost of Rs 1.15 billion
The impact of Trump's announcement of increasing import tariffs will have negligible benefit for India not because of companies trying to shift from China to other countries or their supply chains being affected due to their Chinese operations but because of our faulty policies, explains Mudit Jain.
Within a month of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) tabling the coal block allocation report in Parliament in August last year, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a First Information Report (FIR) against Hyderabad-based Navabharat Power Private Ltd for the coal block allotted to it in Odisha in January 2008.
Surprised at slow progress made over land allotment in Delhi, Tata Power has initiated talks with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh governments for establishing a 1000 MW power plant with a minimum investment of around Rs 4000 crore
Reviving stranded gas-based power plants and substituting diesel usage is a clear near-term opportunity.
Amid the increasing pressure on the Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy from the Central government either to end the crisis arising out of the indefinite strike of government employees or face the axe, crucial talks were scheduled to take place between the chief minister and the leaders of the Andhra Prasdesh Non Gazetted Officers Association on Wednesday.
Tata Power, GMR Energy and GVK Power are eyeing the capital's Rs 175-cr first waste-to-energy project.
The Maharashtra government plans to set up the country's first power SEZs with an installed capacity of around 1,250 MW electricity to meet the needs of the large number of industrial units being established in the state.
A memorandum of understanding was signed between SIPCL CEO Ashok K Bhargava and Safesky chairman Amos Bouchnik along with Safesky president and founder Arik Klein.
After 17 years and Rs 7,300 crore (Rs 73 billion) of investment, the countdown has finally begun for power generation in Tehri Dam and Hydro Power Plant, India's largest and yet one of the most controversial hydroelectric projects.
Indian Railways on Tuesday entered into a joint venture agreement with the NTPC for setting up 1000 MW captive power plant at Nabinagar in Bihar, a move that can help the exchequer save Rs 400-600 crore (Rs 4-6 billion) annually on power purchase from state electricity boards.
Will get Rs 830 cr, Rs 329 cr respectively to offset higher coal costs
Essar Power and GMR are among the global bidders for a 450-Mw dual fuel power project planned by the Bangladesh government at Sirajgonj, about 140 km from Dhaka.
Assuring that next Diwali would witness less load shedding, Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Monday said the newly-formed Ratnagiri Gas and Power Private Ltd would generate around 2500 MW power to meet the present shortfall.
The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group-promoted Sasan Power was Rs 2,500 crore short of the roughly Rs 15,000 crore it needed to borrow for the project. Now, India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd has agreed to lend around Rs 2,500 crore. A consortium of 12 domestic banks have already committed around Rs 12,500 crore, with State Bank of India and Power Finance Corporation leading the pack, with Rs 3,500 crore and Rs 1,800 crore respectively.
rediffGURU Dr Ashish Sehgal counsels individuals on how to resolve conflicts and prioritise mental wellbeing.
India's first report on safety of civilian nuclear power plants was presented on Thursday at the Convention of Nuclear Safety at Vienna by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board Chairman S K Sharma. India's complete compliance with obligations under all the relevant articles of the convention in a 206-page report was presented by Sharma at the International Atomic Energy Agency, AERB Secretary Om Pal Singh told PTI in Mumbai.
At least 31 people were crushed to death when an under-construction chimney at a new power plant being constructed at Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco) in Korba, 230 km from Raipur, collapsed on Wednesday afternoon. Another 40 people are feared trapped in the debris.
'I clearly recall how you immediately directed your administration to identify and allocate land, water, and other clearances in the shortest time possible.' 'That was the fastest decision-making process I have ever witnessed.'
Adani Group on Friday raised Rs 4,850 crore from the sale of 13.5 per cent of its stake in Fortune oil maker Adani Wilmar as part of a strategy to exit non-core activities to focus on main infrastructure business. The conglomerate, which last month announced its exit from Adani Wilmar by selling the bulk of its stake to a joint venture partner, had on Thursday announced sale of 17.54 crore shares (13.50 per cent equity) in the company on January 10 (to non-retail investors) and on January 13 (to retail investors) at a floor or minimum price of Rs 275 apiece.
The cross-border rail project near Tripura's capital Agartala and Akhaura in Bangladesh is expected to boost cross-border trade, and significantly reduce the travel time between Agartala and Kolkata via Dhaka.
The goal is to make the nation's total installed capacity of nuclear power reach 40 million kilowatts by 2020.
