India's mega power projects grind to a slow halt

With their balance sheets under stress, private companies have lost interest in power projects. At Rs 1.19 a unit, power generated from the Sasan ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Madhya Pradesh......

Reliance Power shelves mega project on land acquisition delays

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Power on Tuesday said it has terminated the contract for Rs 36,000 crore (Rs 360 billion) Tilaiya ultra mega power project in Jharkhand over inordinate delays in land......

Govt plans to set up 5 new UMPPs at Rs 1 lakh cr investment

India will set up 5 more ultra mega power projects, entailing investments of around Rs 1 lakh crore (Rs 1 trillion), the government said on Saturday. "Five more ultra mega power projects, under the......

Govt begins work on four new ultra mega power projects

The projects coming up in Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha will together add 16,000 MW capacity to country's power generation.Government has started the process for setting up four new ultra mega power......