Adani, MAHAGENCO signs pact for Chhattisgarh coal mine
Adani Enterprises Ltd along with its wholly-owned subsidiary Gare Palma II Collieries Pvt Ltd (GPIICPL) has signed a pact with Maharashtra State Power Generation Co Ltd…
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IEA chief Fatih Birol backs India on coal use
Lending his weight to India's stand on coal as an energy source, International Energy Agency (IEA) chief Fatih Birol said it won't be fair to ask…
Nitin Gadkari launches Go Electric campaign
Nitin Gadkari, the Minister for Road Transport & Highways in the august presence of R. K. Singh, the Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy…
Northern Coalfields to surpass production target of 113.25MT
Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) will easily achieve and surpass the production target of 113.25 million tonnes (MT) for the current fiscal.
NTPC develops Geo-polymer aggregate from fly ash
NTPC has successfully developed Geo-polymer coarse aggregate from fly ash. The development will help in replacing natural aggregates reducing the impact on environment.
Longer power cuts in Punjab due to critical power situation
The state electricity board in Punjab announced that it would have to impose power cuts of at least two-three hours starting Tuesday evening as three private…
NTPC to use drones for inspection of power projects
Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted conditional exemption to National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for the deployment of…
Punjab braces for power outage as coal stocks run dry
After power outage in Mumbai, Punjab braces itself for massive power outages. With coal stock in three operational private thermal plants in Punjab depleting, power crisis…
NLC’s first thermal power station falls silent
NLC India’s thermal power station I, which was commissioned between 1962 and 1970 in three stages was decommissioned on September 30.
Co-firing of biomass pellets to combat air pollution
NTPC has invited bids for procurement of biomass pellets for its various thermal plants on the basis of Domestic Competitive Basis (DCB) as part of its…
BHEL to establish high temperature turbine rotor test rig for efficient Thermal Power Plants
India may soon manufacture its own super alloy steam turbine rotors for efficient coal based thermal power plants – thanks to a facility being set up…
NTPC to bring down cost of coal at Kudgi with a newly constructed bridge
NTPC would be able to reduce the transportation cost of coal to fuel to its Kudgi Super thermal power station in Karnataka, to around Rs 200-500…
NTPC develops infrastructure to increase use of Fly Ash
NTPC has developed an infrastructure at Rihand project in UP to transport fly ash in bulk to cement plants, located at distance, at a cheaper cost.…
Adani Power’s Mundra 660 MW supercritical unit sets new national record
Adani Power Mundra Limited, said that a 660 MW supercritical unit (U#7) at 4,620 MW Mundra Power Thermal Plant has created a new national record by…
NTPC achieves over 100 BUs of cumulative generation in current FY
NTPC has achieved over 100 Billion Units (BUs) of cumulative generation in the current financial year, reinforcing group’s commitment towards excellence in operation across its plants.…
NTPC achieves 100% PLF at three of its power stations
NTPC has achieved 100% Plant Load Factor (PLF) on 9th May 2020, at three of its thermal power stations. NTPC Vindhyachal (4760 MW) in Madhya Pradesh,…
Thermal Power Plants to Have 2,43,034 MW Capacity by 2021-22
As per the extant National Electricity Plan, the installed capacity of thermal power plants of the country, comprising of Coal based and Gas & diesel based…
BHEL commissions 1320 MW supercritical power project
BHEL has successfully commissioned the 1320 MW IB Thermal Power Station (2x660MW). Located in Jharsuguda district of Odisha, the project is owned by Odisha Power Generation…
Stone laid for Buxar and Khurja Thermal Power Plants
Foundation Stones of Buxar and Khurja Thermal Power Plants were digitally unveiled by Narendra Modi from Greater Noida. These plants, 1320 MW each are situated at…
Optimum utilization of fly ash
Ash produced by thermal power plants is a proven resource material for many applications of construction industries and currently is being utilized in Manufacture of Portland…
Methodology for Linkage Rationalization for Independent Power Producers
Recommendation of the Inter-Ministerial Task Force have been approved by the Competent Authority. IMTF undertook a comprehensive review of existing coal sources of IPPs having linkages…