Hindalco Industries placed an order with Bharat Heavy Electrical (BHEL) for between Rs 1,200 and Rs 1,500 crore. The order victory is for the implementation of a two-unit, 150-megawatt BTG package at the state-owned company’s Aditya Aluminum factory in Lapanga, Sambalpur district, according to a BSE announcement. Under the contract, the BTG package will be…
According to the most recent report by the Lok Sabha’s Standing Committee, the government plans to build 3.3 GW of hydro capacity, 2.2 GW of nuclear capacity, and 6.5 GW of thermal capacity in FY26. By January 31, just 1.4 GW of thermal power had been added, compared to the FY25 target of 15.4 GW,…
On Monday, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) revealed that it had received orders totaling more than Rs 11,000 crore from Adani Power and Mahan Energen, a subsidiary of Adani Power, for the provision of equipment (such as boilers, turbines, and generators) and supervision of the erection and commissioning of three power projects located in Mahan,…
Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi announced on Wednesday that preparations are in the works to boost coal reserves at thermal power plants from 24 million tonnes (mt) to 40 mt by March 2023. As of Tuesday, coal reserves at coal-fired power plants stood at 24.6 mt, according to the National Power Portal. “Our coal inventories are…
NMDC’s three million tonnes per annum (mtpa) greenfield steel plant at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh is likely to be operational towards the end of September, after a delay of nearly seven years. The state-run company spent Rs 20,240 crore as of May this year for the plant and is likely to spend another Rs 1,700 crore…
