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SECTOR | 02 Sep 2025, 03:01PM

India's ageing wind infra has potential to unlock 25.4 GW capacity

Business Line

India's wind repowering sector holds a transformative potential worth 1.391.52 lakh crore, offering the possibility of unlocking 25.4 GW of enhanced capacity from ageing wind infrastructure,

Energy and Power

SECTOR | 01 Sep 2025, 04:48PM

India's power consumption rises 4.4% to 150.47 bn units in August

Business Standard

Power consumption in the country grew 4.4 per cent year-on-year to 150.47 billion units (BU) in August. Power consumption was recorded at 144.11 BU in August 2024, according to official data. Experts said continuous rainfall in most parts of the country affected power consumption and demand in August. The highest supply in a day (peak power demand met) in August rose to 229.71 GW last month, from about 216.47 GW in August 2024. Peak power demand had touched an all-time high of about 250 GW in May 2024. The previous all-time high peak power demand of 243.27 GW was recorded in September 2023. According to government estimates, peak power demand was expected to touch 277 GW in the summer of 2025. However, this summer (April onwards), the record peak power demand was 242.77 GW in June. According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), India received 743.1 mm of rainfall between June 1 and August 31, about 6 per cent above the long-period average of 700.7 mm. June rainfall w

Energy and Power

SECTOR | 01 Sep 2025, 04:28PM

GH2 Solar to set up green hydrogen electrolyzer manufacturing facility in Madhya Pradesh

Business Line

The facility, located in Morena district, will begin with an annual manufacturing capacity of 105 megawatt (MW)

Energy and Power

SECTOR | 01 Sep 2025, 01:17PM

OpenAI eyes India data centre with 1 GW capacity, builds local presence

Business Standard

OpenAI plans to build a 1-gigawatt data centre in India and is expanding its local team; the move is part of its Stargate AI infrastructure push in Asia

Energy and Power

SECTOR | 31 Aug 2025, 05:26PM

Uttarakhand landslide: 19 NHPC workers trapped inside Dhauliganga project

Business Standard

Nineteen workers of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC) were trapped inside a power house on Sunday as a landslide blocked normal and emergency tunnels of Dhauliganga Power Project in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh, officials said. Dharchula Deputy District Magistrate Jitendra Verma said that machines have been deployed to remove the debris, and the way will be cleared by evening, after which all the workers will be able to come out. The path leading to the normal and emergency tunnels of the Dhauliganga power project in Ealagarh area near Dharchula here in the district was blocked due to a landslide caused by heavy rains. He said that despite the continuous falling of debris, the work of clearing the way is underway with the help of JCB machines of the Border Roads Organisation. Verma said that all the workers are safe and they will come out after the way to the power house is opened. He also said that power generation from the power project is continuing normally.

Energy and Power

SECTOR | 30 Aug 2025

Torrent Power to invest 22,000 crore on developing 1600 MW coal-based power project in MP

Business Line

The 2x800 MW power plant will be based on the Design, Build, Finance, Own, and Operate model, and will come up at Annupur in MP

Adani Power Receives LoA For 800 MW Thermal Power Plant In Madhya Pradesh

NDTV Profit | 30 Aug 2025 1 more

Energy and Power

SECTOR | 29 Aug 2025

Waaree Energies maintains top solar module supplier position in India

Business Line

Waaree operates with a global module manufacturing capacity of approximately 16.7 GW and domestic cell manufacturing capacity of 5.4 GW

Power sector to require 3 trn investment in 5 years: Praveer Sinha

Business Standard | 29 Aug 2025

Energy and Power

SECTOR | 29 Aug 2025

Adani Power To Develop 2,400 Megwatt Thermal Power Project In Bihar

NDTV Profit

Adani Power had informed the exchanges that it has received the letter of intent for the same project, earlier this month.

Adani Power receives LoA from Bihar State Power Generation Company

Business Line | 29 Aug 2025

Energy and Power

SECTOR | 28 Aug 2025

Nalco Exploring Joint Venture Partnership With Coal India, NTPC: CMD Brijendra Pratap Singh

NDTV Profit

Singh told reporters here that the Navaratna company will set up a 1,080 MW power plant in Angul, Odisha for its smelter unit.

Serentica Renewables partners with Shanghai Gotion Digital for one of India's largest BESS facility

Business Line | 28 Aug 2025 4 more

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SECTOR | 28 Aug 2025

Power Mech Projects bags 371 cr civil works order from Mahan Energen

Business Standard

Power Mech Projects on Thursday said that it has secured an order worth Rs 370.84 crore from Adani Power arm Mahan Energen for the execution of civil works at the Mahan Phase-III project in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. Mahan Energen Ltd was formerly known as Essar Power M P Ltd. The scope of work includes the execution of civil works and erection of prefabricated structural steel for BTG (boiler turbine generator) units 1and 2, the main powerhouse, central control building, ESP, FGD and limestone handling system, switchyard, and other ancillary works for Mahan PHASE III (2 x 800 MW), Mahan Energen Ltd at Singrauli, according to a regulatory filing. "We are delighted to announce that our company has secured Rs 370.84 crore (Excluding GST and BOCW Cess) order from Mahan Energen Ltd (MEL), one of the subsidiaries of Adani Power Ltd, for execution of civil works ," it said. The order will be executed in 30 months from the date of issuance of notice to proceed. PTI KKS 1.0.