Thermal Power Plant

Country's Biggest Solar Park In Rajasthan, At The Heart Of India's Clean Energy Push

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Sunday May 21, 2017

Bhadla village on the fringes of the Thar Desert about 200 km from Rajasthan's famed Jodhpur city wasn't on the tourist map and nobody ever went there. It only made headlines for extreme heat, temperatures that went up to 52 degrees in the summer. But the sun's bounty is now helping change the lives of the people. It is the heart of India's clean e...

9 Killed As Thermal Plant's Operational Platform Collapses In China's Guangdong

World News | Reuters | Saturday March 25, 2017

An operation platform collapsed at a power plant in China on Saturday, killing nine people and injuring two, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

NTPC Shares Jump Nearly 6%; Market Value Rises By Rs 7,709 Crore

Press Trust of India | Thursday January 12, 2017

On the volume front, 11.15 lakh shares of the company were traded on BSE and over one crore shares changed hands at NSE during the day.

Jaiprakash Power Ventures Seeks Nod To Convert Rs 3,000 Crore Debt To Equity

Press Trust of India | Monday January 9, 2017

Jaiprakash Power Ventures has sought shareholders nod, through postal and electronic ballot, to convert part of its outstanding debt of Rs 3,058 crore into 305.80 crore equity shares.

BGR Energy Systems Bags Rs 2,789-Crore Order

Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 22, 2016

NLCI, jointly with Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (UPRVUNL), is setting up a 1,980 MW coal-based super critical thermal power plant at Ghatampur, Uttar Pradesh through its subisidiary firm NUPPL.

Reliance Power To Double Power Plants' Capacity; Plans 400MW Solar Unit

Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 27, 2016

Reliance Power plans to double capacity of its Rosa and Butibori thermal power plants and will set up a 400 MW solar plant in the coming years, the company's Chairman Anil Ambani said.

JSW Energy, Jaiprakash Power Ventures Gain On CCI Nod For Bina Unit

Tuesday September 20, 2016

Shares of JSW Energy and Jaiprakash Power Ventures advanced as much as 1.7 and 3.3 per cent each respectively after the Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved Sajjan Jindal-promoted JSW Energy's purchase of the 500-MW Bina thermal power plant from Jaiprakash Power Ventures.

JSW Energy-Jaiprakash Deal For Bina Plant Gets Fair Trade Regulator's Nod

Press Trust of India | Monday September 19, 2016

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Sajjan Jindal-promoted JSW Energy's purchase of the 500-MW Bina thermal power plant from Jaiprakash Power Ventures.

NTPC Calls For Utilisation Of Badarpur Plant Surplus Coal: Report

Press Trust of India | Sunday September 18, 2016

NTPC has requested the government to allow surplus coal at its Badarpur thermal power plant in Delhi to be utilised for a power unit in Madhya Pradesh.

Get Coal For Power Plant Via Auction, Panel Tells GVK

Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 13, 2016

An inter-ministerial panel on coal linkages has asked GVK to obtain fossil fuel through special forward e-auction for its 540-mw thermal power project near Goindwal Sahib in Punjab.

2 Dead, Over 70 Injured In Clashes Between Police, Villagers In Jharkhand's Ramgarh

India News | Agencies | Wednesday August 31, 2016

Two people have died and over 70 injured after a clash broke out between the villagers and police outside a thermal power plant in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district on Monday.

Vedanta's Talwandi Saboo Power Plant Becomes Fully Operational

Press Trust of India | Monday August 29, 2016

Vedanta's 1,980 MW Talwandi Saboo thermal power plant has become fully operational with the 660 MW third unit starting commercial generation.

PM Modi To Lay Foundation Of Rs 10,600-cr Telangana Power Project

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 7, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today lay the foundation stone for the first phase of NTPC's Telangana Super Thermal Power Project (STPP).

Jaiprakash Power Surges On Sale Of Plant To JSW Energy

NDTV Profit Team | Tuesday July 19, 2016

Shares of Jaiprakash Power Ventures surged as much as 13 per cent to hit intraday high of Rs 6.90 after the company said it plans to sell its thermal power plant in Bina, Madhya Pradesh, to JSW Energy for Rs 2,700 crore.

Jaiprakash Power Sells Plant To JSW Energy In Rs 2,700-Crore Deal

Thomson Reuters | Monday July 18, 2016

Jaiprakash Power Ventures Ltd plans to sell a 500 megawatt thermal power plant in central India to JSW Energy Ltd for Rs 2,700 crore ($402 million) including debt, both companies said on Monday.

Fly Ash Causing Havoc Across A Dozen Villages In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Siddharth Ranjan Das | Friday June 10, 2016

Farmer Bablu Chouhan is waging a daily battle to clear the constant barrage of fly ash, which is turning his 5-acre farmland in Dogalia village barren. Almost all his family members are ill.

How Dhanush Filmed Thodari. It Was 'Life Threatening'

Rinku Gupta, iflickz.com | Monday May 23, 2016

"After college, I was posted as supervisor in the Thermal power plant at Ghaziabad for four months. I travelled from Chennai to Delhi on the Grand Trunk Express and the events and people on the 2-day journey inspired me to make Thodari," said Prabhu Solomon

BHEL Commissions Thermal Power Plant In Madhya Pradesh

Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 3, 2016

State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) on Tuesday announced commissioning of a 600 MW coal-based thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh.

PM Narendra Modi To Lay Foundation Stone For India's Biggest Power Plant

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 15, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone for a power plant of Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (PVUNL), a joint venture company of National Thermal Power Corporation and Jharkhand government, on April 24.

JSW Energy Eyeing Distressed Power Plants: CFO, JSW Group

Thomson Reuters | Monday March 28, 2016

JSW Energy is looking at various distressed coal-fired power plants in anticipation of demand improving, an executive said, amid talk the company is buying a big power plant from Jindal Steel & Power.

Monnet Ispat Shareholders Approve Sale of Power Arm

Press Trust of India | Saturday March 26, 2016

MPCL, in which MIEL has 87.5 per cent stake, is setting up a thermal power plant of 1,050 MW capacity in Angul (Odisha).

BHEL Commissions Second 270 Megawatt Thermal Unit in Punjab

Press Trust of India | Monday March 21, 2016

State-run BHEL has commissioned another 270 MW unit at Goindwal Sahib coal-fired power project in Punjab.

Low Water Level Shuts Down Most Of Farakka Power Plant In West Bengal

India News | Edited by Jatin Gandhi | Saturday March 12, 2016

Abysmally low level of water in the Farakka Feeder Canal has caused the National Power Thermal Power Corporation to shut down five units of its power plant at Farakka in Murshidabad district of West Bengal.

Row Over Nellore Power Plant: Power For 5 Million Or Reason To Fear?

India News | Written by Smitha TK With inputs from J Sam Daniel Stalin | Thursday March 3, 2016

A Rs 20,000 crore thermal project in Nellore, which is the largest Foreign Direct Investment-driven project in the country, is today the boast and pride of Andhra Pradesh. The 2640 MW Sembcorp Gayathri power complex is a collaborative project with a Singapore-based firm and is expected to supply power to over five million people.

Power Generation Starts in 2nd Barh Plant Unit: NTPC

Press Trust of India | Saturday February 20, 2016

This would help Bihar in tiding over a power crisis.

Lanco's Thermal Plant Gets Extension of Validity for Environment Clearance

Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 16, 2016

Lanco has received 2-year extension of environment clearance validity, with certain conditions, for its 1,320 MW thermal power plant in Maharashtra.

Government For Time-Bound Programme To Reuse Municipal Waste Water

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 22, 2016

A time-bound programme will be developed for reuse of the sewage treated water of Nagpur Municipal Corporation by NTPC's thermal power plant at Mouda, Maharashtra.

BHEL Gains on Commissioning Thermal Power Plant in West Bengal

NDTV | Wednesday December 16, 2015

Shares of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) jumped as much as 2.5 per cent to hit intraday high of Rs 170.10 after the company post the market hours on Tuesday said that it has commissioned a 500 megawatt thermal power plant in West Bengal.

Why Not Shut Down Delhi's Badarpur Power Plant, Asks Pollution Watchdog

India News | Written by Rahul Shrivastava | Wednesday December 9, 2015

Amid the controversy over Delhi government's plan to contain vehicular pollution, the Pollution Control Committee has asked why the power plant at Delhi's Badarpur -- considered one of the key sources pollution -- should not be shut down.

NTPC Expects to Start First 800 Megawatt Unit of Kudgi Plant in FY16

Press Trust of India | Saturday November 7, 2015

Country's largest power producer NTPC expects to commission the first 800 mw unit of its 4,000 MW Kudgi super thermal power project in Karnataka in the current fiscal.