NTPC Limited has announced the commencement of commercial operational date (COD) for Unit 2 (660 MW) of North Karanpura super thermal power project (STPP) (3×660 MW).With this, standalone and group commercial capacity of NTPC will become 59,298 MW and 75,418 MW, respectively.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has secured an order from NTPC Limited for setting up the 2×800 MW Singrauli supercritical thermal power plant (STPP) Stage-III on engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) basis.The plant will be set up adjacent to the existing 2,000 MW thermal power station at Singrauli in...
The Government of Vietnam has launched the Van Phong 1 BOT thermal power plant in the central province of Khanh Hoa to supply an additional 8.5 billion kWh of energy annually.The project is funded by Japan-based Sumitomo Corporation.  The project comprises two turbines which generate 1,432 MW of electricity....
PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) has transferred Jewar Transmission Limited and Tirwa Transmission Limited to Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL).Jewar Transmission has been established for the development of “Construction of 400/220 kV, 2×500 MVA gas insulated switchgear substation (GIS) Jewar, 220/33 kV, 2×60 MVA GIS substation Cantt (Chaukaghat) Varanasi,...
The S-Hub consortium, comprising ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Private Limited and Shell Singapore Private Limited, have partnered with the Government of Singapore to develop a cross-border carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the country.The S-Hub project plans to capture and securely store CO2 emissions from Singapore deep underground or under...
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged an order from NTPC Limited to set up a 1,600 MW Singrauli thermal power project (Stage-II).The size of the order is more than Rs 95 billion. The company expects to complete Unit 1 in 50 months and Unit 2 in 54 months....
PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) has incorporated special purpose vehicles (SPVs) for development of two transmission projects.PFCCL has been aThese are Bhuj II Transmission Limited for augmentation of transformation capacity at Bhuj-II PS and Angul Sundargarh Transmission Limited for the development of Eastern Region Generation Scheme -I (ERGS-I). ppointed as...
Kundan Green Energy has announced the construction of a new hydropower plant in Rellichu, Sikkim. The company has bagged the project from the government of Sikkim. Scheduled for completion in 2026, the Rellichu hydropower project is set to produce power from 21 MW project, making a significant contribution to...
Torrent Power Limited has emerged as the successful bidder and has received letter of award (LoA) from Railway Energy Management Company Limited (REMCL) for setting up of grid-connected renewable power projects, with or without storage, for supply of 100 MW round-the-clock (RTC) power.The project cost is approximately Rs 27...
The state-owned Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) is expected to complete the 132 kV Narok–Bomet line in 11 months.The new line will also help alleviate strain on the 132 kV Muhoroni–Chemosit and Kisumu–Muhoroni lines, both grappling with overload issues. The scope of the project involved the construction of a...