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New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): Energy-intensive artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are expected to drive a sharp rise in power consumption, with data center power usage projected to increase by 160 per cent by 2030, according to a report by Goldman Sachs. The report noted that after nearly a decade of flat power demand growth, the emergence of AI-driven data centers is set to transform the global energy landscape. It stated "data center power usage is expected to increase +160 per ...Read More >
Kerala is experiencing heavy rainfall across several regions. Low-lying areas are inundated, and water levels in dams, including Mullaperiyar, have risen. Authorities have opened dam shutters to release excess water. The India Meteorological Department forecasts light to moderate showers for the next seven days, with an orange alert issued for several districts. Residents in flood-prone areas are being evacuated. Heavy rains lashed several parts of Kerala on Saturday, causing inundation of low- ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 21 (PTI) India's eight key infrastructure sectors' output stood at 3 per cent in September, slower than the 6.5 per cent expansion recorded in August, according to official data released on Tuesday. The core sectors' output growth was 2.4 per cent in September last year. In September this year, these eight sectors recorded the lowest growth in the last three months due to a fall in the output of coal, crude oil, refinery products and natural gas. The growth rate in the producti ...Read More >
Chennai: India's fast breeder reactor programme achieved twin milestones this week. The Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, marked 40 years of attaining first criticality. Meanwhile, engineers began loading fuel into the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR), the country's most advanced and complex atomic power plant.Officials said the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) recently granted permission for fuel loading into the 500 M ...Read More >
Idukki: Following heavy rains, the water levels at various dams in Idukki have risen, prompting authorities to release water, the district administration said on Saturday. The water level in the Mullaperiyar dam has crossed 137 feet, leading to the opening of three shutters to 75 cm and the release of 163 cusecs of water at 9 am, according to an official statement.At 8 am, the water level at the dam was recorded as 138.25 ft above the permissible limit, officials said.The volume of water releas ...Read More >
Agartala: Tripura is exploring the possibility of exporting electricity to Nepal, Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath said on Friday, adding that the central government will take the final decision after deliberations in New Delhi. Delivering the inaugural address at the 132 KV Gokulnagar sub-station under the NER Power System Improvement Project at Gokulnagar Rastarmatha Sports Ground, Nath said the state had spent Rs 43.98 crore on the 132/33 KV sub-station, which aims to supply uninterrupted, qual ...Read More >
New Delhi: NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL), the renewable energy arm of India's largest power utility, NTPC Limited, announced today the commissioning of a new solar power capacity in Bhuj, Gujarat. A part capacity of 12.5 MW of the solar project has been declared commercially operational (COD) with effect from October 17, 2025. The commissioning marks a significant milestone for the power giant, as the new capacity increases the NTPC Group's total installed and commercial capacity to 83,906 M ...Read More >
India is set to invest 6.4 trillion rupees in a massive transmission plan. This initiative aims to harness over 76 gigawatts of hydroelectric power from the Brahmaputra basin by 2047. The plan focuses on developing numerous projects in the northeastern states. This move is crucial for meeting India's growing electricity demand and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. India's power planning authority has drawn up a 6.4 trillion rupees ($77 billion) transmission plan to move more than 76 gigawatts ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 9: Chevron India has inaugurated its new facility in Bengaluru Bellandur tech corridor, marking one year of operations for its Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center (ENGINE). * More than 1000 professionals have already joined Chevron ENGINE (Engineering and Innovation Excellence Center) to support Chevron global projects and operations * Spanning 312,000 sq. ft., ENGINE is a LEED-certified facility, designed to enhance collaboration for ENGINE AI-f ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday mocked AAP govt's claim of having a "power cut free" Punjab, asking whether it added any extra unit to the existing power generation capacity of the state.Warring said AAP's claims did not even materialise into schemes, but were limited to slogans. "Ensuring a power-cut free state means extra generation of power, and for that, you need extra power plants," he pointed out, while asking, "which new power project has AAP ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Power giant NTPC on Wednesday said it is transferring two coal mines to its wholly-owned subsidiary NTPC Mining Ltd. The transfer of Chatti Bariatu Coal Mine and Badam Coal Mine, located in Jharkhand, with effect from October 1, 2025, NTPC said in an exchange filing. "... In accordance with the amended Business Transfer Agreement (BTA) dated 17th September 2025, the two coal blocks/mines have been transferred to NTPC Mining Limited...," the company said. Under the Minis ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) on Wednesday said it has operationalised 112.5 MW of power projects at Khavda in Gujarat, taking its total generation capacity to 16,598.6 MW. The company has operationalised a solar project of 87.5 MW through its stepdown subsidiary Adani Renewable Energy Fifty Six Limited. Through Adani Green Energy Twenty Five B Limited, a hybrid project of 25 MW has been operationalised at the same location. Based on the relevant clearances, it was deci ...Read More >
India's industrial sector recorded a steady growth of 4.0% year-on-year in August 2025, according to the Quick Estimates of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) released by the ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. This marks an improvement over the 3.5% growth reported in July 2025. The overall IIP for August 2025 stood at 151.7, up from 145.8 in the same month last year.Among the core sectors, mining led the growth with a 6.0% increase, followed by electricity at 4.1% and ma ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's industrial production grew at four per cent in August, mainly due to better performance by the mining sector, according to government data released on Monday. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth rate for July has been revised upwards to 4.3 per cent from the earlier estimate of 3.5 per cent. In August 2024, the IIP recorded flat growth. "With the mining sector growth at six per cent, the All India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) recorded a four per cent year- ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): India's industrial output, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), recorded a year-on-year growth of four per cent in August 2025, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on Monday. The growth in August came after the index had risen 3.5 per cent in July 2025. The Quick Estimates of IIP stood at 151.7 in August 2025, higher than 145.8 recorded in the same month last year. "The index is compiled w ...Read More >
Indian Railways Finance Corp. Ltd. (IRFC) sanctioned a Rs 12,640 crore term loan to Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co. on Friday for a thermal power project, according to a press release from the company. The loan is to finance a 2x660 MW Super Critical Thermal Power Project that will be set up in HTPS, Korba (West), Chhattisgarh. "The loan agreement was signed today at CSPGCL's headquarters in Raipur between Nav Goel, general manager, IRFC, and Sandeep Modi, executive director (finance) a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): India's industrial output, as measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), rose to a seven-month high of four per cent in August 2025, driven largely by strong growth in the mining and electricity sectors, according to a press release by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI). The mining sector registered a robust growth of 6 per cent in August, rebounding from a negative 7.2 per cent year-on-year growth in July 2025, while electricity ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's index of industrial production (IIP) in August showed strong growth in infrastructure and primary goods, experts said on Monday, highlighting a steady recovery in the mining, electricity, and capital-intensive sectors. According to Hemant Jain, President of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), IIP grew at 4 per cent in August -- marking a seven-month high, driven by strong recovery in the mining and electricity sectors. The mining sector gre ...Read More >
Agartala: Tripura Power Minister Ratan Lal Nath said on Thursday that the Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) has made full preparations to ensure uninterrupted power supply across the state during the Durga Puja festivities. He made the statement while addressing the media after chairing a virtual meeting with officials from TSECL to review the state's preparedness for providing reliable electricity to all consumers and puja pandals during the celebrations. "We held a review ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The GST rationalisation is expected to boost consumption demand during the festive season, which is likely to augur well for manufacturing output in September-October 2025, once the older inventories are off the shelves, economists said on Monday. The IIP growth was recorded at 4 per cent in August 2025. Mining output witnessed a year-on-year expansion after a gap of four months, and growth in electricity generation inched up to a 5-month high in the month. " ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (PTI) India's industrial production grew at 4 per cent in August, mainly due to better performance by the mining sector, according to government data released on Monday. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growth rate for July has been revised upwards to 4.3 per cent from the earlier estimate of 3.5 per cent. In August 2024, the IIP recorded flat growth. "With the mining sector growth at 6 per cent, the All India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) recorded a 4 per cent ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's industrial growth, based on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), accelerated 4 per cent in August this year driven by a strong performance in the mining sector, according to data released by the Ministry of Statistics on Monday. The industrial growth rate has accelerated for the second month in a row from a four-month high of 3.5 per cent in July which in turn had surged from 1.5 per cent in June. The mining sector bounced back with a strong grow ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 26 (ANI): The Ministry of Coal on Friday successfully organised the 2nd roadshow on Coal Gasification - Surface and Underground Technologies in collaboration with FICCI in New Delhi. Building upon the success of the first edition held in Mumbai, the event focused on promoting India's cleaner and more sustainable coal utilisation technologies, according to a release from the Ministry of Coal. Rupinder Brar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal and Sanoj ...Read More >
Over the course of the day, PM Modi logged nearly 4.5 hours of air travel, including 2 hours of chopper rides, to connect with people and projects across multiple states Prime Minister Narendra Modi's day on September 25th was marked by a hectic schedule and diverse engagements, reflecting both his pace of work and his outreach across multiple sectors, despite being on a 9-day fast during Navratri. Over the course of the day, PM Modi logged nearly 4.5 hours of air travel, including 2 hours of ...Read More >
LITTLETON, Colorado, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Global shipments of thermal coal - used for power generation - climbed to their highest levels since late 2024 in August on the back of strong import orders by China, Japan and South Korea. The jump in coal purchases came after nine straight months of year-over-year declines in monthly coal exports, which had raised expectations that 2025 may mark the first full-year contraction in global coal trade since 2020. A combination of reduced domestic coal pro ...Read More >
PNN Surat (Gujarat) [India], September 23: KP Group, a leading name in India's renewable energy sector, organised an intensive training programme on green hydrogen at its state-of-the-art facility at Matar in Bharuch, in collaboration with the Power Sector Skill Council (PSSC). The training underscored KP Group's focus on skill development and workforce readiness in the emerging green hydrogen economy. Over 35 participants successfully completed this intensive training and was awarded with cer ...Read More >
New Delhi: Amid growing concerns over China's ongoing construction of the world's largest hydropower dam, on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet, India has accelerated work on its very own high-impact project, the Dibang Multipurpose project in Arunachal Pradesh. Positioned as a strategic counterbalance to China's damming plans upstream, India's 2,880 MW Dibang project is not only its largest hydropower venture but will also feature the country's tallest dam structure. The project, which has no ...Read More >
Power Ltd. (APL), India's largest private sector thermal power generator, today said it has signed a 25-year Power Supply Agreement (PSA) with Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd. (BSPGCL) for supply of 2,400 MW of power from a greenfield ultra super critical plant to be set up at Pirpainti in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. AdPower Ltd. (APL), India's largest private sector thermal power generator, today said it has signed a 25-year Power Supply Agreement (PSA) with Bihar State Power Generat ...Read More >
Patna: In a major development, Adani Power Ltd, India's largest private-sector thermal power generator, on Friday received a Letter of Intent from Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd. The LOI was issued for setting up a 2,400-megawatt plant in Pirpainti. As per reports, the Adani Group company has signed a 25-year power supply agreement with the BSPGCL. Now, Adani Power will generate electricity from the upcoming greenfield ultra supercritical thermal power plant to fulfil the state's ener ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], September 13 (ANI): Adani Power Ltd. (APL), India's largest private sector thermal power generator, today said it has signed a 25-year Power Supply Agreement (PSA) with Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd. (BSPGCL) for supply of 2,400 MW of power from a greenfield ultra super critical plant to be set up at Pirpainti in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. This is further to the LoA awarded by BSPGCL to APL, on behalf of North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. (NBPD ...Read More >
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