Under the Indo-Bhutan joint initiative, works for new hydropower projects of total 3,500 mw capacity will begin within next one year. The most important one in this list of projects is Sankosh.
FlashNews:
Polaris Smart Metering Secures $80 Million BII Financing to Accelerate India’s Smart Meter Rollout
Delhi Airport Unveils Multi‑Lingual Passenger Guide Under #DELCares
POWERGRID Wins Green World Award 2026 for Climate Change Excellence
Reflections for Safer Roads: The Science of Conspicuity
JAKSON Group Unveils Five Energy Solutions, Eyes Over ₹90 Billion Growth for FY2026‑27
Star Air Launches 70 Weekly Flights, Introduces First‑Ever Direct Mundra-Delhi NCR Route
India’s Data Centre Market to Double, Crossing $22 Billion by 2030: Vestian
“RVNL Delivers 17,000 km Rail Projects, Executes ₹2 Trillion Infrastructure:” Railway Board CEO
Qatar Pledges Deeper Energy Ties with India During Puri’s Doha Visit
IRB Group Reports ₹8.3 Billion FY2026 Toll Revenue, Secures 10% National Share
India and Bhutan Sign Tariff Protocol for Punatsangchhu‑II, Strengthening Hydropower Partnership
IndiGo, Digi Yatra and BIAL Pioneer India’s First International Contactless Travel Trials with IATA
India-Bhutan Hydropower Push: Minister Manohar Lal’s 4-Day Visit to Drive Projects, Trade
India Slashes Airport Charges to Shield Domestic Airlines from ATF Surge Amid West Asia Conflict
India Climbs to Third Globally in Renewable Energy Capacity, Adding Record 55 GW in FY2025-26
Japan’s JFE Engineering Invests ¥750 Million in Antony Waste; First FDI in India’s Waste-to-Energy Sector
SDHI Wins India’s First Ammonia Dual‑Fuel Bulk Carrier Order
SAME and IndiGo Launch Cadet AME Programme to Train India’s Next Aviation Engineers
IndiGo Revises Fuel Charges as ATF Costs Soar
Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
Essar captive power plant
Owing to severe shortage of natural gas, Essar Oil decided to run the 20-million tonne Vadinar refinery in Gujarat on coal-based power instead of gas-based.
Suzlon Group wins orders
Suzlon Group-subsidiary, REpower Systems SE, achieved cumulative orders of approximately 219 mw over a two month period, excluding orders announced separately.
Fall in wind capacity addition
India’s wind power capacity addition fell by nearly half in the first three months of the current financial year over the same period last year.
India sets target of 88,425 mw
The Planning Commission has set a power capacity addition target of 88,425 mw for the current Five-Year Plan period ending March 2017 to bridge the widening demand-supply gap for electricity.
Power supply in Patna to be privatised
The Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) has given its green signal to entrust the Mumbai-based Essar Power the job of power supply and distribution in Patna.
France for nuclear power
French reliance on nuclear power shows no signs of abating, despite widespread reÂactor closures across Europe and negative public opinion, states a new report by energy inÂdustry specialists GlobalData.
Adani Power eyes int’l opportunities
Adani Power is actively evaluating opportunities in different parts of the world, espÂecially in developing nations. Adani Power, which currently has an installed capacity of 4,620 mw,
BHEL sets up 5 mw solar plant
Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has set up a 5-mw grid-connected solar power plantfor Karnataka Power Corporation (KPCL) at a cost of Rs 62 crore at Shivasamudram near Mandya.
Rooftop solar project
A solar photovoltaic power system is going to be installed by the Cochin International Airport at its terminal building this year.

