Sterlite Power has commissioned its fifth project, the Purulia-Kharagpur Transmission Project, which will supply 1,200 MW of electricity to Ranchi in Jharkhand and Purulia in West Bengal, the company has said in a statement.
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Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
Neyveli Lignite Corp to increase power generation by 2,640 MW
Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) India Limited has proposed to enhance power generation at its Neyveli complex by 2,640 MW, according to Chairman and Managing Director Sarat Kumar Acharya.
ReNew Power plans to raise $450 million through bonds sale
ReNew Power Ventures has launched a sale of bonds to overseas investors to raise $450 million. This will be a uniquely structured deal, where dollar-denominated bonds will be issued by an offshore entity unrelated to the company that will in turn invest in masala bonds issued by ReNew Power of the same value.
NTPC’s 250 MW unit at Bihar begins commercial operations
NTPC has announced that its commercial capacity has increased to 46,178 MW after its subsidiaryÂ’s 250 MW unit became operational at Nabinagar in Biharcommercially
Tata PowerÂ’s non-fossil operating capacity climbs to 3,060 MW
Tata Power, IndiaÂ’s largest integrated power company, has announced that the companyÂ’s total generation from non-fossil operating capacity stands at 3,060 MW, making it the largest renewable energy company in India.
SPML Infra bags orders worth Rs 8000 crore
New orders worth Rs 800 crore were received by SPML Infra Ltd for power substation, rooftop solar power plant, water & wastewater treatment and municipal solid waste management projects from different states in India.
Sterlite Power commissions Purulia project
Sterlite Power has commissioned its fifth project, the Purulia-Kharagpur Transmission Project, which will supply 1,200 MW of electricity to Ranchi in Jharkhand and Purulia in West Bengal, the company has said in a statement.
Kudankulam Power Plant Unit 2 touches 870MW generation
Unit 2 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant reached a new power generation high on January 13. The unit began to generate 870 MW of its full capacity of 1,000 MW.
STFI, IGCC team up for “Solar Payback” project
The Solar Thermal Federation of India (STFI) and the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC) have teamed up for the international ‘Solar Payback’ project, which aims to increase the use of solar thermal energy in industrial processes. The Kick-Off Meeting took place in Mumbai on 16 December 2016.
Goyal wants regulators to work with policymakers
Union Power minister Piyush Goyal said the impact on growth due to demonetisation was “temporary” and assured that “buoyancy would return” to the Indian economy soon.

