Tantra N Thakur, former Chairman and Managing Director of PTC India Ltd and PTC India Financial Services Ltd and David B Sandalow, the Inaugural Fellow at Columbia University´s Center on Global Energy Policy, have joined the ReNew Power Board of Directors.
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AM/NS India Wins First PM‑SETU Approval, as Andhra Pradesh Leads ITI Transformation
NHAI Finalises Highway Monetisation Plan for FY2026‑27
Sonowal Launches Port Performance Index, Digital Maritime Reforms to Boost Competitiveness
MGL and Fourth Partner Energy Ink MoU for Clean Energy Push
IGIA Deploys SKYCAST, India’s First Next‑Gen All‑Weather Station to Boost Aviation Safety
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SEIL Energy India Hosts South India’s First C&I Conference
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The New Power Corridor
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Noida International Airport: India’s New Visiting Card
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Category: Power & New and Renewable Energy
Business Spearhead
Panish PK, appointed Regional Sales Director, Bosch Power Tools for India & SAARC, has taken over as the new business head of the organisation. Panish will focus on overseeing sales of power tool products in India & SAARC, with a vision for the organisation, which is to get closer to the customers by providing compelling value proposition and customised solutions for both the markets.
PM reviews progress of infrastructure
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reviewed the progress of digital infrastructure, rural infrastructure, and connectivity sectors.
Kejriwal urges PM to allow cancellation of agreements with power cos
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kerjriwal has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and allow cancellation of agreements with power companies, saying they are selling electricity at higher rates.
NDMC ´Smart Grid´ project to improve power distribution
The New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) is coming up with a Rs 500 crore ´Smart Grid´ project aimed at reducing losses through better power distribution and checking thefts and faults in transmission.
NTPC records highest single-day generation of 733.12 MUs
NTPC achieved the largest single day generation of 733.12 million units on August 27. The generation was from its 18 coal-based plants, seven gas-based and eight solar and hydro stations. The cumulative capability of the stations was 91.10 per cent and plant load factor was 86.34 per cent.
Neyveli Lignite to set up 600 MW solar power capacity
Public sector lignite mining and power generating company, Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC), has plans to set up units producing 600 MW solar power. The company has been recently looking at solar and wind, besides, coal as options of fuel, with plans to take total power generation capacity to 12,221 MW from its current 2,740 MW.
UP Govt plans 24-hr power after 2019
The Uttar Pradesh government said it has proposed round-the-clock power supply, except for tube-wells, at all places in the state after 2019.
OFIL to help Uttarakhand in solar
The Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning (OFIL), Dehradun, has decided to provide the agencies of the Uttarakhand government with training to tap solar power.
Govt may cut power price to boost rural supply: Goyal
The Centre plans to supply affordable electricity to rural households by creating huge demand for setting up solar and thermal power capacities, and cutting aggregate transmission and commercial (AT&C) losses.

