The Jammu and Kashmir government has approved the Hydro Electric Project Development Policy 2011 to harness huge hydel potential of 20,000 MW.
FlashNews:
Future of Himalayas White Paper Calls for Systemic Shift in Development and Resilience
Global Wind Installations Surge 40% as Sector Charts Path Beyond Energy Crisis
Siemens Ushers in Industrial AI Transformation with Eigen Engineering Agent at Hannover Messe
India and Asian Markets Adapt to Middle East LNG Disruption: S&P Global Energy
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
Coal block bidding
The government expects to introduce competitive bidding for auctioning coal blocks by the end of the financial year.
NTPC plans ash pipeline to restart 4 units
NTPC has proposed to lay a 40-km long pipeline for ash disposal from the four units of the 3,000-MW NTPC Kaniha plant in order to restart opeÂration of the four units.
Power Min demands gas for 8 projects
Towards meeting the production of 3,153.5 MW of electricity, through gas, in the 11th Plan period, the Power Ministry has asked the Petroleum Ministry to expressly consider allocating 16.23 million metric standard cubic metre per day (mmscmd) of gas.
Tata Power secures coal for Mundra UMPP
Tata Power has received coal from Arutmin mines, Indonesia, for its 4,000-MW ultra mega power project (UMPP) at Mundra.
Alstom bags $414 mn hydel project
Alstom, in consortium with Hindustan Construction Company (HCC), bagged a contract worth more than $414 million by the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC).
Tata BP Solar commissions 1 MW unit
Tata BP Solar India has installed and commissioned 1 MW scale solar poÂwer plant in the co-operative sector under the Rooftop and Other Small Solar Power Generation Plant scheme.
NHPC, OHPC JV to set up 320 MW hydel units
NHPC and Orissa Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC) have formed a joint venture (JV) to build three hydro power projects with a total capacity of 320 mw at an estimated cost of Rs 2600 crore in the state.
PNGRB clears GSPL grid proj
Gujarat State Petronet (GSPL) received authorisation from the gas regulator PetrolÂeum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) to lay 4,000 km long pipelines on thrÂee routes at an investment of Rs 12,500 crore.
Punj Lloyd bags Rs 3.3 bn order
Punj Lloyd Group won an order worth Rs 330 crore for process facilities and utilities at an upcoming crude oil storage cavern in Mangalore, Karnataka.

