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• Hindustan Power inks deal with UPPCL to set up 435 MW DC solar project

  08 Aug 2025

  Hindustan Power has signed a power purchase agreement with the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) to establish a 435-megawatt direct current (MW DC) solar power project, the company said in a statement. . ...Read More

• Deocha Pachami coal block to start operation from Sept 2027

  08 Aug 2025

  Deocha Pachami coal block in West Bengal’s Birbhum district is scheduled to starts operation from September 27, 2027, informed Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy, . ...Read More

• Coal India earmarks Rs 16,000 cr capex for FY26

  08 Aug 2025

  Coal India’s (CIL) capital expenditure (capex) plan for 2025-26 (FY26) stands at Rs 16,000 crore, which will have a significant portion planned towards foray into critical minerals, coal gasification, thermal power plants and renewable energy portfolio, according to a BSE filing. . ...Read More

• CIL clears way for TPPs to sell power in exchanges

  08 Aug 2025

  In a major policy shift Coal India Limited (CIL) has cleared the decks for un-requisitioned surplus (URS) power generated by the thermal power plants that use CIL’s linkage coal under long and medium term fuel supply agreements (FSAs), to be sold in power market and exchanges with effect from August 1, 2025, according to a senior official of the company. . ...Read More

• SECI conducts first-ever auction for procurement of Green Ammonia

  07 Aug 2025

  In a landmark development under the National Green Hydrogen Mission, the first- ever auction conducted by SECI for the procurement of Green Ammonia under the SIGHT Scheme (Mode-2A) has achieved a record low price discovery of Rs 55.75/kg, according to an official release. . ...Read More

• Advait Energy post 67% jump in Q1 PAT

  07 Aug 2025

  Advait Energy Transitions reported a 67 percent increase in its profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 9.69 crore during April-June quarter (Q1) of 2025-26 (FY26) as compared to Rs 5.43 crore during the year-ago quarter, according to a company release. . ...Read More

• L&T’s Rajpura TPP named India’s best for lowest emission

  07 Aug 2025

  Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has named L&T arm Nabha Power’s Rajpura thermal power plant (TPP) as India’s best-performing supercritical coal-based thermal power plant for emission intensity in the below 800 megawatts (MW) capacity category, according to a company release. . ...Read More

• CCI okays Dalmia Bharat to acquire Jaiprakash Associates

  07 Aug 2025

  The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Dalmia Bharat’s proposal to acquire 100 percent stake at Jaiprakash Associates (JAL), according to information available with ICMW. . ...Read More

• JK Lakshmi Cement rejigs senior management

  05 Aug 2025

  JK Lakshmi Cement’s board has approved the approved the appointment of Shrivats Singhania as Deputy Managing Director, Vimal Bhandari as Independent Director and reappointment Arun Kumar Shukla as President & Director from August 1, 2025, according to a BSE filing. . ...Read More

• Tata Power's net up 6%, rev up 4% in Q1

  05 Aug 2025

  Tata Power has reported a Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs 1,262 crore during April-June quarter of 2025-26 (FY26) up 6 percent as compared to Rs 1,189 crore during the year-ago quarter, according to BSE filing. . ...Read More

• JK Lakshmi Cement's PAT up at RS 150 cr, income up 12% in Q1

  05 Aug 2025

  JK Lakshmi Cement has posted a 164 percent increase in its profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 149.88 crore during as compared to Rs 56.68 crore during the year-ago quarter, according to a BSE filing. . ...Read More

• Shree Cement's PAT doubles in Q1

  05 Aug 2025

  Shree Cement has posted a 95 percent increase in its profit after tax (PAT) during April-June quarter (Q1) of 2025-26 (FY26) at Rs 619 crore as compared to Rs 318 crore during the year-ago quarter, according to a BSE filing. . ...Read More

• India's logistics cost projected to decline to 9% by 2025

  05 Aug 2025

  Improved road infrastructure has brought logistics costs down from 16 percent to 10 percent and is projected to reach 9 percent by December 2025, according to an official release. . ...Read More

• Tranche 12 of commercial coal auction sees 7 mines under hammer

  05 Aug 2025

  Ministry of Coal has successfully auctioned seven mines under Tranche 12 commercial coal block auction in the forward auctions, held between July 28-31, 2025, according to an official release. . ...Read More

• Centre commissions 1 MW green hydrogen plant at Kandla Port

  04 Aug 2025

  Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the 1 megawatt (MW) green hydrogen power plant at the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) at Kandla, according to an official report. . ...Read More