Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government had ordered closure of Sterlite’s copper smelter in Tuticorin on the issue of pollution.

Starting next year, India has planned to bring down emission levels of all old power plants to national standards by 2022, a top Environment Ministry official has said.

NEW DELHI: Low coal stock at several generation units is a problem of their own making as they ignored warnings against reducing offtake from Coal India Ltd (CIL) during periods of subdued power de

Idle and debt-laden thermal power plants, may get a lease of life with some of the assets being transferred for a special stress resolution.

While the Delhi government has raised an alarm over an imminent power crisis in the capital due to depleting coal reserves, sources in the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) said that coal r

“Of total 21, which were taken up for discussions to remove all hurdles,11 projects ( 339 MW) were at the execution stage and 10 others had not made any progress for years.

About half of NTPC's 40.4 Gw coal-based installed capacity, generates power at Rs 3 or lower. The company will add a 5,000-Mw coal-based capacity this year

Solar auctions would be "dragged further" amid uncertainty about imposition of 70% safeguard duty on solar equipment and concerns among developers over grant of inter-state transmission system (IST

Creditors to Maharashtra-based thermal power plant RattanIndia will meet the officials of Mahagenco next week to discuss the takeover of the facility at Nashik.

The Coal India Limited (CIL) is on the move to erect a thermal power unit in Bokaro and is looking for a Joint Venture for this proposed unit.

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