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Govt defends revised framework for SO2 emission norms
July 15, 2025 6:01 am
Out of the 600 units of coal fired power plants, 537 were identified for installation of flue-gas desulphurization (FGD) technology, to curb SO2 emissions
In Salboni for thermal plant, Bengal CM hits out at critics: ‘We don’t talk, we work’, lays foundation stone for 1600 MW power project
April 22, 2025 4:19 am
The plant, to be built by JSW Energy at an investment of Rs 16,000 crore, will comprise two units of 800 MW each
Will push thermal till 2035 to meet power demand, then reverse for net zero: Power Minister Khattar
September 24, 2024 9:01 am
Peak demand to surge by 80% to 458 GW by 2032
What is dual-tower solar thermal plant, that could boost efficiency by 24%
July 18, 2024 2:12 am
Unlike conventional thermal power plants, this design incorporates molten salt storage, which acts as a thermal battery.
Continue blending of 4% imported coal till October 15, govt tells power plants
June 28, 2024 10:20 pm
In an earlier direction issued in March 2024, the power ministry had allowed all thermal power plants to blend up to six per cent of imported coal with domestic fuel till June this year.
Govt approves 2 thermal power projects in Sonbhadra’s Obra
July 12, 2023 6:43 am
The minister said that the first unit of the project would be ready in 50 months while the second in 56 months, adding that 500 acres of land had already been made available for the project and if required more land would be allotted.
At thermal power plants running on imported coal, govt orders full capacity
May 07, 2022 1:43 am
The order noted that about 7,600 MW of the 17,600 MW of imported coal-based thermal power capacity in the country was not operating as states have not been able to reach agreements with thermal plants on the pass-through of the higher price of imported coal.
How to shock-proof India’s power sector
April 29, 2022 10:39 pm
Shalu Agrawal and Karthik Ganesan write: The efficiency of thermal plants must be increased and regulators empowered to bring down losses
To ease supply strain on coal stocks, Railways to boost rakes
April 23, 2022 6:21 am
A government official told The Indian Express that Railways will increase the number of rakes for transporting coal to powerhouses to 415 per day from about 380 in the first half of April, after a review meeting by the Ministers of Home, Power, Railways, and Coal.
Demand heat triggers outages: Low coal stocks disrupt supply
April 22, 2022 7:24 am
Power demand is expected to rise further as the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted normal to above normal maximum temperatures this summer.
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