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Massive explosion at Navi Mumbai's Uran Power Plant

There has been a blast at the Uran Power Plant in Navi Mumbai. Three people are reported to have been injured in the blast. All the injured have been admitted to the hospital. Efforts are on to control the gas leak.

Oct 09, 2022, 16:56 PM IST

Violence in the power plant of Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh

There has been a tremendous uproar at the Madwa Power Plant in Janjgir Champa district of Chhattisgarh today. The displaced contractual workers, who had been agitating for 28 days, attacked the police team, in which many policemen were injured.

Jan 02, 2022, 23:10 PM IST

Suicide bombers armed with grenades kill 7 in Iraq

The attack comes as Iraqi Shiites mark the first day of the Eid al-Adha feast.

Sep 02, 2017, 17:51 PM IST

Nine killed in platform collapse at power plant in south China

At least nine people were killed and two others sustained injuries after an operation platform collapsed at a power plant in south China`s Guangdong Province on Saturday.

Mar 25, 2017, 20:44 PM IST

Suicide attackers kill 16 at Iraq power plant, says officials

"Three suicide bombers attacked the power plant at around 6:00 am (0830 IST), killing 12 Iraqi administrators and engineers and four Iranian technicians," Dibis mayor Abdullah Nureddin al-Salehi told AFP. 

Oct 21, 2016, 12:26 PM IST

Nighttime images of Puerto Rico before and after outage - As seen from space! (See pics)

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite captured these nighttime images of Puerto Rico before and after the outage. 

Sep 24, 2016, 04:10 AM IST

PM Modi inaugurates NTPC power plant in Telangana

PM Modi inaugurates NTPC power plant in Telangana. it is PM Modi's first visit to the state.

Aug 07, 2016, 18:01 PM IST

Power plants with FSA and mines eligible for coal e-auction

The move is aimed at ensuring adequate availability of coal for electricity generation.

Aug 23, 2015, 12:28 PM IST

BHEL commissions 250 MW unit of NTPC's Bongaigaon power plant

State-run equipment maker BHEL on Tuesday said that it has commissioned a 250 MW unit of NTPC's Bongaigaon thermal power plant in Kokrajhar district in Assam.

Jun 23, 2015, 15:44 PM IST

Bajaj Group commissions 660 MW power plant at Lalitpur, UP

Shishir Bajaj led-Bajaj Group Tuesday commissioned its 660 MW thermal power plant at Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh.

Jun 09, 2015, 21:08 PM IST

Adani, Reliance to build Bangladesh power plants to ease crisis

Two leading Indian power firms will build several plants in Bangladesh to produce up to 4,600 megawatts of electricity to ease the country`s prolonged power crisis, a senior official said on Saturday.

Jun 06, 2015, 15:20 PM IST

Reliance Power to invest $3 bn in power plant in Bangladesh

The company will use the equipment it had contracted for its Samalkot project in Andhra Pradesh for setting up the power plant in Bangladesh in three years from the date of signing power purchase agreement (PPA).

Jun 06, 2015, 12:28 PM IST

Coal India raises shipments ahead of five-day strike

The company accounts for about 80 percent of India`s total output and worker strikes have previously crippled power plants. Coal fuels 60 percent of the country`s power production.

Jan 05, 2015, 13:03 PM IST

South Africa in talks with Vedanta for power plant JV

South Africa has initiated talks with Vedanta Resources for setting up a power plant jointly with a state-run firm, though it is yet to decide if majority stake would be given to the Anil Agarwal-led firm.

Dec 11, 2014, 18:24 PM IST

Coal India signs 161 fuel supply pacts with power plants

The Coal Ministry has said that state-owned CIL has signed 161 fuel supply agreements (FSAs) for a capacity of 73,675 MW.

Nov 10, 2014, 14:47 PM IST

Coal India unions threaten 'work to rule' strike, demand return of blocks

More than half of India`s thermal power plants, which source most of their coal from state behemoth Coal India, have stocks enough to last for only less than a week.

Sep 04, 2014, 15:36 PM IST

Adani Group plans to build Rs 12,500 cr power plant in Odisha

Adani Group is planning to invest Rs 12,500 crore for setting up a thermal power project in Odisha, days after it announced the Rs 6,000-crore deal to buy Lanco Infratech's plant in Karnataka.

Aug 26, 2014, 21:06 PM IST