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India Invests in More Coal-Fired Power to Support Increased Need for Electricity

Darrell Proctor — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:50:26 +0000

Regional areas of India are withdrawing incentives for renewable energy projects and instead signing long-term contracts to buy more coal-fired power generation.

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India’s Largest Coal-Fired Plant Also Part of Country’s Energy Transition

Darrell Proctor — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:21:47 +0000

The NTPC Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station, with an installed generation capacity of 4,783 MW, comprises 13 coal-fired units and includes solar and hydropower installations. The plant continues to implement advanced emission-control technologies as part of India’s broader decarbonization strategy.

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Policy Shift, Private Sector Drive Put Nuclear Recycling Back on the Table

Sonal Patel — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:06:01 +0000

Over nearly five decades, nuclear waste has been treated as an intractable problem, locked in dry casks, relegated to repositories that are slow to materialize, and generally viewed as a costly liability

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Hydropower Growth Continues, Though Policy Challenges Loom in U.S.

Darrell Proctor — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:05:49 +0000

Hydroelectric power generation hit a 10-year high in Europe in 2024, while hydro growth in other regions—most notably China—kept the technology at the top of the list when it comes to global energy output from renewable resources. The International Hydropower Association (IHA) in its 2025 World Hydropower Outlook said hydro is playing a "stablizing role" in Europe and elsewhere when it comes to power supplies at a time of heightened concern about volatile markets and shifting policies around energy, particularly in the U.S.

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India Scientists Develop Hydrogen Production Method Using Only Solar Power

Contributed Content — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 20:40:19 +0000

Scientists in India said they have developed a scalable next-generation device that produces green hydrogen by splitting water molecules using only solar energy. A group at the Bengaluru-based Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), said the process would produce a clean fuel that could support decarbonizing industries, along with fueling vehicles.

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A First for India: GE Vernova Commissions Pumped Storage Unit at Hydro Complex

Darrell Proctor — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:17:18 +0000

Energy equipment group GE Vernova said it has commissioned the first of four 250-MW variable speed units at THDC India Limited’s Tehri Pumped Storage Hydropower Plant, part of the Tehri Hydropower Complex. The 1-GW expansion will increase the facility's power generation capacity to 2.4 GW, making it the country’s largest hydropower plant.

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India Coal Giant Will Invest $3 Billion for Renewables, and Build 1.6-GW Coal-Fired Plant

Darrell Proctor — Fri, 09 May 2025 18:30:46 +0000

State-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) has announced plans to invest about $3 billion to build as much as 4.5 GW of renewable energy generation capacity. The memorandum of understanding, signed May 7 with major ammonia producer AM Green, is expected to significantly increase India’s green hydrogen and ammonia production capabilities.

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India Continues to Expand Renewable Energy Resources

Darrell Proctor — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 05:20:05 +0000

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently reiterated his pledge to more than double his country’s current renewable energy capacity, telling delegates to the India Energy Week 2025 conference in New Delhi

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Plug Power Plans Major Hydrogen Production Plants in India

Darrell Proctor — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 19:17:37 +0000

A U.S.-headquartered manufacturer of green hydrogen fuel cells wants to build what the company’s president called “multi-gigawatt” electrolyzer projects in India. Sanjay Shrestha, president of New York-based Plug Power, in an interview with ETEnergy World said, “We will be excited to be doing multi-gigawatt electrolyzer projects in India before the end of 2030 depending on […]

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India Energy Group Plans ‘World’s Largest’ Data Center

Darrell Proctor — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:52:04 +0000

India’s government is pledging billions in financial support for the country’s ambitions around artificial intelligence (AI), and a Mumbai-headquartered energy group has said it plans to build what it calls the “world’s largest” data center in Jamnagar. Reliance Industries, led by Mukesh Ambani, a billionaire and the company’s chairman, already has a partnership with California-based […]

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