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Indigenous iron-air battery for LDES enters utility-scale pilot evaluation

A pilot project has been planned at NTPC Simhadri thermal power station to evaluate an indigenous Iron-Air Battery technology for long-duration energy storage (LDES) applications. The project will be implemented by Atal Incubation Centre – Anna Read more

Larsen & Toubro bags main plant package of NTPC’s Lara thermal power project

L&T Energy CarbonLite Solutions has secured a Limited Notice to Proceed (LNTP) from NTPC Ltd for the main plant package of the 2x800 MW Lara Stage-III thermal power plant in Chhattisgarh. The Notice to Proceed will be granted once Read more

The NTPC BESS order marks a significant strategic milestone for SPML Infra

In early May 2026, SPML Infra Ltd landed a massive Rs.1,128-crore EPC order from NTPC to put up a 1-GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at the Central PSU’s Barauni thermal power plant in Bihar. This project is Read more

SPML Infra wins mega Rs.1,128-crore BESS EPC contract from NTPC

SPML Infra Ltd has secured a landmark Rs.1,128-crore contract to develop a 1 GWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at NTPC Ltd’s Barauni thermal power station in Bihar.   This is the first large-scale grid-tied BESS project for SPML Infra, Read more

NTPC outlines over Rs.5,800 crore capex in BESS

NTPC Ltd has planned capital expenditure of over Rs.5,800 crore in setting up battery energy storage system (BESS) units at its various thermal power generating stations, across the nation. The board of NTPC, in its meeting held on March Read more

Toshiba to deploy AI-driven monitoring system at NTPC plants

Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba) announced that its Indian subsidiary Toshiba JSW Power Systems Pvt Ltd (Toshiba JSW) will provide a centralized monitoring system for all power generation plants of the NTPC Group. In a release, Toshiba Read more

Lara-Raigarh reconductoring project approved under RTM

An ISTS scheme project involving re-conductoring of the existing 400kV double-circuit Lara STPS-I to Raigarh (Kotra) transmission line in Chhattisgarh has been approved for implementation under the regulated tariff mechanism (RTM) framework. To be executed by Power Grid Corporation Read more

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Foundation stone for Rajasthan nuclear power project to be laid on September 25

The foundation stone laying ceremony of a greenfield 2,800-MW nuclear power project in Rajasthan is scheduled for September 25, 2025. Comprising four units of 700-MW each, the Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (MBRAPP), is being developed by Anushakti Read more

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KSB receives order for boiler feed pumps from L&T

KSB Ltd has received a major order from Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) for supply of boiler feed pumps. In a stock exchange communication, KSB said that these boiler feed pumps will be deployed at two of NTPC’s upcoming Read more

PGCIL approves Rs.964-crore investment in three RTM projects

The Committee of Directors on Investment on Projects of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), in its meeting held on May 1, 2025, approved investment of Rs.964.44 crore on three interstate transmission system (ISTS) Read more