Jammu & Kashmir revives 120-year-old Mohra hydel project amid push to ramp up power capacityJammu and Kashmir is reviving the 120-year-old Mohra Power Project. This historic hydroelectric facility shut down in the 1990s. The govern...
03 Apr, 2026, 09.42 AM IST
NHPC says Himachal's Parbati-II project to add Rs 224 cr in annual revenue after it begins opsNHPC's Parbati-III Power Station is projected to see a significant revenue boost of Rs 224.70 crore following the commencement of operation...
24 Apr, 2025, 09.16 PM IST
Patel Engineering secures Rs 240 crore hydropower project from NHPC in SikkimPatel Engineering has secured a Rs 240 crore contract from NHPC for a hydropower project in Sikkim. The project involves modifying a divers...
20 Sep, 2024, 02.58 PM IST
Kakhovka: A strategic dam in Russian-occupied UkraineThe dam on the Dnipro River is a strategic water source for the Russian-annexed Crimean peninsula, and flooding could potentially block Ukr...
07 Jun, 2023, 12.56 PM IST
Lithium reserve found in J-K's Reasi is of best quality: Official"Lithium falls in the critical resource category which was not earlier available in India and we were dependent for its 100 percent import....
11 Feb, 2023, 05.49 PM IST
Ukraine warns of threat to hydroelectric power stationThe threat to the Kaniv hydroelectric power station, located about 100 miles south of Kyiv on the Dnieper River, is part of what Ukrainian ...
06 Mar, 2022, 12.40 PM IST
NHPC offers to take over 4 private projectsState-run NHPC Ltd has proposed to take over four private sector projects of 6,000 MW capacity allotted to Jindal Power, KSK Energy and Him...
06 Sep, 2021, 07.32 AM IST
Did you know Bengaluru was the first city in Asia to use electrical street lamps?The electrification of the city cost Rs 6 lakh in total with an initial annual maintenance expense of Rs 50,000.
23 Aug, 2018, 12.41 PM IST
China's Three Gorges Power Plant claims new world record for hydropower generationWith a much smaller capacity, Brazil's Itaipu hydroelectric plant had long been the champion of world hydropower generation.
02 Jan, 2015, 01.21 PM IST
Government calls for bids from banks to manage NHPC share saleIndia today invited bids from banks to manage a planned share sale inNHPC Ltd that could raise about $500 million at current market price.
21 Jul, 2014, 07.50 PM IST
Power Ministry to meet stakeholders over Subansiri project in AssamThe total cost of NHPC's Subansiri project has gone up by about Rs 1,200 crore due to forced suspension of work since December 2011.
05 Jul, 2014, 05.09 PM IST
Nepal floods not caused by release of dam water, says IndiaIndia has refuted media reports blaming the release of excess water from the Dhauliganga dam in Uttarakhand for the heavy floods in western...
22 Jun, 2013, 06.10 PM IST
- CESC acquires hydroelectric projects in Arunachal Pradesh
CESC today announced that it has acquired two hydroelectric power projects of India Bulls group totaling 146 mw in Arunachal Pradesh for an...
16 May, 2012, 06.38 PM IST
- Chinese firm to build hydro-power plants in Honduras
The Honduran government and Chinese company Sinohydro have signed an agreement to begin construction next year of three dams on the Patuca ...
10 Sep, 2010, 11.43 AM IST
- Tata Power forms equal JV with Norway's SN
Later in 1910, as Tata had envisioned, Tata Hydro Electric Power Company (now known as Tata Power) was born, six years after Jamsetji Tata'...
02 Nov, 2009, 04.33 AM IST
- NHDC announces net profit of Rs 106.10 cr
Announcing a net profit of Rs 106.10 crore in 2005-06, Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation (NHDC) on Thursday said it might ventu...
21 Jul, 2006, 09.20 AM IST
- NHPC signs pact for 3 power projects in Uttaranchal
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd (NHPC) has signed implementation agreements with Uttaranchal government for three hydroelectri...
14 Jun, 2006, 07.10 PM IST