The Osmanaia University to get face lifted very soon in order to construct a new reading complex, one each for both men and women, six hostel buildings to setting up a new 4 MW solar power plant. With an outlay of Rs 500 crore, the university administration is coming up with student learning facilities.

Ambuja Cements plans to expand its clinker capacity by eight million tonnes at Bhatapara and Maratha units with 42 MW of WHRS, with provision to utilise 50 per cent AFR and provision to operate on green power, the company said. The capacity expansion projects will enable production of Blended Green Cement of 14 million tonnes, post all requisite approvals.

India has targeted increasing its thermal power generation capacity by 14,700 megawatt in FY24. It is an ambitious target as in FY23, both centre and the states added just 1,460 MW against the target of 6,350 MW.

Arunachal Pradesh is likely to sign pacts with four state-owned power companies, towards the end of the month, for the development of 13 hydro power projects with a total capacity of around 12,000 MW.

The Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, and Agency for New and Renewable Energy Research and Technology (ANERT) are in the process of assessing the feasibility of 234 government and corporation-owned buildings in the city to install solar power plants.

Global power technology major Cummins Inc has signed a definitive agreement with Tata Motors to manufacture a range of low-to zero-emissions technology products in India over the next few years.

Naveen Jindal-led Jindal Steel & Power (JSPL) is laying the groundwork to add about 15 million tonne of integrated cement capacity to its existing steel and power businesses.

Anticipating increased demand for power in the coming summer, Indian Railways has created a roadmap to use nearly 600 freight trains per day only to transport coal to thermal power projects by June

Even as the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) aka Mahavitaran is preparing to install smart prepaid meters in Pune and across Maharashtra in the coming days, the company has asked for an ‘automatic power disconnection facility’ in these meters for consumers who fail to pay electricity bills on time.