New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Adani Group on Friday said it has been recognised with the Net Zero Leadership honour at the ‘India Climate Samman’ during the ‘India Climate Week 2026’ here.The recognition was presented by Shripad Naik, Union Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy in the national capital, organised by the Carbon Markets Association of India.Dr Arun Kumar Sharma, Group Head ESG, Adani Group, accepted the honour on behalf of the organisation.“This recognition re…
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New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) There is adequate availability of electricity across the country as India’s installed electricity generation capacity has reached 524 GW as of February 28, 2026, the Parliament was informed on Monday.In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik said that the country has moved from power deficit to power sufficient after adding 296.388 GW capacity since 2014.Naik added that the Centre has significantly strengthened the power sector ove…
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The Union government, on Saturday, commenced the International Conference on Carbon Markets — Prakriti 2026 — bringing together policymakers, industry leaders and global experts to deliberate on carbon markets and climate action.The programme was organised by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency under the aegis of the Ministry of Power and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.According to the Union government, the conference is being held as part of the …
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) As the Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 entered its 2nd day on Friday, a national power ministerial meeting, chaired by Union Power Minister Manohar Lal, was held to deliberate on energy security, sector reforms and future growth strategies.Addressing the conference, the minister said the summit would play a key role in achieving the vision of “Viksit Bharat 2047”, highlighting the importance of the power sector in driving economic growth and infrastructure development.H…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Ministry of Power has envisaged to set up an additional minimum 97,000 MW coal and lignite-based thermal power generation capacity in the country to meet the projected electricity demand of the country, the Centre told the Parliament on Monday. According to studies carried out by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the projected thermal (coal and lignite) capacity requirement by the year 2034–35 is estimated at nearly 3,07,000 MW as against the 2,11,855 MW inst…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) While India’s current installed power generation capacity stands at 513.730 GW, the government addressed the critical issue of power deficiency by adding 289.607 GW of fresh generation capacity since April 2014 — transforming the country from power deficit to power sufficient, the Parliament was informed on Thursday.Minister of State for Power, Shripad Naik, said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha that the country successfully met the all-time maximum demand of 250 GW l…
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Government-owned power giant NTPC Ltd is planning to achieve 30 gigawatt (GW) nuclear capacity by 2047, Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik informed the Parliament on Thursday.NTPC has formed a wholly owned nuclear subsidiary, NTPC Parmanu Urja Nigam Limited (NPUNL), under the Companies Act after getting the requisite clearances.”The above target of 30GW is a part of the government’s decision of having 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047,” said the minister in a writte…