NHPC has begun commercial operations for the fourth unit of its 2,000 MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, a landmark for India’s largest hydro undertaking. With four units now producing, the company is moving toward commissioning the remaining units, accelerating progress on a major clean power project with national-scale significance.
NPCIL says Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Unit 3 has crossed a key commissioning milestone after starting the “Spillage to Open Reactor” process on 25 April 2026. The move signals progress toward bringing the unit online, as the operator highlights the step as part of India’s broader energy security and sustainability push.
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Natural gas power plant costs have surged nearly twofold in just two years, with construction now taking about 23% longer. The report points to rapidly rising electricity demand from data centers as the key driver, squeezing project timelines and budgets at a moment when more capacity is urgently needed.
Expanding nuclear power seems like an obvious route to reliable, always-on zero-emissions electricity, but opposition in Europe, Japan, and the US persists. Despite that resistance, the momentum for new nuclear construction is shifting to Asia, with China, India, and South Korea leading, while Russia and Turkey also add more plants.
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