Top Indian Metal & Energy Industry News & Updates - 29 Sep 2025,Monday
Iron & Steel
Jindal Steel commissions 5 MTPA blast furnace at Angul plant
New Delhi: Jindal Steel on Friday announced the commissioning of a blast furnace of 5 million tonne per annum (MTPA) capacity at its Angul plant in Odisha as part of the ongoing over ₹20,000 crore expansion project.. The blast furnace with 5,499 m2 (cubic meters) of inner volume is one of the largest in India, Jindal Steel said in a statement.
How JSW Steel won back Bhushan Power and why it matters
Just over three months after nearly losing control of its ₹19,700 crore bet on Bhushan Power and Steel Ltd (BPSL), JSW Steel is back in the saddle.
Jindal Steel becomes India's first diversified large enterprise recognised as an awarding body by NCVET
📝 Interarch Building Solutions announces Rs 100 crore investment to set up new unit in Andhra Pradesh
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Aluminium & Copper
📝 NALCO charts future growth with focus on innovation, clean energy
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Oil & Gas / OMCs
In policy shift, upstream oil firms increase tech focus, seek contract reforms
Decades of incremental policy reforms by India to attract investments by Big Oil haven’t yielded the intended outcome. National hydrocarbon production has stagnated over recent decades, and import dependence for oil has remained the most obvious macroeconomic vulnerability for the country.
Govt releases guidelines for setting up EV charging stations under PM E-DRIVE
Centre releases guidelines for Rs 2,000-crore EV charging network
The Financial Express
Oil India discovers natural gas reserves off Andaman coast, further studies underway
Source Credit: PTI, The Tribune
World can’t afford to keep Russia: Hardeep Singh Puri
📝 Geopolitics to continue steering oil markets in 2026: S&P Global
📝 Coming soon: natural gas pipeline from Ennore to Kondapalli
📝 Centre permits export of 2G ethanol for fuel purposes
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Coal / Mining
📝 NTPC to appoint consultant to identify uranium mines overseas
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Power
Supreme Power Equipment Limited strengthens presence with INR 34.18 Cr orders
📝 NTPC pays Rs 3,248 crore as final dividend to govt for FY25
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Renewable Energy
With Indus Water Treaty on ice, J&K’s mega hydro push powers ahead
New Delhi: With the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan kept in abeyance, India is moving forward on four key hydropower and reservoir projects in Jammu & Kashmir, aiming to boost storage and power capacity on the Chenab and Jhelum rivers.
Backlog of PPAs getting streamlined, says Hero Future Energies CEO
India’s non-fossil-fuel power capacity crosses 250-GW mark
India in August crossed the 250 GW-mark of installed capacity of power plants that do not use fossil fuel, helped in large part by the surge in solar energy units. This milestone is the half-way mark in the country’s journey to its target of 500 GW non-fossil energy capacity by 2030.
📝 US investigation not to impact investment plans: Waaree Energies
📝 TKIL Industries ties up with Switzerland-based SoHHytec, plans green hydrogen plant in India next year
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Nuclear Energy
NTPC to appoint consultant to identify uranium mines overseas
New Delhi: State-owned NTPC will appoint a consultant to identify uranium mines overseas after signing a formal agreement with Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL), a company official said.
Holtec ships key fuel storage modules to NPCIL for Kudankulam plant
Source Credit: Anil Sasi, The Indian Express
📝 Centre eyes umbrella law for nuclear energy; Special tribunal for disputes
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International
📝 Trump moves toward deal to give US an equity stake in company developing Nevada lithium mine
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