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NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (Reuters) - India plans to open up its retail electricity market for private companies nationwide, ending the dominance of state-run distributors in most states, a draft bill by the federal power ministry showed on Friday.

The move will allow private companies such as Adani Enterprises ADEL.NS, Tata Power TTPW.NS, Torrent Power TOPO.NS and CESC CESC.NS to strengthen their presence across the country.

A similar attempt in 2022 faced opposition from state distribution companies.

Only a handful of India’s electricity distribution zones — including the national capital region, Odisha, and industrial states like Maharashtra and Gujarat — are currently privatised as the rules do not specifically provide for it.

A vast majority remain under state control and are burdened with deep financial losses.

New Delhi has been pushing state-run power utilities to reduce losses, clean up their balance sheets and upgrade age-old infrastructure.

Earlier this year, the country's most populous state Uttar Pradesh invited bids to privatise two of its four power distribution companies.

As of June 2025, state power utilities owed power generators about $6.78 billion, creating a severe liquidity crunch for independent power producers, and in turn, stifling credit flows to the sector, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis said in September.

The power ministry's draft proposal also seeks to open the retail electricity market to multiple private players in the same area, which the existing Electricity Act does not provide for.

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Oct 2 (Reuters) - Tata Power Company Ltd TTPW.NS:

• TATA POWER RENEWABLES SIGNS PPA FOR 80 MW PROJECT

• PROJECT TO INTEGRATE SOLAR, WIND, AND BATTERY STORAGE

• PROJECT CAPEX IS ABOUT 12 BLN RUPEES

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Sept 29 (Reuters) - Tata Power Company Ltd TTPW.NS:

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** Suzlon Energy SUZL.NS gains 2.7% to 59 rupees; set to rise for third straight session

** Wind energy solutions provider gets order for 838 MW from Tata Power Renewable Energy

** Says project will comprise 266 of co's wind turbines across states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

** SUZL down ~6.7% YTD

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By Sudarshan Varadhan and Sethuraman N R

SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Coal prices in India will fall after revisions to taxes on the fuel that generates nearly 75% of the country's electricity, industry officials and analysts said, as a higher consumption tax is offset by the removal of a carbon levy.

That could push up domestic consumption at the expense of imports, they said, putting further pressure on already plunging global coal prices.

India's finance minister hiked consumption levies on coal to 18% from 5% on Wednesday. However, buyers no longer have to pay a flat carbon tax of 400 Indian rupees ($4.57) a metric ton, known as a cess.

"We anticipate an increase in demand for locally mined coal as the elimination of the cess makes it cheaper despite the higher consumption tax," said Ashis Kumar Pradhan, senior analyst at consultancy Wood Mackenzie.

Prices of power plant-grade fuel sold by Coal India COAL.NS, which produces three-quarters of Indian output, will now be 8.1%-19.8% cheaper for utilities and 5.6%-16.7% cheaper for other users such as smelters, according to Reuters calculations based on Coal India and Wood Mackenzie data.

The calculations tallied with estimates provided by the Coal Consumers Association of India to Reuters.

India is the world's second largest coal importer behind China, but imports are expected to fall as the price of grades typically shipped in from top supplier Indonesia will be 3.5% higher after the tax change, Pradhan said.

The lower effective taxes on coal are expected to help generators burning the fossil fuel to cut costs by 0.12 rupees per kilowatt hour, said Vikram V, analyst at Moody's ICRA unit.

That compares with ICRA's estimates of a 0.10 rupee per kWh decline in generation costs for solar power developers following a cut in tax rates on panels to 5% from 12%.

Coal India and the federal ministries for finance, power and coal did not respond to requests for comment.

The move will also benefit power producers and help revive plunging sales by state-run Coal India, which has grappled with tepid power demand and a rise in renewable power generation.

Ashok Khurana, vice chairman at India's Association of Power Producers, said the decision would help reduce generating costs.

"However its impact on consumer tariffs would depend on distribution companies," he added.

The move could result in lower tariffs if distribution companies pass on reduced procurement costs to consumers.

If the costs are not passed on, it could help improve the finances of debt-laden, state government-owned distribution companies, Khurana said.

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** Shares of ACME Solar Holdings ACMO.NS rise 2.9% to 295.6 rupees

** Renewable energy co wins 50 MW solar-plus-storage project from Tata Power TTPW.NS at 4.43 rupees/unit tariff under a 25-year power purchase agreement

** Project to be commissioned within 24 months from signing of agreement

** Stock rated "strong buy" on avg; median PT is 350 rupees - data compiled by LSEG

** Stock up 25.4% YTD

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MUMBAI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - India's Tata Power Renewable Energy plans to raise 15 billion rupees ($171.4 million) through the sale of bonds maturing in 15 years, three bankers said on Thursday.

It will pay a coupon of 7.65% and has invited commitment bids for the issue on Friday, they said.

The company did not immediately respond to a Reuters email seeking comment.

Here is the list of deals reported so far on August 28:

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Aug 8 (Reuters) - India’s Reliance Infrastructure RLIN.NS said on Friday its New Delhi power distribution units will recover 284.83 billion rupees ($3.25 billion) in unpaid dues after the Supreme Court upheld their claims in a ruling earlier this week.

The dues stem from historical tariff shortfalls, where electricity prices approved by regulators did not fully cover the cost of supply.

Under a court-approved mechanism, the amount will be recovered from consumers over four years starting April 2024, likely through higher electricity tariffs.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ordered electricity regulators across India to clear deferred costs and unpaid dues owed to power distribution companies.

The court also instructed state regulators to conduct audits and submit recovery roadmaps.

Reliance Infra is part of the Anil Ambani-run Reliance Group. He is the younger brother of billionaire Mukesh Ambani.

In New Delhi alone, three distribution companies — including a unit of Tata Power TTPW.NS — had accumulated 272 billion rupees in unpaid dues as of the fiscal year ended 2021 and had to be paid within four year starting April 2024, according to the court document.

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission will oversee the recovery process, which is expected to result in increased electricity bills for consumers in the national capital.

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Aug 6 (Reuters) - India's state-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) BHEL.NS reported a wider first-quarter loss on Wednesday, hurt by lower demand for its power and industrial equipment products and rising costs.

The manufacturer's net loss more than doubled to 4.55 billion rupees ($52 million) in the quarter ended June 30, from 2.13 billion rupees a year earlier.

India's power demand fell 1.8% year-on-year to 481 billion units in the April-June period as early monsoons hampered construction activity and reduced air conditioning requirements.

That led to a slowdown in project orders for power equipment. BHEL's revenue from that segment, its biggest, fell 5.6% to 38.99 billion rupees.

The company, which accounts for 55% of India's total installed power generation capacity, said its revenue from operations was nearly flat at 54.87 billion rupees in the quarter.

BHEL's expenses, however, rose nearly 7% to 62.80 billion rupees, driven by a jump of 10.8% in the cost of raw materials and services.

BHEL's rival, Tata Power TTPW.NS missed quarterly profit estimates, weighed down by weak electricity demand.

Shares of the company closed 3.4% lower, ahead of results.

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Aug 1(Reuters) - India's Tata Power TTPW.NS reported first-quarter profit below analyst estimates on Friday as weak electricity demand weighed.

The company's consolidated net profit rose 9.2% to 10.60 billion rupees ($121.2 million) in the quarter ended June 30 from 9.71 billion rupees in the year-ago period.

Analysts, on an average, had expected 11.16 billion rupees, per data compiled by LSEG.

Revenue from operations rose 4.3% to 180.75 billion rupees, powered by a 52.1% surge in renewables while revenue from some of its largest segments - transmission and thermal and hydro operations - declined.

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KEY CONTEXT

India's power demand fell 1.8% year-on-year to 481 billion units in the quarter ended June 30, as unseasonal rains and an early monsoon arrival curbed cooling needs.

Analysts noted peak demand, expected to hit 270 gigaawatt (GW), remained subdued, dipping 1% to 242.5 GW in June.

Renewable generation surged in the reported quarter, with April up 33% to 23 billion units (BU), May rising 17% to 25 BU, and June climbing 26% to 27 BU.

Thermal generation continued to decline, with coal-based output down 9% in both May and June.

PEER COMPARISON

* The mean of analyst ratings standardised to a scale of Strong Buy, Buy, Hold, Sell, and Strong Sell

** The ratio of the stock's last close to analysts' mean price target; a ratio above 1 means the stock is trading above the PT

APRIL-JUNE STOCK PERFORMANCE

-- All data from LSEG

-- $1 = 87.4970 Indian rupee

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By Dharamraj Dhutia and Khushi Malhotra

MUMBAI, July 24 (Reuters) - Two firms of Indian conglomerate Tata Group are planning to raise around 20 billion rupees ($231.5 million) through the sale of bonds over the next few days, three bankers said this week.

Tata Power Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of Tata Power TTPW.NS, is likely to raise around 10 billion rupees through the sale of 10-year bonds, while Tata Communications TATA.NS could raise a similar amount through three-year notes, the bankers said.

The bankers requested anonymity as they are not authorised to speak to media.

The companies did not respond to a Reuters email seeking comment.

"Mutual funds would be buying the Tata Communications issue in most cases, while insurers are expected to line up for the renewable energy company issue," one of the bankers said.

Tata Communications would be tapping the corporate debt market after a gap of nearly two years and is in talks with foreign banks to manage the issue. Its notes are rated AAA by CARE Ratings.

In August 2023, the company raised 17.50 billion rupees through three-year bonds at an annual coupon of 7.75%.

The pricing for the planned issue should be around 100 basis points cheaper, two of three bankers said.

Meanwhile, Tata Power Renewable would be tapping the market for the second time this financial year. It raised 10 billion rupees through 15-year bonds at a coupon of 7.55% in April.

Tata Power Renewable's notes are rated AA+ by rating agencies. The firm has 53 billion rupees worth of bonds outstanding.

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July 4 (Reuters) - Tata Power Company Ltd TTPW.NS:

• TATA POWER COMPANY LTD - ACHIEVES 45,500 ROOFTOP INSTALLATIONS IN Q1

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July 3 (Reuters) - Tata Power Company Ltd TTPW.NS:

• TATA POWER COMPANY LTD - PLANS TO COMMISSION 1.7 GW UTILITY OWNED CAPACITY IN FY26

• TATA POWER COMPANY LTD - TARGETS 7.3 GW TOTAL OPERATIONAL CAPACITY BY FY26-END

• TATA POWER COMPANY LTD - TATA POWER RENEWABLE COMMISSIONS 752 MW OF SOLAR PROJECTS IN Q1 FY26

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May 14 (Reuters) - Tata Power Company Ltd TTPW.NS:

• TATA POWER Q4 CONSOL NET PROFIT 10.43 BILLION RUPEES

• TATA POWER Q4 CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 170.96 BILLION RUPEES

• TATA POWER COMPANY LTD - DIVIDEND OF 2.25 RUPEES PER SHR

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May 1 (Reuters) - India has extended the mandate for its imported coal-based power plants to operate at full capacity until June 30, a government circular showed on Thursday.

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MUMBAI, April 25 (Reuters) - India's Tata Power Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of Tata Power, has accepted bids worth 10 billion rupees ($117.4 million) for 15-year bonds, three bankers said on Friday.

The company will pay an annual coupon of 7.55% and had invited bids from bankers and investors on Thursday, they said.

The company did not reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

Here is the list of deals reported so far on April 25:

*Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues

($1 = 85.2130 Indian rupees)

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MUMBAI, April 24 (Reuters) - India's Tata Power Renewable Energy, a subsidiary of Tata Power, plans to raise 10 billion rupees ($116.94 million) through a 15-year bond issue, three bankers said on Thursday.

The issuer has invited bids from bankers and investors later in the day, they said.

The company did not reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

Here is the list of deals reported so far on April 24:

*Size includes base plus greenshoe for some issues

($1 = 85.5170 Indian rupees)

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By Sarita Chaganti Singh

NEW DELHI, April 18 (Reuters) - India is planning to ease its nuclear liability laws to cap accident-related penalties on equipment suppliers, three government sources said, in a move mainly to attract U.S. firms that have been holding back due to the risk of unlimited exposure.

The proposal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is the latest step to expand nuclear power production capacity by 12 times to 100 gigawatts by 2047 as well as provide a fillip to India in trade and tariff negotiations with the U.S.

A draft law prepared by the department of atomic energy removes a key clause in the Civil Nuclear Liability Damage Act of 2010 that exposes suppliers to unlimited liability for accidents, the three sources said.

India's atomic energy department, the prime minister's office and the finance ministry did not respond to requests seeking comment.

"India needs nuclear power, which is clean and essential," said Debasish Mishra, chief growth officer at Deloitte South Asia.

"A liability cap will allay the major concern of the suppliers of nuclear reactors."

The amendments are in line with international norms that put the onus on the operator to maintain safety instead of the supplier of nuclear reactors.

New Delhi is hoping the changes will ease concerns of mainly U.S. firms like General Electric Co GE.N and Westinghouse Electric Co that have been sitting on the sidelines for years due to unlimited risks in case of accidents.

Analysts say passage of the amended law is crucial to negotiations between India and the U.S. for a trade deal this year that aims to raise bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030 from $191 billion last year.

Modi's administration is confident of getting approval for the amendments in the monsoon session of parliament, set to begin in July, according to the sources.

Under the proposed amendments, the right of the operator to compensation from the supplier in case of an accident will be capped at the value of the contract. It will also be subject to a period to be specified in the contract.

Currently, the law does not define a limit to the amount of compensation an operator can seek from suppliers and the period for which the vendor can be held accountable.

LAW GREW OUT OF BHOPAL DISASTER

India's 2010 nuclear liability law grew out of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster, the world's deadliest industrial accident, at a factory owned by U.S. multinational Union Carbide Corp in which more than 5,000 people were killed.

Union Carbide agreed to pay an out-of-court settlement of $470 million in damages in 1989.

The current liability law effectively shut out Western companies from a huge market, and also strained U.S.-Indian relations since they reached a deal on nuclear cooperation in 2008.

It also left U.S. firms at a disadvantage to Russian and French companies whose accident liability is underwritten by their governments.

The draft law also proposes a lower liability cap on small reactor operators at $58 million, but is unlikely to alter the cap for large reactor operators from the current level of $175 million, the three sources said.

India is betting big on nuclear power to meet its rising energy demand without compromising on net-zero commitments, for which it proposes to allow private Indian companies to build such plants.

Indian conglomerates like Reliance Industries RELI.NS, Tata Power TTPW.NS, Adani Power ADAN.NS and Vedanta Ltd VDAN.NS have held discussions with the government to invest around $5.14 billion each in the sector.

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(Reporting by Sarita Chaganti Singh, Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan.)

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** Shares of Tata Power Company TTPW.NS rises 3.9% to 379 rupees, their biggest one-day gain in 3 months

** Stock among top pct gainers in the Nifty energy index .NIFTYENR, which is up 1.5%

** Integrated power co's unit signs pact with NTPC Limited NTPC.NS to develop a 200 MW renewable energy project

** Project valued at 45 billion rupees ($525.06 million); to be completed within 24 months

** Avg of analysts' rating on stock is "hold;" median PT is 423 rupees - data compiled by LSEG

** Stock down 4% YTD vs 6.5% fall in Nifty energy index

** NTPC last up 1.4%

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By Sam Tabahriti and Dominic Lipinski

SCUNTHORPE, England, April 14 (Reuters) - Britain expressed confidence on Monday that it could secure enough raw materials to keep the blast furnaces burning at its last maker of virgin steel, after the government seized operational control from its Chinese owners.

Ministers said British Steel's owners, China's Jingye Group 600768.SS, had wanted to shut the furnaces at the loss-making Scunthorpe plant after they rejected a government funding proposal, a move which would force Britain to import steel instead.

The government recalled parliament at the weekend - the first Saturday recall since the 1982 Falklands War - to pass emergency legislation and give it powers to direct the company's board and workforce, and to order raw materials.

By Monday morning it had approved the appointment of an interim chief executive and chief commercial officer - both long-term employees of the plant - and said it had established that enough raw materials were in the country.

A spokesperson for Prime Minister Keir Starmer said two shipments containing iron ore, pellets and coking coal had docked at a local port, with a third on its way.

"We are now confident in securing the supply of materials needed," the spokesperson told reporters. "Obviously we'll be working with management to identify further raw materials needed to keep a steady pipeline and to keep the furnaces burning."

Treasury department minister James Murray said earlier on Monday that the focus was on getting the materials into the blast furnaces, and said if the government had not acted on Saturday the blast furnaces would be closing.

A number of businesses, including India's Tata and local distributor Rainham Steel, have also offered managerial support and raw materials, the government said.

The dispute risks straining ties between London and Beijing, which Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government had sought to improve, at a time when nations around the world are trying to deepen trading cooperation after the U.S. tariff shock.

Jingye has not commented, but China called for fair treatment of its companies and resolution through consultation.

The furnaces in the northeastern city of Scunthorpe need to be constantly fuelled and are losing 700,000 pounds ($922,000) a day.

Their output is used in the rail network, construction and automotive industry. Without the plant, Britain would be reliant on imports at a time of trade wars and geopolitical instability.

The intervention at a site which employs 3,500 people and more in the supply chain prompted Britain's business minister, Jonathan Reynolds, to say on Sunday that China was no longer welcome in Britain's steel sector.

CHINA: 'ACT FAIRLY'

The Chinese embassy in London said it was following the situation closely, hoped Britain could find a solution acceptable to all, and noted that British steel companies had generally encountered difficulties in recent years.

"We have urged the British side to act in accordance with the principles of fairness, impartiality and non-discrimination and to make sure the legitimate rights and interests of the Chinese company be protected," an embassy spokesperson said.

Beijing's foreign ministry urged Britain not to politicise trade, so as to protect the confidence of Chinese investors.

British Steel has not commented on the dispute but did announce on Monday the appointment of Allan Bell as interim chief executive and Lisa Coulson as chief commercial officer to ensure "consistent and professional leadership" at the plant.

The company was already struggling in an over-supplied global market before the rise in energy costs of recent years. U.S. tariffs of 25% on all steel imports, taking effect in March, delivered another blow.

The Community union representing workers at the plant welcomed the government intervention, as did industry trade body UK Steel.

Closure of the furnaces would leave Britain as the only G7 wealthy nation unable to produce so-called virgin steel from iron ore, coking coal and other inputs. The government says nationalisation of the plant is now a likely option.

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(Reporting by Sam Tabahriti in London; Additional reporting by Xiuhao Chen in Beijing and Muvija M; Writing by Kate Holton; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

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April 8 (Reuters) - India's NTPC NTPC.NS is exploring the possibility of building small modular reactors to replace its older thermal power plants, according to a tender document, the first such proposal since the country moved to open its much-guarded nuclear sector.

The state-run company, India's top power producer, has called for consultants to run feasibility tests for small modular reactors (SMR), which have simpler designs than large nuclear plants and can be scaled up to meet demand.

NTPC mainly runs coal-fired plants and wants to identify ones that can be retired in the next five years, preferably replaced by SMRs, according to the tender on Monday.

Reuters had reported in February that the company was in talks with foreign firms, including those from Russia and the U.S., to build SMRs. Its current capacity, including through its joint ventures, is about 63 gigawatts (GW) of coal power.

In early February, India said it would amend its nuclear liability law to boost foreign and private investments, aiming for at least 100 GW of nuclear capacity by 2047 from about 8 GW now, all of which is operated by state-run Nuclear Power Corp of India.

While companies such as Tata Power TTPW.NS have expressed interest in building SMRs, NTPC is the first to issue a tender.

NTPC also plans to build large nuclear reactors with about 15 GW combined capacity. It has started work on two 2.6 GW plants.

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April 7 (Reuters) - Tata Power Company Ltd TTPW.NS:

• TO INSTALL 100 MW BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM IN MUMBAI

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