Ratul Puri – Jodhpur Reporter

Jul152026 by Sandeep SenguptaNo Comments

Ratul Puri on Building Integrated Energy Solutions for India’s Rising Power Demand

Ratul Puri, Chairman Hindustan Power New Delhi [India], July 15: India’s power sector is undergoing a structural transformation. Rising industrial activity, expanding digital infrastructure, rapid electrification and increasing energy consumption are reshaping the country’s electricity demand profile. Peak demand has already reached record levels and is expected to continue growing as manufacturing, artificial intelligence, data centres and electric mobility become larger contributors to the economy. The scale of this change is already visible in India’s power demand. As reported by the Ministry of Power, India achieved an all-time peak electricity demand of 256.1 GW on 25 April 2026, reflecting the rapidly expanding scale of the country’s electricity requi...

Ratul Puri: Electricity Will Increasingly Become the Backbone of Economic Growth

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Ratul Puri, Chairman of Hindustan Power New Delhi [India], May 14: Ratul Puri, Chairman, Hindustan Power, said that affordable and uninterrupted electricity availability will emerge as one of India’s biggest competitive advantages as the country enters a new phase of energy-intensive and digitally connected growth. Speaking at an event on the future of India’s power sector in New Delhi, Mr. Ratul Puri said electricity is increasingly becoming central to economic growth across sectors. “Electricity will increasingly become the backbone of economic growth across sectors ranging from transportation and manufacturing to digital infrastructure and data centres,” he said. “As economies become more energy-intensive and digitally connected, the demand for uninterrupted and affordable powe...

Ratul Puri led Hindustan Power Receives MoEF Clearance for Proposed 2×800 MW

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Ratul Puri, Chairman of Hindustan Power New Delhi [India], May 1: Hindustan Power, one of India’s leading integrated power producers, has received environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) for its proposed 2×800 MW transitional power project at Anuppur in Madhya Pradesh. The approval marks a significant milestone for the execution of the second phase for the company’s Anuppur power plant. Post this nod, the transitional energy power project will now proceed to the next stage, which includes detailed engineering and execution planning, subject to applicable approvals. Hindustan Power had commissioned the first phase of the project – aggregating to 1,200 MW – between 2015 and 2016. The project ...