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Adani, Torrent land mega coal deals in India’s energy gamble

by August 31, 2025
by August 31, 2025

The Indian state of Madhya Pradesh handed out some massive power plant contracts worth about $3.7 billion, and it’s all going to coal.

Adani Power and Torrent Power are splitting up 2,400 MW of new coal capacity, with Torrent getting the bigger piece, a 1,600 MW ultra-supercritical plant, while Adani gets an 800 MW facility.

This is part of India’s aggressive plan to add 80 GW of coal power by 2032, which might sound contradictory given all the talk about renewable energy.

But the reality is India’s electricity demand is growing so fast that they’re basically saying, “we need everything we can get.”

Torrent, Adani power up big

Torrent Power officially got the green light from MP Power Management Company to build that massive 1,600 MW coal plant. They’re putting up about $2.5 billion to build this thing from scratch, using two 800 MW ultra-supercritical units.

The deal is pretty straightforward: Torrent will sell all the power exclusively to MPPMCL for 25 years at Rs 5.829 per kilowatt-hour.

That’s a locked-in revenue stream for the next quarter-century, which is exactly the kind of certainty power companies love when they’re making billion-dollar investments.

One major advantage for Torrent is that they don’t have to worry about securing coal supplies.

Under the government’s SHAKTI Policy, MPPMCL will handle getting the coal to the plant, which removes a major headache and cost from Torrent’s plate.

The timeline is ambitious but doable, as they have 72 months from when they sign the power purchase agreement to get the plant up and running.

Adani Power got the smaller piece of the pie but still a significant one, an 800 MW coal plant that’ll cost them about $1.2 billion.

What’s notable is this is their fourth big power contract in just the past year, showing they’re really pushing hard to expand their footprint across India.

Both companies are going with ultra-supercritical technology, which is basically the cleanest way to burn coal these days.

It’s more efficient than older coal plants and puts out fewer emissions per unit of electricity generated. It’s not exactly green energy, but it’s about as clean as coal gets.

Modi’s massive coal expansion plan

The PM Modi-led Indian government has set an ambitious target when it comes to power generation.

They want to add 80 GW of new coal capacity by 2032, which would push India’s total coal power to over 290 GW. That’s more than a one-third jump from where they are now.

India’s electricity demand is growing sharply as the economy expands and more people get access to power. Renewable energy is great, but solar and wind don’t work when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing.

Coal might not be popular with environmental groups, but it provides that 24/7 baseload power that keeps the grid stable.

India’s been burned before by power shortages that hurt economic growth, so they’re clearly prioritizing energy security over environmental concerns.

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