Indian Power and Energy Sector

Dakshin Gangotri was the first scientific base station established by India in Antarctica in 1983 as part of the Indian Antarctic Program.

Apsara was India's first nuclear research reactor, which attained criticality in 1956 at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Trombay.

BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited) was the primary Indian competitor against the Chinese firms for the Haldia thermal power project contract in 2008.

Antrix Corporation Ltd., the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation has been conferred with the prestigious Globe Sustainability Research Award 2010 by the Globe Forum, Stockholm, Sweden. It is an international award founded by Globe Forum, with the purpose of fostering sustainable development in society. The award was conferred on Antrix for its outstanding contribution towards improving livelihoods among the rural poor while reducing their vulnerability to climate risks. Antrix had demonstrated the use of space technology and Information Technology (IT) solutions to reach out to grassroots through the Sujala Watershed Development programme in five districts in Karnataka in 2002-2009.

The Union government on May 21, 2010 formally conferred the coveted maharatna status on four state-run companies  - Steel Authority of  India  Limited  (SAIL), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC),  Indian Oil Corporation  (IOC) and Oil and  Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) - granting them a higher level of financial and managerial autonomy. The status empowers them to make foreign investments of up to Rs 5,000 crore on their own. The Maharatna status is granted to listed navaratna central public sector companies with an average annual turnover of more than Rs 25,000 crore, net profit after tax of Rs 5,000 crore and net worth of Rs 15,000 crore during the past three years. Company Coal India Ltd was also a contender for the Maharatna status, but could not make it for not being listed on the stock exchange.

The Koldam hydroelectric power plant is located on the Sutlej River in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh.

Apsara, India's first nuclear research reactor, is located at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Trombay, which is often referred to as Turbhe in some contexts or simply the Mumbai region.

Bombay High is an offshore oilfield located about 160 km off the coast of Mumbai. It is a major source of both crude oil and associated natural gas for India.

Tarapur Atomic Power Station, located in Maharashtra, was the first commercial nuclear power station built in India.

Coal is the primary source of energy for electricity generation and industrial use in India.

Before independence, the Digboi refinery in Assam was the only oil refinery operating in India.

The Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) at Kalpakkam was the first nuclear power station in India to be built entirely with indigenous technology.

ONGC commissioned India's first helium extraction plant at Kuthalam in the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu.

The agreement between India and the US regarding nuclear fuel reprocessing allowed India to reprocess US-origin fuel in dedicated facilities under IAEA safeguards. The other statements are incorrect regarding the specific constraints of the agreement.