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Author: PPD Team Date: 23/04/2025 The Ministry of Coal has set a flat registration fee of Rs 500 per consignment under the coal import monitoring system (CIMS) portal, replacing the earlier slab-based structure that ranged from Rs 500 to Rs 1,00,000. The CIMS is a digital platform designed to track coal imports in real time. It helps the government collect data to frame policies aimed at reducing coal imports. Importers must register their coal consignments...

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/04/2025 South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) has entered into a Rs 70.40 billion agreement with TMC Mineral Resources Private Limited to implement paste fill technology at the Singhali underground coal mine in Korba, Chhattisgarh. The 25-year project targets coal production of 8.4 million tonnes. SECL becomes the first public sector coal utility in India to adopt this environmentally sustainable mining method.  The method is more environmentally sustainable than traditional mining. When...

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/04/2025 Coal India Limited (CIL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) to jointly develop a 2×800 MW ultra supercritical coal-fired power plant at the Chandrapura thermal power station in Jharkhand. This project, a brownfield expansion, will increase the plant’s capacity from the existing 2×250 MW. The proposed plant will require a total investment of Rs. 165 billion, with the joint venture based on a 50:50...

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/04/2025 Adani Saur Urja (KA) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited, has submitted a bid to develop an Off-River Closed Loop Pumped Storage Project (PSP) at a self-identified site in Tamil Nadu.  Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation Limited (TNGECL) invited proposals for such projects in January 2025. The bid falls under the Project Proponent Mode. Developers are required to choose a site not located on a river...

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/04/2025 The Government of Andhra Pradesh has commissioned 18 transmission projects across the state. These include upgrades such as interconnecting transformer (ICT) capacity augmentation and installation of additional bus reactors to support reactive power management. The completed projects involve seven 400 kV substations and eleven 220 kV substations. The total estimated cost is Rs 10.95 billion. Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand stated that 55 more transmission projects are under execution. These include...

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/04/2025 The Government of West Bengal laid the foundation stone for a new 1,600 MW thermal power project at Salboni in Paschim Medinipur district on April 21, 2025. JSW Energy Limited also commenced construction on the same day. The greenfield project will use supercritical or ultra-supercritical technology and have two units of 800 MW each. It is being developed at an estimated cost of Rs 160 billion. This plant will be...

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/04/2025 NHPC Limited declared the commercial operation date (CoD) for Unit 4 of the Parbati Hydro Electric Project Stage-II on April 16, 2025. With this, the entire 800 MW project is now fully commissioned. The project is built on the Beas River in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, around 260 km from Chandigarh. Developed at an investment of Rs 98.97 billion, the plant uses four Pelton turbine units of 200 MW each....

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/04/2025 US trade authorities have confirmed high tariffs on most solar cells imported from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. This follows a year-long investigation triggered by US manufacturers’ claims that Chinese-owned companies were underpricing products in the market. The investigation began after the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee filed a petition in April 2024, alleging that Chinese solar companies operating in these countries were selling panels below production costs...

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL) has commissioned a 10 MW/12 MWp solar power project in Manjal, located in the Kutch district of Gujarat. The project was developed by Kosol Energie Private Limited under an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) agreement. Kosol Energie received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from GSECL in July 2022 to set up the project. The solar plant, built on 45 acres of wasteland at Manjal...

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 Adani Renewable Energy Twenty Four Limited, a subsidiary of Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), has commenced commercial operations on a 48 MW solar power project in the Rann of Kutch district, Gujarat. The project began on April 17, 2025, as part of the 30,000 MW Khavda Wind-Solar Hybrid Renewable Energy Power Park. This initiative is a major step in the development of a large-scale wind-solar hybrid park, which will include...

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 Evren, a joint venture (JV) between Brookfield Renewable India and Axis Energy Ventures India Private Limited, has signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with NTPC Limited for the 300 MW FDRE ISTS-Connected Renewable Energy Project (Tranche-II) in India. The project, which was awarded to ABC Cleantech Private Limited (ACPL), an Evren Group company, follows a successful bid in March 2024. ACPL won the 300 MW Firm and Dispatchable Renewable...

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) and Tata Motors have entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to develop a 131 MW wind-solar hybrid power project in India. The agreement was signed on April 21, 2025. The power generated from this project will be supplied to six Tata Motors manufacturing plants located in Gujarat and Maharashtra. Set to produce around 300 million units of clean electricity annually, the project is...

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 Toshiba Transmission & Distribution Systems (India) (TTDI) will invest Rs 562 crore to expand its manufacturing capacity in Telangana.  The announcement came after TTDI signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Telangana government during a ceremony in Tokyo. The event was attended by Telangana Chief Minister Anumula Revanth Reddy and Hiroshi Furuta, Chairman and Managing Director of TTDI. The investment is expected to create over 250 direct jobs over...

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 Uttar Pradesh is stepping up its solar push. The state plans to install 8 lakh rooftop solar units by March 2027 under the PM Surya Ghar Yojana. The Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA) is leading the effort. For the current financial year, the target is 2.65 lakh units. To stay on track, the state is aiming for 22,000 installations every month. The goal is to boost...

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 Nigeria has reduced its electricity subsidies by 35% following a targeted tariff hike for high-use consumers, according to Power Minister Adebayo Adelabu. Previously, the government was spending nearly N200 billion ($125 million) monthly to keep tariffs low. In 2023, it removed subsidies for the top 15% of consumers, mainly high-usage households and businesses, helping the market generate an additional N700 billion in revenue, a 70% increase. The move has eased...

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 Vietnam will invest $136.3 billion in its power sector by 2030 to expand capacity and reduce coal use. Installed capacity is set to grow from over 80 GW in 2023 to between 183 GW and 236 GW. Coal’s share will fall to 13.1%–16.9%. Solar will rise to 25.3%–31.1%, wind to 14.2%–16.1%, and LNG to 9.5%–12.3%. Offshore wind may add 6–17 GW between 2030 and 2035, though no plants exist yet....

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 The Punjab Energy Development Agency has released a draft green hydrogen policy to build a production capacity of 100 kilo tonnes per annum (ktpa) of green hydrogen and ammonia by 2030. The policy proposes extending incentives from the “Punjab Industrial and Business Development Policy 2022” to new and expanding green hydrogen and ammonia projects. It also highlights regulatory support under the “New & Renewable Sources of Energy Policy 2012”, including...

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 KP Energy Limited commissioned a 23.1 MW wind power project in Bhavnagar, Gujarat on April 17, 2025. The project includes 11 S120 wind turbine generators (WTGs), each with a rated capacity of 2.1 MW, mounted on Hybrid Lattice Tubular (HLT) towers. The project was awarded in October 2023 by Aditya Birla Renewable Energy Limited (ABREL) as a Balance of Plant (BoP) package. KP Energy was responsible for engineering, procurement, construction,...

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 The Central government inaugurated the 975 MW/1,300 MWp Rajasthan Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Project (Tranche IV) in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, on April 17, 2025.  The project has been developed by ReNew and is spread across multiple villages in Pokran and Bhaniyana tehsils. The project was awarded under SECI’s Tranche IV auction held in March 2021. ReNew Power won 600 MW capacity, while ACME Solar Holdings Limited secured 375 MW. Both bids...

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 Blupine Energy’s special purpose vehicle, Solarcraft Power India 17 Private Limited, signed a power purchase agreement with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) on April 17, 2025. The agreement is valid for 25 years and covers the development of a 150 MW Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) connected solar power project with energy storage in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The project is part of SECI’s Tranche-XVII tender. It includes a storage system...