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Power Sustainable completes phase one investment in Desert Quartzite Solar+Storage Project

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Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure (PSEI), a division of Power Sustainable, has completed the first phase of its strategic investment in the Desert Quartzite Solar+Storage Project in Riverside County, California. This investment grants PSEI a 50% ownership stake in the project, which is currently under construction. The Desert Quartzite Solar+Storage Project is a collaboration with Potentia Renewables, PSEI’s integrated developer and operator, and it marks PSEI’s expansion into the California utility-scale market. The project is designed…

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Drax Power to pay £25 million for misreporting biomass data, Ofgem announces

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UK energy regulator Ofgem has announced that renewable energy generator Drax Power will pay £25 million for misreporting data regarding imported biomass from Canada. In May 2023, Ofgem launched an investigation into whether Drax had breached annual profiling reporting requirements under the Renewables Obligations (RO) scheme. Ofgem concluded that Drax lacked adequate data governance controls for the biomass imported from Canada between April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022. However, there was no evidence that…

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Westinghouse appeals Czech’s selection of KHNP for Dukovany nuclear project

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US nuclear company Westinghouse Electric has filed an appeal against the Czech Republic’s decision to select South Korea’s Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) as the preferred bidder for a multi-billion-dollar nuclear project. The Czech government chose KHNP to construct two nuclear reactors at the Dukovany power plant, each costing $8.65 billion, following a competitive bidding process. KHNP was selected over France’s EDF, with sources indicating that KHNP’s bid was significantly less costly. Westinghouse, which…

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Enfinity Global secures €500 million to develop 1.5 GW solar portfolio in Italy

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Spanish renewable energy company Enfinity Global has secured a €500 million ($558 million) deal to develop and construct a 1.5 GW solar asset portfolio in Italy. The investment has been structured through a club deal involving a consortium of partners, including Infranity, Schroders Capital, Rivage, BNP Paribas Asset Management, and the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC). Infranity investment director Garbiñe Unda Barturen expressed a strong commitment to supporting Enfinity’s growth in the renewable energy sector, highlighting…

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Sunly secures €300 million for 1.3 GW renewable energy projects in Baltics and Poland

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Sunly has secured €300 million in debt financing to accelerate the development of 1.3 GW of renewable energy facilities, including solar, wind, storage, and hybrid parks, across the Baltics and Poland. This investment aims to enhance regional energy security and independence, particularly as the region prepares to separate from the Russian and Belarusian electricity grids. The financing, provided by Rivage Investment, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), and Kommunal Landspensjonskasse, will support the construction of integrated hybrid…

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India’s interregional electricity transfer surges by 17.7% in early FY25

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The volume of interregional electricity transfer in India increased by 17.7% year-on-year during the first four months of FY25, reaching 95,410 million units (MU), up from 81,088 MU in the same period of FY24, according to data from Grid Controller of India Ltd (GRID-INDIA). The Western Region to Northern Region (WR-NR) transfer was the largest component, accounting for 40% of the total interregional transfer in FY25, up from 31% in FY24. The Western (WR) and…

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India adds 4,089 MW of solar module capacity to ALMM

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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has expanded the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) by adding 4,089 MW of new solar module capacity. New companies added to the list include Avaada Electro, Laxmi Solar Power System, and Uratom Solar, contributing 554 MW, 121 MW, and 46 MW, respectively. Additionally, three existing companies—Tata Power Solar, Jakson Engineers, and SASA Energy—have increased their capacity in the list by 2,697 MW, 662 MW, and…

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Senvion secures 86.4 MW order from Continuum Green Energy in Gujarat

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Senvion India has received an 86.4 MW order from Continuum Green Energy for a wind project in Gujarat. This order includes a 20-year operations and maintenance contract to ensure turbine performance and durability. The project will utilize the 2.7M130 platform, with turbines installed at a height of 140 meters. This project is part of a larger agreement, with Continuum awarding contracts for five projects totalling 270 MW to Senvion. Deliveries are set to begin in…

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Genus Power secures Rs 44.69 billion contracts for smart meter projects

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Genus Power Infrastructures Limited’s subsidiary has secured three letters of award (LoA) totalling Rs 44.69 billion. The contracts involve appointing advanced metering infrastructure service providers (AMISPs) to design, supply, install, and commission an advanced metering infrastructure system. This includes the deployment and facility management of approximately 5.59 million smart prepaid meters, including distribution transformer meters, on a design, build, finance, own, operate, and transfer basis.

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APTRANSCO invites bids for 220/33 kV GIS substation in Rangareddy district

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The Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (APTRANSCO) has invited bids to commission a 220/33 kV Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) at Nemalinagar in Rangareddy district.  The project includes the loop-in loop-out (Lilo) of the 220 kV Shivarampally-Gachibowli overhead line to the proposed Nemalinagar GIS substation. The scope of work involves using a 220 kV, 1,200 sq.mm. underground (UG) cable for 3 km, and an overhead (OH) line on a 400 kV multi-circuit. The project is valued…