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Kosol Energie wins Rs 4.85 billion contract for Gujarat solar project

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Kosol Energie Private Limited has secured a Rs 4.85 billion contract for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) package of the 100 MW Gujarat Solar PV Project – Phase XII under Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL).  The Letter of Award (LoA) was issued on February 20, 2025. Coal India Limited (CIL) had invited bids for the project in September 2024. The contract requires Kosol Energie to take over the project on an “As Is…

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Datta Power Infra signs PPA with SECI for 50 MW wind project

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Datta Power Infra Private Limited has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for a 50 MW Inter State Transmission System (ISTS)-connected wind power project under SECI’s Tranche-XVII.  The agreement was finalized on February 28, 2025. In November 2024, Adyant Enersol Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Datta Power Infra, secured the project with a Letter of Award (LoA) from SECI by quoting a tariff of Rs…

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NTPC commissions final unit of 300 MW solar project in Bikaner

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NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL), a wholly owned subsidiary of NTPC Limited, commenced commercial operations for the last 18.32 MW capacity of its 300 MW solar power project in Bikaner, Rajasthan, on March 1, 2025.  With this, the entire 300 MW project has been commissioned under the 923 MW Grid-Connected Solar Power Project (Tranche-II) of the Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) Scheme. The 923 MW solar project is being developed under the 12,000 MW CPSU…

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GE Power secures E&M contract for Saundatti hydro project

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GE Power India Limited has won a Rs 2.73 billion contract from Greenko KA01 IREP Private Limited for the electro-mechanical (E&M) package of an additional 320 MW unit in the 1,600 MW Saundatti Hydro Electric Power Project in Karnataka.  The contract, awarded on February 27, 2025, covers engineering, manufacturing, procurement, supply, installation, and testing. The work is scheduled for completion by November 2027. The Saundatti project is part of the Saundatti Integrated Renewable Energy Pumped…

Power Sector News Roundup for March 3, 2025

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Global: Jordan’s NEPCO secures EUR 67.1 million from EBRD and EU China’s thorium reserves could sustain its energy needs indefinitely India: Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh plan large-scale solar projects Assam signs solar and BESS deal with Oriana at investment summit Chemplast Sanmar signs PPA with JSW for hybrid project in Tamil Nadu Alpex Solar secures Rs 2.11 billion contract for SECI’s CPSU project Two ISTS transmission schemes shift to RTM due to single-bidder issue Adani…