Power Sector News Roundup for April 3, 2025

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Global: Shell to exit solar and onshore wind projects in Brazil India: AMPIN Energy to supply 9.9 MWp solar power to Poly Medicure Punjab’s largest solar group captive project to power Swaraj Tractors’ facilities Resonia secures Ananthapur-II REZ transmission project PFCCL sets up SPV for Pune expansion Trident Group commissions 11.02 MWp rooftop solar project in Madhya Pradesh KEC International and Transrail Lighting secure Rs 14.76 billion orders CEA clarifies energy storage mandate for solar…

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Shell to exit solar and onshore wind projects in Brazil

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Shell has decided to discontinue its solar and onshore wind power generation projects in Brazil, citing a portfolio adjustment, as reported by Reuters.  The move reflects challenges in the country’s renewable sector, including energy oversupply, slow demand growth, and regulatory uncertainties. Documents from Brazil’s official gazette indicate that Shell is seeking to revoke rights for operating certain solar plants in central-west and northeastern Brazil. Despite this exit, Shell will remain active in Brazil’s renewable sector…

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AMPIN Energy to supply 9.9 MWp solar power to Poly Medicure

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AMPIN Energy Transition has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Poly Medicure Limited to supply 9.9 MWp of solar power from its 75 MWp solar park in Kurungawali, Sirsa, Haryana. This agreement will provide renewable energy for Poly Medicure’s operations, supporting its push toward sustainable manufacturing. This marks Poly Medicure’s first off-site solar PPA, replacing 35 per cent of conventional power across its five manufacturing plants in Faridabad. The solar power rate is projected…

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Punjab’s largest solar group captive project to power Swaraj Tractors’ facilities

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Swaraj Tractors has partnered with Mahindra Susten to develop a 26 MW solar project in Bathinda district, marking Punjab’s largest solar group captive project. This initiative aims to increase Swaraj Tractors’ renewable energy share to up to 50 per cent. The project, undertaken by Mahindra Susten, will supply clean energy to four Swaraj Tractors manufacturing facilities in Mohali and Dera Bassi. It is expected to generate 60 million kWh of renewable electricity annually, reducing around…

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Resonia secures Ananthapur-II REZ transmission project; PFCCL sets up SPV for Pune expansion

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Resonia Limited, formerly Sterlite Grid 32 Limited, has won the bid for the “Transmission System for Integration of Ananthapur-II Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) Phase-I” project. The contract was awarded through a tariff-based competitive bidding process in 2025. The company will develop the project under a special purpose vehicle (SPV) on a build, own, operate, and transfer (BOOT) basis for 35 years. Meanwhile, PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) has incorporated a new SPV, NES Pune East New…

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Trident Group commissions 11.02 MWp rooftop solar project in Madhya Pradesh

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Trident Group commissioned an 11.02 MWp rooftop solar power project at its Budhni facility in Madhya Pradesh on March 29, 2025.  The project, developed at Rs 280 million, includes capacities of 6.58 MWp and 4.44 MWp. With this addition, the total commissioned solar capacity at the Budhni facility has reached 51.92 MWp. This marks the second solar project commissioned in Madhya Pradesh in March. Earlier, NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of…

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KEC International and Transrail Lighting secure Rs 14.76 billion orders

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KEC International Limited has secured new orders worth Rs 12.36 billion across its transmission, substation, and cable businesses. The company won contracts for transmission line and substation projects in the Middle East, covering the UAE and Kuwait. It also secured a substation order from a private player under tariff-based competitive bidding in India. Additionally, KEC received orders for supplying various types of cables in both domestic and international markets. Meanwhile, Transrail Lighting Limited has won…

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CEA clarifies energy storage mandate for solar projects

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The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has confirmed that the recently announced requirement to co-locate energy storage systems (ESS) with solar power plants will apply only to future tenders. Ongoing and past projects, including schemes like the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana, will continue under their existing rules without any new ESS obligations. Earlier, the Ministry of Power had issued an advisory recommending that all renewable energy implementing agencies include a minimum 2-hour ESS, equivalent…

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DRAIPL, Sterling and Wilson, Advait win solar EPC contracts

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Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon Private Limited (DRAIPL), Sterling and Wilson, and Advait Energy Transitions Limited have secured engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts for major solar projects in Gujarat and Rajasthan.   DRAIPL secures 200 MW Khavda solar EPC contract DRAIPL has won an EPC contract from NHPC Limited for the 200 MW Khavda Solar PV Project – Phase XXIII. The project is part of Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited’s (GSECL) 3,325 MW Khavda Renewable Energy…

Regulatory Developments in Renewable Sector: April 3, 2025

Regulatory Developments in Renewable Sector: April 3, 2025

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  MERC approves TP Solapur Saurya and others’ petition against incorrect levy of wheeling charges The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has approved the petition filed by TP Solapur Saurya Limited, TP Arya Saurya Limited, and TP Ekadash Limited regarding the incorrect levy of wheeling charges and losses on the energy generated from their solar power plants. The commission ruled that Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) is not entitled to impose wheeling charges…