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Punjab releases draft green hydrogen policy targeting 100 ktpa by 2030

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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 full exemption from electricity duty…

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KP Energy commissions 23.1 MW wind project for ABREL in Bhavnagar

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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, and commissioning (EPCC), along with…

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Centre inaugurates 975 MW solar project by ReNew in Jaisalmer

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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 were at a tariff of…

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Blupine’s SPV signs 25-year solar PPA with SECI for 150 MW project in Rajasthan

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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 to support grid stability and…

Power Sector News Roundup for April 21, 2025

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Global: EDF Renewables commissions South Africa’s first IPP-developed transmission substation India: Ministry of Mines announces guidelines for Centres of Excellence under NCMM PFCCL forms three new SPVs for interstate transmission projects IREDA and Waaree Renewable report strong profit growth in 2024–25 PGCIL declares COD for Western Region Expansion Scheme-XXVII L&T emerges as lowest bidder for reactor and turbine works at Kudankulam 5 & 6