Author: PPD Team Date: 28/10/2024
Insolation Green Energy Private Limited has received a purchase order to supply solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for NTPC’s Khavada site in Gujarat.
The order, valued at Rs 2.08 billion, includes 150 MW of 550 Wp solar PV modules, with execution planned for the fiscal year 2024-25.
Author: PPD Team Date: 10/09/2024 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released a draft amendment to the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II for solar photovoltaic (PV) cells, effective from April 1, 2026, to accommodate rising solar PV cell capacity. Under the new guidelines, projects must source their solar PV modules from manufacturers in ALMM List-I, and those modules must use PV cells from manufacturers listed in ALMM List-II. Solar…
Author: PPD Team Date: 18/11/2024 Babcock & Wilcox’s (B&W) Thermal segment has received full notice to proceed on a $246 million coal-to-natural gas conversion project at AES Indiana’s Petersburg Generating Station. The project involves converting two coal-fired boilers at the 1.16 GW Petersburg plant to operate on natural gas, significantly lowering the facility’s carbon footprint. B&W Thermal will handle the design and installation of the new natural gas system, air systems, and associated equipment. B&W…
Author: PPD Team Date: 19/12/2024 The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farm extension projects in Norfolk, UK, will be developed under a joint ownership structure, subject to regulatory approval. This will streamline the development process by combining the two projects into a single legal entity. Development consent for both projects was granted in April 2024 under a unified application, allowing for joint or sequential development approaches. The new ownership structure facilitates cost-effective development, reduces…
Author: PPD Team Date: 19/09/2024 Norwegian energy company Scatec has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company for a 1 GW solar and 100 MW/200 MWh battery storage project in Egypt. The 25-year, USD-denominated agreement marks Egypt’s first hybrid solar and battery energy storage system. Scatec will manage the engineering, procurement, and construction, along with asset management, operations, and maintenance services. The company aims to secure concessional financing and expects…
Author: PPD Team Date: 24/10/2024 The Gansu Provincial Energy Bureau has approved the 750 kV Wuwei North (Oasis) transmission and transformation project, an essential component of the ‘Gong Electricity into Zhejiang’ initiative. The project, being developed by State Grid Wuwei Power Supply Company, a subsidiary of the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), involves constructing a new 750 kV substation with a transformation capacity of 4×2100 MVA and 232.5 km of 750 kV transmission lines….
Author: PPD Team Date: 24/02/2025 Torrent Green Energy Private Limited (TGEPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Torrent Power Limited (TPL), has incorporated a new wholly owned subsidiary, Torrent Urja 30 Private Limited (TU30), for the implementation of renewable energy (RE) power projects in India on February 19, 2025. The newly formed entity will engage in power generation, transmission, distribution, purchase, procurement, sale, trading, import, export, power storage, green hydrogen, and its derivatives such as ammonia,…
Author: PPD Team Date: 10/09/2024 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released a draft amendment to the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II for solar photovoltaic (PV) cells, effective from April 1, 2026, to accommodate rising solar PV cell capacity. Under the new guidelines, projects must source their solar PV modules from manufacturers in ALMM List-I, and those modules must use PV cells from manufacturers listed in ALMM List-II. Solar…
Author: PPD Team Date: 18/11/2024 Babcock & Wilcox’s (B&W) Thermal segment has received full notice to proceed on a $246 million coal-to-natural gas conversion project at AES Indiana’s Petersburg Generating Station. The project involves converting two coal-fired boilers at the 1.16 GW Petersburg plant to operate on natural gas, significantly lowering the facility’s carbon footprint. B&W Thermal will handle the design and installation of the new natural gas system, air systems, and associated equipment. B&W…
Author: PPD Team Date: 19/12/2024 The Sheringham Shoal and Dudgeon offshore wind farm extension projects in Norfolk, UK, will be developed under a joint ownership structure, subject to regulatory approval. This will streamline the development process by combining the two projects into a single legal entity. Development consent for both projects was granted in April 2024 under a unified application, allowing for joint or sequential development approaches. The new ownership structure facilitates cost-effective development, reduces…
Author: PPD Team Date: 19/09/2024 Norwegian energy company Scatec has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company for a 1 GW solar and 100 MW/200 MWh battery storage project in Egypt. The 25-year, USD-denominated agreement marks Egypt’s first hybrid solar and battery energy storage system. Scatec will manage the engineering, procurement, and construction, along with asset management, operations, and maintenance services. The company aims to secure concessional financing and expects…
Author: PPD Team Date: 24/10/2024 The Gansu Provincial Energy Bureau has approved the 750 kV Wuwei North (Oasis) transmission and transformation project, an essential component of the ‘Gong Electricity into Zhejiang’ initiative. The project, being developed by State Grid Wuwei Power Supply Company, a subsidiary of the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), involves constructing a new 750 kV substation with a transformation capacity of 4×2100 MVA and 232.5 km of 750 kV transmission lines….
Author: PPD Team Date: 24/02/2025 Torrent Green Energy Private Limited (TGEPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Torrent Power Limited (TPL), has incorporated a new wholly owned subsidiary, Torrent Urja 30 Private Limited (TU30), for the implementation of renewable energy (RE) power projects in India on February 19, 2025. The newly formed entity will engage in power generation, transmission, distribution, purchase, procurement, sale, trading, import, export, power storage, green hydrogen, and its derivatives such as ammonia,…
Author: PPD Team Date: 10/09/2024 The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has released a draft amendment to the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II for solar photovoltaic (PV) cells, effective from April 1, 2026, to accommodate rising solar PV cell capacity. Under the new guidelines, projects must source their solar PV modules from manufacturers in ALMM List-I, and those modules must use PV cells from manufacturers listed in ALMM List-II. Solar…
Author: PPD Team Date: 18/11/2024 Babcock & Wilcox’s (B&W) Thermal segment has received full notice to proceed on a $246 million coal-to-natural gas conversion project at AES Indiana’s Petersburg Generating Station. The project involves converting two coal-fired boilers at the 1.16 GW Petersburg plant to operate on natural gas, significantly lowering the facility’s carbon footprint. B&W Thermal will handle the design and installation of the new natural gas system, air systems, and associated equipment. B&W…