Author: PPD Team Date: 12/11/2024
Saatvik Solar has entered into a contract with G2H Solar to supply 200 MW of high-efficiency solar photovoltaic (PV) modules for projects across India.
The modules, featuring advanced mono PERC bifacial half-cut technology with power ratings of 540/550 Wp, will be delivered over 12 months starting in January 2025.
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/05/2025 The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted initial approval to carry out an environmental impact assessment (EIA) study for the 1,000 MW Upper Bhavani Pumped Storage Hydro Power Project in Tamil Nadu. Located in the Nilgiris district, the project is designed to have a capacity of 1,000 MW (4×250 MW). It will store surplus energy generated from solar and wind sources in Tamil Nadu and other…
Author: PPD Team Date: 11/02/2025 Jindal Nuclear Power Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jindal Renewables, has announced plans to develop 18,000 MW of nuclear power capacity by 2047. This aligns with the Government of India’s target of achieving 100,000 MW of nuclear capacity by the same year. The announcement follows Tata Power’s interest in small modular reactors (SMRs) after the government allowed private investment in the nuclear sector. Tata Power CEO Praveer Sinha…
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 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,…
Author: PPD Team Date: 28/11/2024 KEC International Ltd. has secured new Transmission and Distribution (T&D) orders worth Rs 17.04 billion from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL). The projects include the design, supply, and installation of 765 kV transmission lines and GIS substations. These orders bring KEC International’s year-to-date (YTD) order intake to Rs 163 billion, a 60% growth compared to the same period last year. Mr Vimal Kejriwal, MD & CEO of KEC…
Author: PPD Team Date: 06/12/2024 The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) of Estonia has announced an electronic auction for the development of an offshore wind farm in the Saare 1 area, located 60 km west of Saaremaa island in the Baltic Sea. The auction will take place from January 21 to January 23, 2025. Three qualified participants—CI Estonia Wind GmbH & Co. KG, OÜ Utilitas Wind, and Oxan Energy—will compete, with a starting…
Author: PPD Team Date: 28/10/2024 Orlen Group, through its subsidiary ORLEN Wind 3, has finalized the acquisition of two solar photovoltaic (PV) farms and a wind farm from EDP Renewables Polska, boosting its renewable energy generation capacity by more than 300 MW. The assets include solar PV farms in the Zielona Góra and Poznań provinces, and a wind farm in the Łódź province. This acquisition raises Orlen Group’s total installed capacity to 580 MW in…
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/05/2025 The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted initial approval to carry out an environmental impact assessment (EIA) study for the 1,000 MW Upper Bhavani Pumped Storage Hydro Power Project in Tamil Nadu. Located in the Nilgiris district, the project is designed to have a capacity of 1,000 MW (4×250 MW). It will store surplus energy generated from solar and wind sources in Tamil Nadu and other…
Author: PPD Team Date: 11/02/2025 Jindal Nuclear Power Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jindal Renewables, has announced plans to develop 18,000 MW of nuclear power capacity by 2047. This aligns with the Government of India’s target of achieving 100,000 MW of nuclear capacity by the same year. The announcement follows Tata Power’s interest in small modular reactors (SMRs) after the government allowed private investment in the nuclear sector. Tata Power CEO Praveer Sinha…
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/04/2025 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,…
Author: PPD Team Date: 28/11/2024 KEC International Ltd. has secured new Transmission and Distribution (T&D) orders worth Rs 17.04 billion from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL). The projects include the design, supply, and installation of 765 kV transmission lines and GIS substations. These orders bring KEC International’s year-to-date (YTD) order intake to Rs 163 billion, a 60% growth compared to the same period last year. Mr Vimal Kejriwal, MD & CEO of KEC…
Author: PPD Team Date: 06/12/2024 The Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority (CPTRA) of Estonia has announced an electronic auction for the development of an offshore wind farm in the Saare 1 area, located 60 km west of Saaremaa island in the Baltic Sea. The auction will take place from January 21 to January 23, 2025. Three qualified participants—CI Estonia Wind GmbH & Co. KG, OÜ Utilitas Wind, and Oxan Energy—will compete, with a starting…
Author: PPD Team Date: 28/10/2024 Orlen Group, through its subsidiary ORLEN Wind 3, has finalized the acquisition of two solar photovoltaic (PV) farms and a wind farm from EDP Renewables Polska, boosting its renewable energy generation capacity by more than 300 MW. The assets include solar PV farms in the Zielona Góra and Poznań provinces, and a wind farm in the Łódź province. This acquisition raises Orlen Group’s total installed capacity to 580 MW in…
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/05/2025 The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has granted initial approval to carry out an environmental impact assessment (EIA) study for the 1,000 MW Upper Bhavani Pumped Storage Hydro Power Project in Tamil Nadu. Located in the Nilgiris district, the project is designed to have a capacity of 1,000 MW (4×250 MW). It will store surplus energy generated from solar and wind sources in Tamil Nadu and other…
Author: PPD Team Date: 11/02/2025 Jindal Nuclear Power Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Jindal Renewables, has announced plans to develop 18,000 MW of nuclear power capacity by 2047. This aligns with the Government of India’s target of achieving 100,000 MW of nuclear capacity by the same year. The announcement follows Tata Power’s interest in small modular reactors (SMRs) after the government allowed private investment in the nuclear sector. Tata Power CEO Praveer Sinha…