Author: PPD Team Date: November 12, 2024
Voltamp Transformers Limited has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) valued at Rs 2,633.3 million from Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) for the design, manufacturing, testing, and supply of various ratings of power transformers.
The project, awarded on November 5, 2024, is expected to be completed within 12 months.
Author: PPD Team Date: February 24, 2025 The U.S. added nearly 50 GW of new solar generating capacity in 2024, according to the 2025 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook, released by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and BloombergNEF. The record 49 GW of new solar capacity helped meet rising energy demand and replace decommissioned thermal assets. Of this, 39.6 GW came from utility-scale projects, marking a 31.4 per cent year-over-year increase—the highest since 2017….
Author: PPD Team Date: February 7, 2025 Gensol Engineering Limited has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract valued at approximately Rs 9.679 billion (inclusive of goods and services tax) for a 245 MW solar photovoltaic project at the Khavda Renewable Energy Power Park in Gujarat. The contract, secured from a public sector undertaking, also includes three years of operations and maintenance services. Rayzon Solar has secured a contract to manufacture and supply…
Author: PPD Team Date: June 12, 2025 PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) has invited Request for Proposal (RfP) bids for selection of a transmission service provider (TSP) through tariff based competitive bidding (TBCB) process on build, own, operate, and transfer (BOOT) basis for the “Network Expansion scheme in Maharashtra for Evacuation of RE Power from Dharashiv, Beed District in Maharashtra.” The last date for submission of bids is August 1, 2025. PFCCL has been appointed as…
Author: PPD Team Date: June 10, 2025 NHPC Limited began commercial operations of 53.57 MW on June 7, 2025, under its 1,000 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) power project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The commissioned capacity is part of a 300 MW plant being developed by Tata Power Solar Systems Limited at Karnisar-Bhatiyan in Bikaner. So far, 160.71 MW of capacity has been commissioned. Under the scheme, usage charges are capped at Rs 2.45 per kWh,…
Author: PPD Team Date: February 7, 2025 RMC Switchgears Limited has won a Rs 192.4 million contract from Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MSPGCL) for setting up 10 MW decentralised solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects under the “Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana (MSKVY) 2.0” scheme in Maharashtra. The contract was awarded on February 5, 2025. The project, located at the 33/11 kV Sakali substation in Yawal taluka, Jalgaon district, will be implemented on an…
Author: PPD Team Date: July 29, 2025 Despite being labelled the “solar capital” of India, the Union Territory of Ladakh has not produced any solar power over the past five years, according to data tabled in the Rajya Sabha. In response to a question by MP Sana Satish Babu, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Shripad Yesso Naik confirmed that Ladakh has not generated even one unit of solar electricity between 2020 and 2025….