Author: PPD Team Date: 12/12/2024
The Government of India has applied for a USD 186 million loan from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for the Assam Intra-State Transmission System Enhancement Project Phase II.
The initiative aims to strengthen Assam’s electricity transmission system by constructing new transmission sub-stations, upgrading existing ones, and installing optical power ground wire (OPGW) in the state.
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/01/2025 Advait Energy Transitions (formerly Advait Infratec) has secured a Letter of Award (LoA) from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) under the Product Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, part of the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) initiative (Tranche II). The company will establish a 200 MW manufacturing capacity for alkaline electrolysers in India. The project is expected to be completed within five years.
Author: PPD Team Date: 18/03/2025 India has taken another step towards energy security by commissioning Unit 7 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP-7) at Rawatbhata. The 700 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR), developed by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), was connected to the Northern Grid on March 17 after meeting all regulatory requirements set by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB). This marks India’s third operational 700 MW PHWR, following Kakrapar…
Author: PPD Team Date: 23/01/2025 Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) announced that its subsidiary, Powergrid Sikar Transmission Ltd, has received notification for the commercial operation of “Transmission system strengthening scheme for evacuation of power from solar energy zones in Rajasthan (8.1 GW) under Phase-II Part-C.” The project, which was fully commissioned on December 19, 2024, became operational on January 22, 2025. PGCIL, selected as the developer under TBCB, operates the project through Powergrid…
Author: PPD Team Date: 19/03/2025 The Committee of Directors (CoD) on investment of projects at Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has approved two major transmission projects, with a total investment of Rs 3.41 billion. The approval was granted on March 13, 2025. The first project “Transmission scheme for evacuation of power from Ratle HEP (850 MW) & Kiru HEP (624 MW): Part-B in Jammu & Kashmir” is divided into two parts: Part I:…
Author: PPD Team Date: 17/02/2025 Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has formally acquired a 100% equity stake in Lakadia B Power Transmission Limited (LPTL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) established for the development of the transmission system for the Augmentation of Transformation Capacity at the 765/400 kV Lakadia Substation (S/s) in Gujarat-Part B. The acquisition follows the invitation of Request for Proposal (RFP) bids by REC Power Distribution Company Limited (REC PDCL) in September 2024. REC…
Author: PPD Team Date: 26/11/2024 The Union Minister for Power and Housing and Urban Affairs inaugurated NTPC’s Green Hydrogen Mobility Project in Leh. It includes a 1.7 MW in-situ solar plant, a green hydrogen filling station with 80 kg/day capacity, and five intra-city hydrogen buses. Designed for high-altitude operations at 3,650 meters above sea level, the buses can travel 300 km on a single 25 kg hydrogen fill, with refuelling at 350 bar pressure. Leveraging…
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/01/2025 Advait Energy Transitions (formerly Advait Infratec) has secured a Letter of Award (LoA) from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) under the Product Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, part of the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) initiative (Tranche II). The company will establish a 200 MW manufacturing capacity for alkaline electrolysers in India. The project is expected to be completed within five years.
Author: PPD Team Date: 18/03/2025 India has taken another step towards energy security by commissioning Unit 7 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP-7) at Rawatbhata. The 700 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR), developed by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), was connected to the Northern Grid on March 17 after meeting all regulatory requirements set by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB). This marks India’s third operational 700 MW PHWR, following Kakrapar…
Author: PPD Team Date: 23/01/2025 Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) announced that its subsidiary, Powergrid Sikar Transmission Ltd, has received notification for the commercial operation of “Transmission system strengthening scheme for evacuation of power from solar energy zones in Rajasthan (8.1 GW) under Phase-II Part-C.” The project, which was fully commissioned on December 19, 2024, became operational on January 22, 2025. PGCIL, selected as the developer under TBCB, operates the project through Powergrid…
Author: PPD Team Date: 19/03/2025 The Committee of Directors (CoD) on investment of projects at Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has approved two major transmission projects, with a total investment of Rs 3.41 billion. The approval was granted on March 13, 2025. The first project “Transmission scheme for evacuation of power from Ratle HEP (850 MW) & Kiru HEP (624 MW): Part-B in Jammu & Kashmir” is divided into two parts: Part I:…
Author: PPD Team Date: 17/02/2025 Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has formally acquired a 100% equity stake in Lakadia B Power Transmission Limited (LPTL), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) established for the development of the transmission system for the Augmentation of Transformation Capacity at the 765/400 kV Lakadia Substation (S/s) in Gujarat-Part B. The acquisition follows the invitation of Request for Proposal (RFP) bids by REC Power Distribution Company Limited (REC PDCL) in September 2024. REC…
Author: PPD Team Date: 26/11/2024 The Union Minister for Power and Housing and Urban Affairs inaugurated NTPC’s Green Hydrogen Mobility Project in Leh. It includes a 1.7 MW in-situ solar plant, a green hydrogen filling station with 80 kg/day capacity, and five intra-city hydrogen buses. Designed for high-altitude operations at 3,650 meters above sea level, the buses can travel 300 km on a single 25 kg hydrogen fill, with refuelling at 350 bar pressure. Leveraging…
Author: PPD Team Date: 22/01/2025 Advait Energy Transitions (formerly Advait Infratec) has secured a Letter of Award (LoA) from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) under the Product Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, part of the Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) initiative (Tranche II). The company will establish a 200 MW manufacturing capacity for alkaline electrolysers in India. The project is expected to be completed within five years.
Author: PPD Team Date: 18/03/2025 India has taken another step towards energy security by commissioning Unit 7 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP-7) at Rawatbhata. The 700 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR), developed by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), was connected to the Northern Grid on March 17 after meeting all regulatory requirements set by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB). This marks India’s third operational 700 MW PHWR, following Kakrapar…