Author: PPD Team Date: 03/01/2025
Power Mech Projects has secured a Rs 29.4 billion order from Adani Power for services related to the 1,320 MW Korba Phase-II Thermal Power Project in Chhattisgarh.
The contract involves overhauling, erection, testing, commissioning, and manpower support for performance guarantee tests of steam generators (SG) for Units 3 and 4.
These activities are essential to ensure operational efficiency and meet technical requirements.
Author: PPD Team Date: 07/11/2024 Rajasthan and Gujarat, India’s leaders in renewable energy, are urged to implement policy adjustments to sustain their progress, according to a new report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). Vibhuti Garg, IEEFA’s director for South Asia, noted that while slower states need to ramp up clean energy efforts, even leading states like Rajasthan and Gujarat should monitor and fine-tune their strategies to avoid losing momentum. A…
Author: PPD Team Date: 02/01/2025 Kalpataru Projects International Limited (KPIL) and its international subsidiaries have secured new orders worth Rs 10.11 billion. These orders span multiple sectors, including: Transmission & Distribution (T&D) business in overseas markets Railway business in India Buildings & Factories (B&F) business in India Manish Mohnot, MD & CEO of KPIL, expressed satisfaction with the strong order inflows, which have bolstered the company’s order book, with year-to-date (YTD) inflows surpassing Rs173 billion….
Author: PPD Team Date: 05/11/2024 NTPC Limited, through its R&D arm NETRA, is set to build a green hydrogen production plant that will use plasma oxy gasification technology for municipal solid waste (MSW) and agri-waste. This pioneering plant will generate high-purity hydrogen (over 99.9%) through plasma-assisted ‘oxy gasification’ of MSW-RDF/agri-waste, creating a superior synthesis gas (syn-gas). From this, hydrogen is separated using a combination of gas membrane and pressure swing adsorption techniques. This plant, which…
Author: PPD Team Date: 10/03/2025 Three firms have won bids to develop a cumulative 250 MW grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects without energy storage system (ESS) anywhere in India. The bids were awarded under Phase XXVI of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) on March 6, 2025. Avaada Energy Private Limited (Avaada Power Private Limited) secured a 100 MW capacity at a tariff of Rs 2.6 per kWh. Welspun New Energy Limited, a wholly-owned…
Author: PPD Team Date: 09/01/2025 Grenergy has obtained $324 million in financing for phase four of its Oasis de Atacama project, named Gabriela. This phase includes 269 MW of solar capacity and 1.1 GWh of storage. Financing was provided by BNP Paribas, Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking, Société Générale, Bank of Nova Scotia, and SMBC. The same institutions also financed the first three phases of the project, with a total investment of $643 million. The…
Author: PPD Team Date: 21/09/2024 Gautam Solar plans to establish a 2 GW solar cell manufacturing plant with an investment of Rs 10 billion. The facility, part of the company’s strategy to meet the growing demand for renewable energy, will help Gautam Solar comply with the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s ALMM guidelines, promoting locally manufactured components for government-subsidized projects. The company has acquired a 60-acre site in Bhiwani, Haryana, and aims to boost…