Author: PPD Team Date: 06/01/2025
REC Limited disbursed Rs 546.92 billion in loans during Q3 FY25, marking a 17.98% year-on-year increase. Renewable energy loan disbursements grew by 58.09% to Rs 63.14 billion.
For the first nine months of FY25, REC disbursed Rs 1,456.47 billion, a 19.30% rise from Rs 1,220.89 billion in FY24. Renewable energy loans during this period totalled Rs 176.12 billion, reflecting a 78.68% year-on-year growth.
Author: PPD Team Date: 16/04/2025 Transrail Lighting Limited has kicked off the season on a high note, securing fresh domestic orders worth Rs 10.85 billion in the transmission and distribution (T&D) segment. The win is a major boost for the company, which has built a strong presence across civil, railway, poles, and lighting infrastructure. These new contracts further cement Transrail’s standing in the T&D engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) space, aligning perfectly with its growth…
Author: PPD Team Date: 18/12/2024 Independent renewable energy company Qair and Etermar Energia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on offshore wind projects across the Iberian Peninsula. Etermar Energia signed the agreement during a visit to Qair’s Eolmed, a 30 MW floating offshore wind project in Port-La Nouvelle, France. The MoU focuses on developing floating offshore wind farms, particularly in Portuguese maritime zones. The partnership will involve component stockpiling, foundation manufacturing, logistics,…
Author: PPD Team Date: 02/01/2025 Waaree Energies has become the first Indian solar panel manufacturer to publish independently verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its bifacial mono PERC and TOPCon solar panels. Certified by The International EPD System, these declarations showcase Waaree’s commitment to reducing environmental impact. The TOPCon panels, classified as ultra-low-carbon products, offer 600Wp power and 22.03 per cent efficiency with a lifecycle carbon footprint of 0.368 kg CO2 eq./Wp. The 550Wp mono…
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: 15/04/2025 PJM Interconnection has launched a multiyear partnership with Google and Tapestry to apply artificial intelligence (AI) tools aimed at improving grid planning and speeding up the integration of new energy sources. PJM operates the power grid for 67 million people across 13 US states and the District of Columbia. The collaboration will use Google Cloud and Google DeepMind to develop AI models that enhance PJM’s ability to process interconnection requests….
Author: PPD Team Date: 24/10/2024 KEI Industries Ltd has completed brownfield capacity expansions at its Chinchpada (Silvassa, Dadra Nagar Haveli, and Daman & Diu) and Pathredi (Rajasthan) cable manufacturing units in the first half (H1) of FY25. The expansions, fully commissioned between April and September 2024, have increased the company’s low-tension (LT) cable capacity to approximately Rs 9 billion annually. The company invested Rs 3.12 billion in H1 FY25, covering the brownfield projects and the…
Author: PPD Team Date: 16/04/2025 Transrail Lighting Limited has kicked off the season on a high note, securing fresh domestic orders worth Rs 10.85 billion in the transmission and distribution (T&D) segment. The win is a major boost for the company, which has built a strong presence across civil, railway, poles, and lighting infrastructure. These new contracts further cement Transrail’s standing in the T&D engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) space, aligning perfectly with its growth…
Author: PPD Team Date: 18/12/2024 Independent renewable energy company Qair and Etermar Energia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on offshore wind projects across the Iberian Peninsula. Etermar Energia signed the agreement during a visit to Qair’s Eolmed, a 30 MW floating offshore wind project in Port-La Nouvelle, France. The MoU focuses on developing floating offshore wind farms, particularly in Portuguese maritime zones. The partnership will involve component stockpiling, foundation manufacturing, logistics,…
Author: PPD Team Date: 02/01/2025 Waaree Energies has become the first Indian solar panel manufacturer to publish independently verified Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its bifacial mono PERC and TOPCon solar panels. Certified by The International EPD System, these declarations showcase Waaree’s commitment to reducing environmental impact. The TOPCon panels, classified as ultra-low-carbon products, offer 600Wp power and 22.03 per cent efficiency with a lifecycle carbon footprint of 0.368 kg CO2 eq./Wp. The 550Wp mono…
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: 15/04/2025 PJM Interconnection has launched a multiyear partnership with Google and Tapestry to apply artificial intelligence (AI) tools aimed at improving grid planning and speeding up the integration of new energy sources. PJM operates the power grid for 67 million people across 13 US states and the District of Columbia. The collaboration will use Google Cloud and Google DeepMind to develop AI models that enhance PJM’s ability to process interconnection requests….
Author: PPD Team Date: 24/10/2024 KEI Industries Ltd has completed brownfield capacity expansions at its Chinchpada (Silvassa, Dadra Nagar Haveli, and Daman & Diu) and Pathredi (Rajasthan) cable manufacturing units in the first half (H1) of FY25. The expansions, fully commissioned between April and September 2024, have increased the company’s low-tension (LT) cable capacity to approximately Rs 9 billion annually. The company invested Rs 3.12 billion in H1 FY25, covering the brownfield projects and the…
Author: PPD Team Date: 16/04/2025 Transrail Lighting Limited has kicked off the season on a high note, securing fresh domestic orders worth Rs 10.85 billion in the transmission and distribution (T&D) segment. The win is a major boost for the company, which has built a strong presence across civil, railway, poles, and lighting infrastructure. These new contracts further cement Transrail’s standing in the T&D engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) space, aligning perfectly with its growth…
Author: PPD Team Date: 18/12/2024 Independent renewable energy company Qair and Etermar Energia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate on offshore wind projects across the Iberian Peninsula. Etermar Energia signed the agreement during a visit to Qair’s Eolmed, a 30 MW floating offshore wind project in Port-La Nouvelle, France. The MoU focuses on developing floating offshore wind farms, particularly in Portuguese maritime zones. The partnership will involve component stockpiling, foundation manufacturing, logistics,…