Author: PPD Team Date: January 7, 2025
KEC International Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the RPG Group, has secured new orders worth Rs 10.97 billion in the transmission and distribution (T&D) sector.
These include a 400 kV transmission line project in the UAE and the supply of towers, hardware, and poles for various projects in the Americas, including the United States, Mexico, and Brazil.
Author: PPD Team Date: September 22, 2025 KPI Green Energy Limited has issued India’s first externally credit-enhanced green bond on the National Stock Exchange, raising Rs 6.70 billion. The five-year bond carries an annual coupon of 8.5 per cent and has been rated AA+ by both CRISIL and ICRA. The bond is backed by a 65 per cent partial guarantee from GuarantCo, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group, funded by several governments, including the…
Author: PPD Team Date: January 19, 2026 JSW Energy Limited has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, JSW Thermal Energy Limited, has signed a contract with associate company Toshiba JSW Power Systems Private Limited for the supply of two 800 MW steam turbine generators. The equipment will be deployed at the 1,600 MW Salboni thermal power project in West Bengal. The contract provides for the manufacturing and supply of the turbine generator packages in line…
Author: PPD Team Date: September 16, 2024 Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) recently commissioned an interstate transmission system (ISTS) under “Powergrid Bhadla Transmission Ltd.” The project, officially named the “Transmission system strengthening scheme for evacuation of power from solar energy zones in Rajasthan (8.1 GW) under Phase-II, Part B,” was completed in August 2024, nearly two years behind schedule. This Rs 11.06 billion scheme, awarded to PGCIL under the Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB)…
Author: PPD Team Date: April 24, 2025 Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) has successfully commissioned rooftop and floating solar power projects with a cumulative capacity of 30.34 MWp at its manufacturing plant in Jajpur, Odisha. The projects were commissioned on April 22, 2025, with 23.02 MWp from rooftop solar systems and 7.32 MWp from a floating solar plant. AB Energia Solutions Private Limited served as the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for the project. The…
Author: PPD Team Date: October 16, 2024 The Ministry of Power (MoP) has launched the National Electricity Plan for transmission, targeting the transmission of 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030 and over 600 GW by 2032. The plan also addresses the need for 47 GW of battery energy storage systems and 31 GW of pumped storage plants. From 2022-23 to 2031-32, the plan aims to add over 191,000 circuit km of transmission lines and…
Author: PPD Team Date: January 2, 2025 The government is working on a Rs 150 billion ‘Green Steel Mission’ to reduce carbon emissions in the steel sector, which currently contributes 10-12 per cent of the country’s total emissions. The mission includes a production-linked incentive (PLI) for green steel, incentivising renewable energy adoption, and mandating green steel procurement by government bodies. These measures aim to align with India’s decarbonisation goals, with the Ministry of Steel collaborating…