Author: PPD Team Date: 09/01/2025
NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Deendayal Port Authority to establish a green hydrogen fueling station and deploy 11 hydrogen-powered buses at Kandla Port, Gujarat.
This initiative seeks to replace fossil fuel-based buses at the port, advancing clean energy adoption while supporting decarbonisation and energy security.
Author: PPD Team Date: 18/10/2024 JSW Renew Energy Seventeen, a subsidiary of JSW Energy, has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) for a 192 MW wind-solar hybrid capacity connected to the state transmission utility (STU) in Gujarat. This is the company’s first PPA for a wind-solar hybrid project, with the power set to be supplied for 25 years at a tariff of Rs 3.27 per kWh. The…
Author: PPD Team Date: 12/11/2024 PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL), a subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation Limited, has transferred two wholly owned subsidiaries, Khavda PSI and 3 Transmission Limited and Barmer I Transmission Limited, to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) for a total of Rs 268.2 million. Khavda PSI and 3 Transmission Limited was transferred for Rs 79.2 million, and Barmer I Transmission Limited for Rs 189 million. Barmer I Transmission Limited focuses on…
Author: PPD Team Date: 24/10/2024 Power cable manufacturer NKT has started the installation of a 518 km high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power cable system for TenneT’s SuedLink project. The 525 kV cables will connect northern Germany’s renewable energy sources to the southern industrial regions, supporting Germany’s energy transition strategy, Energiewende. Tim Meyerjürgens, TenneT’s chief operations officer, highlighted the milestone, stating that the pull-in of the first 37 km of the 700 km route demonstrates the…
Author: PPD Team Date: 31/01/2025 Voltamp Transformers Ltd has commenced construction of its new power transformer manufacturing facility at Jarod in Vadodara district, Gujarat. The company has completed all land acquisition formalities and initiated work on the factory building. The facility aims to address rising demand in the transformer market over the next 7–10 years. In its first phase, the plant will have an annual capacity of around 6,000 MVA, producing transformers of up…
Author: PPD Team Date: 12/11/2024 Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has officially transferred the 500 kV Thung Song substation project to Thailand’s Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) after successful site acceptance tests. Located in Nakhon Si Thammarat, southern Thailand, the project is crucial for enhancing grid transmission capacity and ensuring stable power operations in the region. The project involved renovating and expanding an existing 230 kV air-insulated switchgear substation and constructing a new…
Author: PPD Team Date: 30/10/2024 NTPC‘s R&D division, NETRA, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) Dehradun, has developed an indigenous catalyst for converting CO2 into methanol. This catalyst, crucial for chemical synthesis, facilitates CO2 hydrogenation and is currently being tested in a 10 kg/day methanol pilot plant. In this process, 1 mole of CO2 and 3 moles of H2 are passed through a fixed-bed downflow reactor, producing methanol with over 99% purity….
Author: PPD Team Date: 18/10/2024 JSW Renew Energy Seventeen, a subsidiary of JSW Energy, has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) for a 192 MW wind-solar hybrid capacity connected to the state transmission utility (STU) in Gujarat. This is the company’s first PPA for a wind-solar hybrid project, with the power set to be supplied for 25 years at a tariff of Rs 3.27 per kWh. The…
Author: PPD Team Date: 12/11/2024 PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL), a subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation Limited, has transferred two wholly owned subsidiaries, Khavda PSI and 3 Transmission Limited and Barmer I Transmission Limited, to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) for a total of Rs 268.2 million. Khavda PSI and 3 Transmission Limited was transferred for Rs 79.2 million, and Barmer I Transmission Limited for Rs 189 million. Barmer I Transmission Limited focuses on…
Author: PPD Team Date: 24/10/2024 Power cable manufacturer NKT has started the installation of a 518 km high-voltage direct current (HVDC) power cable system for TenneT’s SuedLink project. The 525 kV cables will connect northern Germany’s renewable energy sources to the southern industrial regions, supporting Germany’s energy transition strategy, Energiewende. Tim Meyerjürgens, TenneT’s chief operations officer, highlighted the milestone, stating that the pull-in of the first 37 km of the 700 km route demonstrates the…
Author: PPD Team Date: 31/01/2025 Voltamp Transformers Ltd has commenced construction of its new power transformer manufacturing facility at Jarod in Vadodara district, Gujarat. The company has completed all land acquisition formalities and initiated work on the factory building. The facility aims to address rising demand in the transformer market over the next 7–10 years. In its first phase, the plant will have an annual capacity of around 6,000 MVA, producing transformers of up…
Author: PPD Team Date: 12/11/2024 Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) has officially transferred the 500 kV Thung Song substation project to Thailand’s Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) after successful site acceptance tests. Located in Nakhon Si Thammarat, southern Thailand, the project is crucial for enhancing grid transmission capacity and ensuring stable power operations in the region. The project involved renovating and expanding an existing 230 kV air-insulated switchgear substation and constructing a new…
Author: PPD Team Date: 30/10/2024 NTPC‘s R&D division, NETRA, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) Dehradun, has developed an indigenous catalyst for converting CO2 into methanol. This catalyst, crucial for chemical synthesis, facilitates CO2 hydrogenation and is currently being tested in a 10 kg/day methanol pilot plant. In this process, 1 mole of CO2 and 3 moles of H2 are passed through a fixed-bed downflow reactor, producing methanol with over 99% purity….
Author: PPD Team Date: 18/10/2024 JSW Renew Energy Seventeen, a subsidiary of JSW Energy, has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) for a 192 MW wind-solar hybrid capacity connected to the state transmission utility (STU) in Gujarat. This is the company’s first PPA for a wind-solar hybrid project, with the power set to be supplied for 25 years at a tariff of Rs 3.27 per kWh. The…
Author: PPD Team Date: 12/11/2024 PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL), a subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation Limited, has transferred two wholly owned subsidiaries, Khavda PSI and 3 Transmission Limited and Barmer I Transmission Limited, to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Powergrid) for a total of Rs 268.2 million. Khavda PSI and 3 Transmission Limited was transferred for Rs 79.2 million, and Barmer I Transmission Limited for Rs 189 million. Barmer I Transmission Limited focuses on…