Author: PPD Team Date: 23/01/2025
Reliance Energy Limited (REL), a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure Limited, has established two wholly-owned subsidiaries to implement renewable energy (RE) projects in India.
The subsidiaries, Reliance Zetta SolarTech Private Limited and Reliance Zetta Solar Private Limited, will focus on solar and other RE power generation projects, as well as associated transmission and distribution projects.
Author: PPD Team Date: 23/01/2025 NTPC Renewable Energy Limited (NTPC REL), a subsidiary of NTPC Limited through NTPC Green Energy Limited, has commenced commercial operation of the second part capacity of its 200 MW Sadla Solar PV Project in Gujarat. The additional 25 MW capacity became operational on January 17, 2025. Earlier, the first part capacity of 37.5 MW was commissioned on December 21, 2024.
Author: PPD Team Date: 26/11/2024 Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has announced plans to retire all coal-fired power plants by 2040, advancing the previous target of 2056. At the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro on 19 November 2024, Subianto emphasized the need for global collaboration to achieve net-zero emissions before 2050. The country plans to develop over 75 GW of renewable energy in the next 15 years to replace coal. Despite these goals, coal remains…
Author: PPD Team Date: 03/12/2024 Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and Coal India Limited (CIL) signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) on December 2, 2024, in Mumbai. The collaboration aims to explore the development of a coal-to-synthetic natural gas (SNG) project using surface coal gasification at Western Coalfields (WCL). Surface coal gasification transforms coal into synthetic natural gas, providing a cleaner alternative to traditional coal-based energy.
Author: PPD Team Date: 06/12/2024 TKIL Industries Private Limited has partnered with Switzerland-based SoHHytec SA to introduce advanced hydrogen production technology in India. The partnership grants TKIL exclusive rights to manufacture and deploy SoHHytec’s artificial photosynthesis technology, which harnesses solar and wind energy to produce hydrogen efficiently.
Author: PPD Team Date: 28/01/2025 Maharashtra and Telangana sign MoUs for 7,440 MW renewable energy projects The Government of Maharashtra (GoM) and the Government of Telangana (GoT) have signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Essar Renewables Limited (ERL) and Sun Petrochemicals Private Limited, respectively, to develop 7,440 MW renewable energy (RE) projects in the states. ERL will invest Rs 80 billion to set up 2,000 MW round-the-clock (RTC) RE power projects in Maharashtra by FY…
Author: PPD Team Date: 28/10/2024 Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has been named the successful bidder for developing a mega Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) project utilizing HVDC technology. The project, known as the “Evacuation of power from potential renewable energy zone in Khavda area of Gujarat under Phase-V (8 GW): Part A,” will be established on a build, own, operate, and transfer (BOOT) basis. The letter of intent (LoI) was received on October…