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Vestas secures 134 MW wind turbine order from Invenergy in Japan
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has won a 134 MW order from Invenergy for Japan’s Inaniwa Wind Energy Center in Iwate prefecture. This marks Vestas’ largest order in Japan to date. The company will supply and install 32 of its V117-4.2 MW turbines, along with a 20-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. Deliveries are set to begin in the first half of 2027, with project commissioning expected in the first quarter of…
Premier Energies’ subsidiaries receive orders worth Rs 5.6 bn
Premier Energies International and Premier Energies Photovoltaic, subsidiaries of Premier Energies, have received and accepted multiple orders totalling Rs 5.6 billion. Two large independent power producers (IPPs) and others have awarded the contracts. These orders comprise Rs 5.13 billion for solar modules and Rs 470 million for solar cells. The supply of these modules will commence in December 2024 and is expected to conclude by May 2025.
Poseidon to deliver cable services for Greater Changhua wind farms in Taiwan
Poseidon Cables has secured a contract with NCT Offshore to provide cable pre-rigging and pull-in services for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. Located 35-60km offshore Changhua County, the project will become Taiwan’s largest wind power complex, generating electricity to supply one million households annually. Poseidon Cables’ role involves preparing and pulling in inter-array cables, a critical step toward operationalizing wind farms. This contract underscores Poseidon Cables’ standing as a…
ITC commissions second offsite solar plant in Karnataka
ITC has commissioned a 9.45 MW offsite solar plant in Davangere district, Karnataka, marking its second such facility in the state and fourth in the country, alongside others in Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Karnataka. The plant is designed to generate around 15 million units of green energy annually, supplying power to ITC’s hotels, the ITC Life Sciences and Technology Centre (LSTC), food manufacturing units in Mysore and Malur, and the ITC Green Centre in…
MNRE clarifies ALMM exemption for solar projects with prior approval
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has clarified that its Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) order does not apply to open access and net-metering solar projects that secured approvals before October 1, 2022. According to an official memorandum, this exemption covers projects where the initial application for approvals, such as in-principle approval or no objection certificate, was submitted before the specified date. The application must have been filed with relevant authorities…