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Waaree Solar signs $176 million deal to supply 586 MW modules in US

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/06/2025 Waaree Solar Americas, the US subsidiary of India’s Waaree Energies, has signed a solar module supply agreement worth $176 million with a US-based independent power producer (IPP). Under the agreement, Waaree will...

Africa’s largest wind farm begins operations in Egypt’s Red Sea region

Author: PPD Team Date: 03/06/2025 AMEA Power has commissioned a 500-megawatt (MW) wind power plant in Ras Ghareb, located in Egypt’s Red Sea Governorate. The facility is now the largest operational wind farm in Africa. The project is a joint venture...

DOI invokes emergency permits to fast-track key geothermal projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 02/06/2025 The U.S. Department of the Interior has activated emergency permitting procedures to accelerate geothermal energy projects considered essential for national security and energy reliability. This action follows the...

Southeast Asia eyes regional grid integration through Vietnam-led green energy link

Author: PPD Team Date: 29/05/2025 Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam have signed a joint development agreement to explore renewable electricity exports from Vietnam, with offshore wind as a core source. The partnership links Tenaga Nasional Berhad and...

GridBeyond and ABB launch battery storage-as-a-service for C&I customers

Author: PPD Team Date: 27/05/2025 Smart energy firm GridBeyond has partnered with ABB to launch a battery energy storage system-as-a-service (BESS-as-a-service) model, targeting commercial and industrial (C&I) customers. The offering will allow...

WNSC 2025: Nuclear industry calls for long-term policy stability

Author: PPD Team Date: 27/05/2025 At the 2025 World Nuclear Supply Chain (WNSC) Conference, leaders across the sector emphasised a shared priority: long-term policy certainty from governments. Sama Bilbao y León, head of the World Nuclear...

World Bank approves grant for Malawi’s 358.5 MW hydropower project

Author: PPD Team Date: 23/05/2025 The World Bank has approved a USD350 million grant for the Mpatamanga Hydropower Storage Project (MHSP) in Malawi. The funding was cleared by the International Development Association (IDA), a part of the World Bank...

Germany signals support for nuclear power in EU energy legislation shift

Author: PPD Team Date: 22/05/2025 Germany has informed France it will no longer oppose recognising nuclear power as equal to renewable energy in European Union (EU) legislation, according to a report by Reuters. This marks a major shift in Germany’s...

Fluxys, OQGN to jointly develop hydrogen network in Oman

Author: PPD Team Date: 21/05/2025 Fluxys and OQ Gas Networks SAOG (OQGN) have signed an agreement to jointly develop a hydrogen transportation network in Oman. Fluxys will participate as a minority shareholder, while OQGN will lead the project. The...

Seven firms shortlisted for $2.28bn Oman power projects

Author: PPD Team Date: 20/05/2025 Seven companies have been shortlisted to bid for two major power projects in Oman, valued at OR880 million (US$2.28 billion). The tender process is being overseen by Nama Power and Water Procurement Company, the...

Singapore commits $500 million to clean energy in Asia

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/05/2025 The Government of Singapore has announced a $500 million investment under its FAST-P (Financing Asia’s Transition Partnership) program to support clean energy deployment and industrial decarbonisation across Asia...

Terna and IPTO agree to develop second Italy–Greece power link

Author: PPD Team Date: 19/05/2025 Terna, Italy’s national grid operator, and IPTO (Independent Power Transmission Operator), the Greek transmission system operator, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a new high-voltage...

Vietnam proposes 15 MW geothermal project for inclusion in PDP8

Author: PPD Team Date: 16/05/2025 The Provincial Government of Binh Dinh has proposed the inclusion of the 15 MW Hoi Van geothermal power project in Vietnam’s national power development plan VIII (PDP8). The project, to be located in Cat Hiep...

Zelestra locks €146.6m to build six solar projects in Spain

Author: PPD Team Date: 15/05/2025 Zelestra has secured €146.6 million in green financing to build six solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in Spain. The projects will form two clusters—Belinchón and Brazatortas—adding a combined capacity of 237 megawatt...

Masdar and Samruk-Kazyna to develop renewables in Kazakhstan

Author: PPD Team Date: 14/05/2025 Masdar has signed a collaboration agreement with Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund, Samruk-Kazyna, to develop renewable energy and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in the country. The signing was...

AIIB, ADB, and AIF partner to boost ASEAN infrastructure and power grid

Author: PPD Team Date: 13/05/2025 The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and ASEAN Infrastructure Fund (AIF) have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on ASEAN-related infrastructure projects.  The...

TCL Solar and Grid Africa to deploy distributed energy in Zimbabwe and Zambia

Author: PPD Team Date: 12/05/2025 TCL Solar has partnered with Grid Africa to develop 100 MW of distributed solar photovoltaic and battery storage systems across Zimbabwe and Zambia.  The initiative will focus on enhancing energy access for critical...

Philippines to pilot global model for replacing coal with clean energy

Author: PPD Team Date: 09/05/2025 The Rockefeller Foundation and a group of international partners—ACEN Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Keppel, and GenZero—are launching a pilot project in the Philippines to demonstrate a new model for replacing...

Israel approves planning for nationwide green hydrogen pipeline

Author: PPD Team Date: 09/05/2025 Israel will begin work on a national blueprint for a green hydrogen pipeline following approval from the National Planning and Building Council.   The proposed system will stretch from the Jezreel Valley in the north...

World Bank approves loan for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s energy transition

Author: PPD Team Date: 07/05/2025 On May 1, 2025, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a €79.90 million loan and €2.89 million grant to support Bosnia and Herzegovina’s National Energy and Climate Plan. This funding aims to...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 04/06/2025 India’s coal production rose to 86.24 million tonnes (MT) in May...

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Author: PPD Team Date: 04/06/2025 NHPC Limited, on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary NHPC...

Waaree secures contract for 300 MW solar project in Rajasthan

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/06/2025 Waaree Renewable Energy Technologies Limited has received a Letter...

NABARD to fund Rs 12.17 billion loan for 300 MW Khavda solar project

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/06/2025 The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)...

RR Kabel commissions 10.2 MW hybrid project in Gujarat

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/06/2025 RR Kabel Limited commissioned a 10.2 MW captive wind-solar hybrid...

NHPC invites bids for H&M works of Uri-I Stage II hydro project

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/06/2025 NHPC Limited has invited bids for the Lot-II package of...

AERB clears site for Mahi Banswara nuclear project in Rajasthan

Author: PPD Team Date: 04/06/2025 The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has approved the site...