Power Sector News Roundup for July 21, 2025

India Bondada Engineering wins Rs 627 crore BESS project in Andhra Pradesh Bondada Engineering Limited has received a Letter of Award from AP TRANSCO for a 225 MW or 450 MWh standalone battery energy storage system in Andhra Pradesh under a build-own-operate model. The project will be installed at the 400 or 220 kV Hindupur…

India’s PFBR at Kalpakkam achieves criticality, advancing second stage of nuclear programme India’s indigenously designed and built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu has attained criticality, marking a key milestone in the three-stage nuclear programme. The 500 MWe reactor can now sustain a self-sustaining nuclear fission reaction without external intervention. This…

CERC proposes capacity market framework to ensure resource adequacy The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released a staff paper proposing a capacity market framework for India’s electricity sector to ensure resource adequacy, improve availability during system stress, and shift dispatch and pricing towards market-based mechanisms. The paper outlines three market design options, including a…