Power Sector News Roundup for August 4, 2025

Author: PPD Team Date: January 13, 2026 India POWERGRID charges 765 kV Bhadla II–Sikar II transmission line Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has charged the 765 kV double circuit Bhadla II–Sikar II (2nd) transmission line to strengthen renewable power evacuation from Rajasthan. The charging was executed by POWERGRID Bhadla Sikar Transmission Limited (PBSTL), a tariff based competitive bidding subsidiary. The project forms part of the Transmission System Strengthening Scheme for Evacuation of Power…

Author: PPD Team Date: September 10, 2025 Global: Adani Power and DGPC sign agreements for 570 MW hydro project in Bhutan India: AP Genco proposes 3,200 MW thermal plant in Srikakulam Ceigall India enters renewable energy with 337 MW solar LOIs Vikram Solar secures 336 MW module order from L&T ACME Solar places 2 GWh battery storage order with Lishen Gautam Solar to invest Rs 4,000 crore in 5 GW solar cell plant in Madhya…

Author: PPD Team Date: September 18, 2025 Global: Zimbabwe signs $455 million deal with Jindal Africa to refurbish Hwange power plant India: Maharashtra approves Mahagenco-SJVN JV for 5,000 MW renewable projects Telangana to create new power discom and expand urban cabling Tesla Group and SRAM & MRAM sign deal for battery factories in India Waaree Energies to sell 14.66% stake in Indosolar through OFS Powergrid wins Vindhyachal-Varanasi inter-regional transmission project

Author: PPD Team Date: September 2, 2025 India: SBI signs €100 million line of credit with AFD for green financing SCC Infrastructure and InSolare secure SECI auction to supply green ammonia PFC and JBIC sign loan agreement for bamboo-based bio ethanol project in Assam Reliance to build world’s largest energy ecosystem at Jamnagar Serentica to build one of India’s biggest battery storage projects in Rajasthan ABB India secures Rs 174 crore order from Siemens Gamesa…

Author: PPD Team Date: December 23, 2025 India CTU notifies indicative capital costs for dedicated transmission systems The Central Transmission Utility has notified indicative capital costs for various dedicated transmission system configurations. The benchmarks cover 220 kV and 400 kV transmission lines across different circuit types, conductor configurations, and wind zones, and also include costs for reactive power equipment such as bus reactors and line reactors. The CTU clarified that these figures are indicative, exclude…

Author: PPD Team Date: October 10, 2025 Global: Brookfield raises USD 20 billion for second global transition fund AIIB approves $52m loan for Sri Lanka’s Kerawalapitiya-Port L transmission line India: MoP releases Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2025 Sembcorp to acquire 300 MW ReNew solar project in Rajasthan KPI Green Energy wins LoA for 100 MW solar project India becomes third-largest solar power producer with 125 GW capacity NTPC and Avaada commit to large-scale solar, wind,…